Trail of Tears and Nat Turner
What was the Trail of Tears?
The road on which Indians walked when they were forced out of their homes because white settlers were taking their land and making them move.
What was the Great Exhibition and which king and queen created it?
A big fair in England and Queen Victoria and Prince Albert did it.
Where did Valentine live and what did he do for a job?
What is a civil war and who were the two sides of the American civil war?
Civil war is a war in which people from the same country are fighting against each other. The union and confederate soldiers.
What is the Gold Rush?
Many Americans went to California to find gold.
Who was Nat Turner?
A slave who rebelled against white farmers, killed many people, got caught, and was hung.
What was the name of the location of the fair and what were three things you would find inside?
The Crystal Palace. Booths from various countries, statues of dinosaurs, and fountains.
Who was the emperor of Rome and what did he do and what did Valentine do?
Claudius II and he outlawed marriage in Rome. Valentine married couples in secret.
Why did the Civil War happen and who started it and how?
It happened because the south wanted slavery and the north didn't. The Confederates attacked Fort Sumter.
who were the different armies involved in the Crimean War and why did it happen?
A war between the Turks, Russians, England, and France. The Russians started it because they wanted to control Constantinople to get to the Mediterranean Sea.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
A law that was passed, allowing the president to take land from Indians without asking and without paying for it.
Why wouldn't Japan join the Great Exhibition and how has Japan different now and why?
They didn't want to be friends with other countries. But now they do partner with other countries because the US came and forced them to make a treaty.
Who did Valentine meet in jail, what happened to the people, how did Valentine die, and when did he die?
He met the jailer and his daughter who was blind, God healed his daughter, Valentine was beheaded on February 14.
How did President Lincoln die and where and who killed him?
He was shot in the head in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth.
what does it mean to "stake a claim"?
Who was the President who allowed for the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
Who were the leaders of Japan, who were the warriors, and who was the captain of that ship?
The shogun, the Samurai, and Matthew Perry.
Who was Frederick Douglass, how did he grow up, and what did he work hard at throughout his life?
A slave whose mother died when he was seven and he moved around to many masters, and he worked hard to abolish slavery.
John Wilkes booth died by running out of a burning barn and got shot.
How did France and England get involved in the Crimean War?
France was scared that Russia would attack them if they took over Constantinople so they asked England to join them. England agreed because they thought the Russians were barbarians.
What did the soldiers do to the Indians (three things)? and name 4 reasons why so many Indians died
The soldiers kicked them out and then took all of their belongings from their houses. They treated them like animals. On the trail of tears, Indians died from cold, sickness, drought, and no food.
Who was Toda and what did he do and what was he forced to do?
He pretended to be the emperor and met Matthew Perry and his men and he was forced to make a treaty with them or they would make war with Japan.
Who did Douglass marry, how did he learn how to read and write, who did he talk to about slavery, and when did he die?
He married Anna, he learned how to read and write from his master's wife, Sophia, he talked with Lincoln about slavery, and he died on February 20.
What was the document that President lincoln signed and what did it say? and what year did the war start and what year did it end?
The Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves. THe Civil war started in 1861 and ended in 1865.
What did the Turks rename Constantinople, what was the religion of the Turks, why were they involved in the war, and why was the war named the Crimean War?
Istanbul.
Muslims.
They owned Constantinople.
Because it took place on the Crimean Peninsula.