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Why did Britain place new taxes on the American colonists?
To pay for debt after the Seven Years War.
What is the turning point of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Saratoga
What is the 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 factor?
Cheap, fertile land
What modern day states were natives forced to go to?
Oklahoma and other states
Why did the colonists dislike the Proclamation of 1763?
It restricted them from moving west.
What was the first battle and start of the Revolutionary War?
Lexington and Concord
What is the name of the explorers who led an expedition through the Louisiana Purchase?
Lewis and Clark
What dangerous overland trail made it possible to travel to the Pacific Northwest?
Oregon Trail
What effect did the Indian Removal Act have on tribes like the Cherokee?
Forced relocation
What were the reasons the colonists were unhappy with Britain?
Unfair taxes and no representation in parliament.
What is the three branches of gov't?
Judicial, Legislative, Executive
New state that became part of the US after the Mexican-American War?
California
What event led to massive population growth in California?
California Gold Rush
What rights did women want?
The right to: own land, education, business, and right to vote
What was a specific Act that imposed new taxes on the colonists?
The Stamp Act
What is the name for the first ten Amendments of the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
What economic factors "pulled" people toward the West?
Gold and Mining opportunities
Why did Andrew Jackson want to remove Natives from eastern states?
To open up land for westward expansion
Who is the most famous Underground Railroad conductor?
Harriet Tubman
What is the date that the colonies declared independence?
July 4, 1776
Which future state became an independent republic after breaking away from Mexico?
Texas
What is the name of expanding westward thought it was good and right?
Manifest Destiny
What was the Trail of Tears?
A trail that led five native tribes from their homeland and into reserves
What did abolitionists want to abolish?
Slavery