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Who wrote the Deceleration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the Stamp Act?
Passed in 1765, it placed a Tax on almost all printed materials.
What was the battle of Yorktown?
American land and sea campaign that entrapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced its surrender.
What Treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
Treaty of Guadalupee Hidalgo.
What was the Oregon trail?
2000 Mile passage created west across the land. It was very hard to acompilish because all the rivers and obstacles you would have to cross.
Who wrote the U.S constitution?
James Madison
What was the Sugar Act?
Passed in 1764, lowered tax on molasses.
What was the French and Indian War?
The French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763 in British North America and French North America.
What treaty recognised U.S independece and granted the U.S significant western territory.
Treaty of Parents.
Which 2 Eurpoean Countries led the competition in navagation and Expanding trade routes in the 1400's and into the 1500's.
Spain and Pourtagual.
Who was Sam Adams?
One of the leaders of the Sons of Liberty resturted commities of rescponce.
What was the 3/5ths comprimise?
It determined that three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation.
What was the battle of the Saratoga?
The Battle of Saratoga fought in 1777, proved to be a turning point in the American struggle for independence. It also had a direct impact on the career of General George Washington.
What was the Lousiana Purchase?
Property bought from spain what doubeled the size of the U.S and costed 15 Million
What was the Middle Passage?
It was a waterway that carried slaves in terrible conditions to the new world (America)
Who proposed the great Comprimise?
Roger sherman
What were the Coercive/ Intolerable Acts and it's parts?
Meant to punish the people of Boston. It closed the Boston harbor. Banned town meetings. Also quartered troops in their homes.
What was the battle of the Alamo?
In 1836 was part of the Texas Revolution in which the Mexican state of Tejas won independence.
What was the Great comprimise?
Established the United States legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body.
"Commom Sense"
Who is Benidict Arnold?
Actual hero of the battle of saratoga however becomes the most famous traitor in American history.
What is the great comprimise?
The Great Compromise established the United States legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body.
What was the Boston Massacare?
In 1770 in Boston, Massachusetts, a group of British soldiers shot their muskets into a crowd. Five colonists were killed.
What is Manifest destiny.
Idea in U.S during 1800s that said the country must expand its border to from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Explain the use of the phrase "No Taxation without Representation"?
The American slogan that protested that Americans should not be taxed without having a part in the government.