facts
what are the three branches of goverment
legislative,executive,judicail
name economic factors that pulled people to the west
population growth,cheap fertile land,transportation,overland trade routes,economic opertunites
Summarize why Andrew Jackson wanted to remove Native Americans from Eastern states?
manifest destiny
Name of most famous Underground Railroad conductor
harriet tubman
-Influenced the creation of the Colored Troops during the Civil War
fredrick douglas
what are the first ten amendments of the constitution
freedom of speech,right to have guns,prevents government for forcing citizens from housing soilders,protects privacy,right to have a fair and legal trial,right to have a speedy trial, right to trail by jury,prohbits Cruel punishment,rights that are not listed in the constitution,any power not given to the government belongs to the people
name why it was a good idea to move west
opertunites
What was the “Trail of Tears”?
the trail the natives went on after the Indian removal act
-Abolitionists wanted to abolish:
slavery
-American (Union) President during the Civil War
abraham lincoln
which future state became independent republic after breaking away from mexico
texas
The Homestead Act was passed to encourage new farmers to move west and farm because of what geographic factor?
because of the fertile land
-To what modern day states were Native Americans forced to march?
georgia
Meeting that started the Women’s Rights movement in 1848
seneca falls convention
-Name of the order which freed all enslaved people in the Confederacy
gettsburg adress
event in which jefferson doubled the size of the us after a deal with france
the Louisiana purchase
-Dangerous overland trail that made it possible to travel to the Pacific Northwest
the trail of tears
What effect did the American Indian Removal Act have on tribes like the Cherokee?
Leader of the Union Army who defeats and Captures Lee
ulysses s grant
-Turning point of the Civil War in 1863
gettysburg
name the explores who went to the territory for the Louisiana purchase
lewis and clark
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:
to be created equal
-Leader of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
robert e lee
-What event marked the beginning of the Civil War in 1861?
fort sumter