Queston set 1
Why did Britain place new taxes on the American colonists?
Great Britain's reasons for taxation
Turning point of the Revolutionary War:
battle of Saratoga
Event in which Jefferson doubles the size of the US after a deal with France
Louisiana Purchase
The Homestead Act was passed to encourage new farmers to move west and farm because of what geographic factor?
availability of vast amounts of public land in the West.
To what modern day states were Native Americans forced to march?
Oklahoma
Why did the colonists dislike the Proclamation of 1763?
the proclamation of 1763, which followed the French and Indian War, restricted the western movement of settlers.
First battle and start of the Revolutionary War:
Battles at Lexington and concord
Names of the explorers who led an expedition through the new Louisiana territory
Lewis and Clark
Dangerous overland trail that made it possible to travel to the Pacific Northwest
Oregon Trail
What effect did the American Indian Removal Act have on tribes like the Cherokee?
forced displacement of the Cherokee Nation and other tribes.
What were the reasons the colonists were unhappy with Britain?
sources of colonial dissatisfaction
The three branches of government:
Legislative Executive Judical
New state that became a part of the US after the Mexican-American War
California
This event led to massive population growth in California
The California Gold Rush
The women’s suffrage movement was meant for women to gain equal rights, especially the right to
VOTE
What was a specific Act that imposed new taxes on the colonists?
Great Britain imposed taxes, such as the stamp act, to raise necessary revenue to pay the cost of the French and Indian War.
Name for the first Ten Amendments of the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
Economic factors that “pulled” people to the west
the promise of new opportunities, mining riches, and expanded economic development opportunities
Summarize why Andrew Jackson wanted to remove Native Americans from Eastern states?
Andrew Jackson primarily wanted to remove Native Americans from Eastern states to open up land for westward expansion
Name of most famous Underground Railroad conductor
Harriet Tubman
Date the colonies declared independence
july 4 1776
Which future state became an independent republic after breaking away from Mexico?
Texas
Name of the idea that expanding westward was the good and right thing to do?
Manifest Destiny
What was the “Trail of Tears”?
forced removal of Native American tribes in America
Abolitionists wanted to abolish:
Slavery