History
Why did Britain place new taxes on the American colonists?
to help finance the french and Indian war and help finance the maintenance of British troops in the colonies
Turning point of the Revolutionary War
The battle of Saratoga
Event in which Jefferson doubles the size of the US after a deal with France
Lousiana Purchase
The Homestead Act was passed to encourage new farmers to move west and farm because of what geographic factor?
Population growth of the eastern states
To what modern day states were Native Americans forced to march?
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
Battles at 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 tribes like the Cherokee were forced to relocate to present day Oklahoma
What were the reasons the colonists were unhappy with Britain?
The colonists had no representation in parliament also Great Britain wanted strict control over colonial legislatures and the colonists didn't like the unfair taxes
The three branches of government
Legislative,Executive and judicial
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 the specific Act that imposed new taxes on the colonists?
Stamp Act
Name for the first Ten Amendments of the Constitution
Bill of rights
Economic factors that “pulled” people to the west
gold,logging,farming and free from run away slaves
Summarize why Andrew Jackson wanted to remove Native Americans from Eastern states?
Found gold on Indian land
Name of most famous Underground Railroad conductor
Harriet Tubman
Date the colonies declared independence
July 4,1776
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”?
The Cherokee nation and other tribes were forced to leave their lands east and relocate to an area in present day Oklahoma
Abolitionists wanted to abolish
Slavery