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Why did Britain place new taxes on the American colonists?
Great Britain imposed taxes, such as the Stamp Act, to raise necessary revenue to pay the cost of the French and Indian War.
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 cheap, fertile land
What was the “Trail of Tears”?
It was the journey that the Cherokee and many other tribes walk to present day Oklahoma
Why did the colonists dislike the Proclamation of 1763?
Because it 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
The Oregon trail
To what modern day states were Native Americans forced to march?
Oklahoma
What were the reasons the colonists were unhappy with Britain?
The colonies opposed the British taxes.
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 Gold rush
What effect did the American Indian Removal Act have on tribes like the Cherokee?
They had to leave their land.
What was a specific Act that imposed new taxes on the colonists?
The Stamp Act.
Name for the first Ten Amendments of the Constitution
The Bill of Rights
Economic factors that “pulled” people to the west
Gold, logging, farming, cheaper and faster transportation, know of overland trails
This event led to massive population growth in California
The Gold Rush
The women’s suffrage movement was meant for women to gain equal rights, especially the right to:
Vote
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
Summarize why Andrew Jackson wanted to remove Native Americans from Eastern states?
It was because they found gold on the Native Americans land and kicked them out.
Name of most famous Underground Railroad conductor
Harriet Tubman