Vocabulary
What number amendment abolished slavery?
The 13th amendment.
What was the first battle of the civil war
The battle of fort sumter
what are the 2 largest U.S states
Texas and california
What was the Indian removal act?
A law that forcewd native Americans out of there homes and forcing them to move west so settlers could take their land
Who sailed the ocean in 1642
Dutch Explorer Abel Tasman
What is the date called when Texas announced all slaves free
Juneteenth
who was the president during the civil war
Abraham Lincoln
how many U.S states are there?
50
What was the central purpose of the Louisiana purchase
To explore and map the Louisiana purchase
What is the age of exploration
The European explorers traveling to america
After the gold rush what was California nicknamed
who was the general for the confederates during the civil war
Robert E Lee
What creates the Eastern and Western hemisphere?
The prime meridian.
Why did Texas revolt against the Mexican Government?
Slavery
What did historians believe were the three main motivations for European explorers
God , gold , and glory
what freed slaves in the confederacy?
Emancipation Proclamation
What was the first state to secede from the union?
South Carolina
how many continents are in the world
7
How did industrial revolution increase job opritunitys
It created new factory jobs in cities and towns, attracting many people from farms and immigrants from other countries.
what is an astrolabe used for
to model the positions of the stars and sun
What was the gold miners often called
Forty niners
Who was supposed to assassinate vice president Andrew Jackson?
George Azerobt
What are the 5 themes of geography
Location , place , human environment interaction , movement , region
What is the cabinet? what do they do?
The cabinet is a group of the presidents advisors who help run the eectutive departments and give guidence on national issues.
What exchange was an exchange of goods, ideas, plants, and animals between the New and Old Worlds
The Columbian Exchange