Mexican American war
Who was the president during the Mexican-American War?
James K.Polk
What was the name of the battle that convinced the French to join the war with the Americans?
Battle of Saratoga
Name a cause of the Civil war.
1.Lincoln's election
2.Slavery in the west.
3.States rights
4.Economy
Other answers might be deemed acceptable
What were 2 causes of the War of 1812?
1.The Impressment of American sailors
2.American desire for Canada
3. Britain provided weapons to Native Americans
4. Britain not surrendering its western forts.
Most natives were on the side of the French because the french supported peaceful relation and trading with the natives.
What was the cause of Mexican-American war in the eye of Lincoln and other liberal senator?
Name the writer of common sense?
50 Extra points if you can name how many pages common sense has.
Thomas Paine
Common sense is 49 pages.
Name the general that used total war
William T. Sherman
What was King Philip's war ?
It was a war by Native Americans to drive colonists out of their land and New England. Sadly, it failed and most natives either run to Canada or were enslaved.
Who started the Mexican American war by his dumb mistake?
George Washington
What was the name of the treaty and what were its terms?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Terms
US:Pay 15 million to mexico and pay off 5 million of its citizens claims
Mexico: Gave America Rio Grande, California, and more land making it look like today border also it admitted Texas as a state of the united states
What Phrase described the start of the revolutionary war? (Hint: It was in Hamlet)
The Phrase was the "Shot heard around the world"
Name the Battle in which commander Robert Shaw died in ,and the 54th Regiment fought in.
The Battle of Fort Wagner
Who won/lost the war of 1812?
(Natives, American, British)
No one won the year but the natives lost some of their land.
Name 3 effects of the French Indian war on the Colonies and the British.
1.Taxes are enforced on the colonists.
2. The proclamation line of 1763
3. Albany plan
4.Enlarged British Debt
5. It unified the colonists against a common enemy.
What was the name of the general who fought during the Mexican-American war that becomes president?
Zachary Taylor
Name the three things that are considered to be the end of slavery by different people.
1.Emancipation proclamation
2.13th Amendment
3. Juneteenth: The day that slaves in Texas learned about their freedom.
What Party was opposed to the war of 1812?
The Federalist party.
What was the treaty the ended the war? and what were its terms?
The Treaty of Paris gave the Ohio river valley, India, Caribbean empire to the British.
How did America justify the Mexican American war?
Manifest destiny and the loss of American lives.
What state didn't attend the first Continental Congress?
Georgia because they were facing a Native uprising and were reliant on Britain for supplies.
Who was Abraham Lincoln assassin, and what play was Lincoln watching before he died?
Play Name: Our American Cousin
Assassin's Name:
What did The war of 1812 increase in the United States?
The Sense of Nationalism
What was the Albany plan and who founded it?
The Albany plan was a plan to unite the colonists made by Ben Franklin.