unit 11
who was the president of the union during the civil war
Abraham Lincoln
mapmakers improve their skills to
make map more accurate
why did France and Britain want Ohio river valley
because it was between both countries
Under the Articles of Confederation, what was the only branch of government
it was legislative
Who was America’s 1st president
Washington
what was the nickname for Lincoln plan for wining the war
Anaconda plan
1300 marco polo went to were and did what when he can back
he went to Asia and brought back to sell for huge profit
What was William Pitt’s plan for winning the war
he would make the colonists pay for their fair share
What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation
The government could not regulate trade
Who did Washington choose to come up with an economic plan?
Alexander Hamilton
what was the population of the north and the south
the north had 22 million people and the south only had 6 million people
what was it called when the new and old world traded goods
columbine exchange
what did Benjamin Franklin suggested to the other colonies
to gather with each other under the Albany plan of union to be stronger then the french
How many people had to live in a territory before it could apply to become a state
population of 60,000
What was Washington’s goodbye letter to the American people called
Farewell Address
what was Lincoln main plan for wining the war
his plan was to surround the south and strangle it by blocking the southern ports and controlling the mississippi river
why did Europeans explored
1 to become wealthy
2 to spread their religion
3 and to make their empire larger then their rivals
What did the British do to get more money from the colonist
they pass more taxes on to the colonists
Why were farmers unable to pay their taxes
After the American Revolution, farms were damaged in the south and trading.
As a result, farmers could not pay state taxes
Who was the leader of the Democrat Republican Party
Thomas Jefferson
what did Robert E. Lee felt was the best way to end the war
to invade the north
catholic Spain started to grow in wealth because of what
new Spain
What did the Stamp Act place a tax on
paper goods on the colonist
What is the name of the farmer that started the rebellion in Massachusetts
Daniel Shays
Why did Jefferson cut the size of the military?
to reduced the spending of the goverment