Section #1
Why did Britain place new taxes on the American Colonists?
To help Finance 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
Lousiana Purchase
-The Homestead Act was passed to encourage new farmers to move west and farm because of what geographic factor?
population growth in eastern states
-To what modern day states were Native Americans forced to march?
Oklahoma & Mississippi
Why did the colonists dislike the Proclamation of 1763?
It restricted Westward movement of Settlers
First battle and start of the Revolutionary War:
Battles of 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
-What effect did the American Indian Removal Act have on tribes like the Cherokee?
Cherokee nation suing Georgia
-What were the 5 main reasons the colonists were unhappy with Britain?
-The colonists had no representation in parliament
-Some colonists resented power of colonial governors
-Britain wanted strict control over the colonies
-The colonies opposed British taxes
-The Proclamation of 1763 restricted westward expansion
The three branches of government:
-Legislative
-Executive
-Judicial
-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?
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,freedom for runaway slaves
-Summarize why Andrew Jackson wanted to remove Native Americans from Eastern states?
Gold was found on Cherokee land
-Name of most famous Underground Railroad conductor
Harriet Tubman
Date the colonies declared independence
July 4th, 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”?
A trail from Mississippi-Oklahoma used to transport natives off their land.
-Abolitionists wanted to abolish
Slavery