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Why did Britain place new taxes on the American colonists?
To help finance the French and Indian war and the maintenance of the British troops
What was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Saratoga
Event in which Jefferson doubles the size of the US after a deal with France:
Louisiana Purchase
The Homestead Act was passed to encourage new farmers to move west and farm because of what geographic factor?
Population growth in eastern states
To what modern day states were Native Americans forced to march?
Mississippi and Oklahoma
Why did the colonists dislike the Proclamation of 1763?
It restricted the western movement of settlers.
First battle and start of the Revolutionary War:
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Names of the explorers who led an expedition through the new Louisiana territory:
Meriwether Lewis and William 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?
The Cherokee was forced to move to westward states
What were the reasons the colonists were unhappy with Britain?
- The colonies had no representation in Parliament
- Some colonists resented the power of the colonial governors
- Great Britain wanted control over colonial legislatures
-Colonies opposed British taxes
- Proclamation of 1763 restricted western movement of settlers
The three branches of government:
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What was the new state that became a part of the US after the Mexican-American War?
California
This event led to massive population growth in California
California Gold Rush
The women’s suffrage movement was meant for women to gain equal rights, especially the right to:
Vote
What was a specific Act that imposed new taxes on the colonists?
The Intolerable Act
Name for the first Ten Amendments of the Constitution:
Bill of Rights
Economic factors that “pulled” people to the west:
gold, logging, farming, freedom of runaway slaves
Summarize why Andrew Jackson wanted to remove Native Americans from Eastern states?
Eastern states contained gold
Name of most famous Underground Railroad conductor
Harriet Tubman
Date that the colonies declared independence:
July 4th, 1776
Which future state became an independent republic after breaking away from 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 Native Americans were forced to transport on and travel westward (due to the Indian Removal Act)
Abolitionists wanted to abolish:
Slavery