Random Review 1
The proclamation of 1763 said what?
It restricted settlers from moving west.
Turning point of the Revolutionary war?
Battle of Saratoga.
Event when Jefferson doubled the size of America.
Louisiana Purchase.
The Homestead Act was passed to encourage new farmers to move west and farm because of what geographic factor?
Availability of cheap, Fertile land.
To what modern day states were Native Americans forced to march?
Oklahoma.
Why would Britain need money from the colonies?
Because they were in debt from the french and Indian war.
First battle and start of the Revolutionary war?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Name of the explorers that led an expedition through Louisiana territory
Louis and Clark
Dangerous overland trail that made it possible to travel to the Pacific Northwest?
Oregon Trail.
What effect did the American Indian Removal Act have on tribes like the Cherokee?
They were forced to leave their lands and many people starved and died because they weren't used to the new land.
What was the reason that the colonist were upset with Britain?
The colonies had no representation in parliament and they opposed taxes.
The three branches of government?
Judicial, Executive, Legislative
New state that became a part of the US after the Mexican American War?
California.
This event led to the growth of population in California.
The main goal of the women's suffrage was?
To earn the right to vote.
What was a specific act that imposed new taxes on the colonies.
The Stamp Act
Name of the first Ten amendments.
Bill of Rights.
Gold, Farming, Logging, Freedom for runaway slaves
Summarize why Andrew Jackson wanted to remove Native Americans from Eastern states?
Name of most famous Underground Railroad conductor
Harriet Tubman
Date the colonies declared independence
July 4th, 1776
Which Future state became independent after breaking off of Mexico.
Texas.
Name of the idea that expanding westward was the good and right thing to do?
Manifest Destiny.
What was the Trail of Tears?
A trail that Americans made the Native Americans go on that led to a lot of people dying and devastated.
Abolitionists wanted to abolish what and why?
Slavery because they thought it was inhumane