Chapter 2
In the 1740s why did the French and the British both get interested in the Ohio Valley?
fur trapping, timber/ wood and the river for transportation
explain the ordinance of 1785
they arranged land into 36 sections
what caused France`s Napoleon Bonaparte's offer to sell the Louisiana Territory and New Orleans to the U.S
low on funds
At the Albany Conference (1754), what did the colonist and the Iroquois Indians negotiate about
they wanted an alliance between them
how many states had to ratify(approve) the new constitution?
9 states
how for did Lewis and Clark go on their expedition?
they went through the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River and then to the Pacific Ocean
what happened as a result of the planned British attack on Fort Duquesne?
the British were ambushed by the French and their Native Americans, so they had to retreat
what is the definition of Popular Sovereignty?
Ruled by the people
who won the presidential election in the year 1808
James Madison
how did the "writs of assistance" work against smugglers?
the customs officers can enter any location at anytime during the day.
explain the Northwest Ordinance
they set up states and how to become a state
the U.S invaded what place 3 times but none successful?
Canada
list 2 reasons the British won the French and Indian War.
1. they cut off the supplies and reinforcements for the French
2. the French were outnumbered because their Native American allies were giving up
how many state delegates took part in the Constitutional Convention?
55 state delagates
Who were the American War Hawks?
Southerners and Westerners