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49 Cards in this Set
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Who discovered the Cotton Gin?
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Eli Whitney
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Why was cotton called "king cotton"
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Because it was soooo important to the south, and it was like the only item they had
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Where is cotton grown called?
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Deep South
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____________ started a traditon by serving ____ _____ as president
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Washington, two terms
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What was wasington's advice when he was no longer presetend
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" to avoid entangling wlleience with Europe... stay neutral
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What does Manifest Destiny mean
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Clearly shows ones fait
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What was the maifest destiny in a america
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we thought that we were going to take ALL of the land in america today
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what were the poeple who wanted to expand america caleed
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expansionists
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Whats annex mean
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add on
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Where did Lewis and Clark first meet Sacagawea?
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In the Mandan Village
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Who married Sacagawea (how) &what was her baby [and its nickname}
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Sharmbano..in a game of lots
Baptist...baby pomp |
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Name 6 ways Sacagawea saved the day
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Rescued the golden compass
Got the exphidtion horses Led them through the rockies She followed bees to find honey She knew medicines with herbs and was a good healer She showed them secrets to the land |
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What was Sacagawea's tribe?
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Shoshone
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Who were the Texans
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Americans that lived in Texas
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What started the first conflict between Texas and Mexico
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They weren't obeying the laws of the Mexicans
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What were the laws of the Mexicans?
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1. Become Roman Catholic
2. Learn Spanish 3. Follow all their laws 4. Celebrate their culture 5. NO SLAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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What is a dictator and who was it in this case
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Someone who has absoulte power..a tyrant
Santa Anna |
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Who was Moses Austin and what did he do
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He recieved the grant for land in Texas to farm and for 300 families to go over
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When Moses died who took it over and what was his nickname
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Stephen Austin
Father of Texas |
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Who were the Tejanos
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They were Mexicans that were born in Texas
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What side were the Tejanos on?
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They didn't necessairtly want to go against Mexico but they wanted to turn over Santa Anna beacuse he was restrciting all their rights
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HOw many Texicans and Tejanos were in the Alamo
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187 and all of them died
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Who was Davy Crockettt
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An indian fighter who used to be a congress man. He was a great marksman and he spoke his mind
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Who was Jim bowie
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he was famous for inventing a knife called the "bowie knife" and he was incredible w/ it.
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how did he die
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when he died he was found in a bed with pistols all around him and his bowie knife by his side.
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Who was Wiliam Travis
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a young inexpeirenced commander and people don't believe in him.
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How long did the Alamo last
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10 days
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What was the battle of Goliad
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Texas was outnumbered and they surrendered because they saw what happend in the Alamo
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wat was the war cry
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remember alamo rememeber goliad
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What were 2 reasons mexico thought it was a good idea for Americans to live in texas?
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1. they acted as a buffer to stop indian attacks
2. The mexians knew that more people would live there so they could tax tem and recive money |
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What was the alamo
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a tiny mission(church) used as a fort
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When did the Tecacans win?
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At san Jacinto, defeated 700 mecicans
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What happened after we capture Santa Anna
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We traded his life for Texas independance
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Was texas their own country at anytime?y or y not
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yes for 9 years, becuase america wasn't sure if they should include texas becuse they didn't wan another slave state.
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Why do we know little about the attack at santa anna?
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becuase all of the texanas and tahinos in the alamo were killed
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What happened at Golliad?
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Texacans surrendered because they knew what happened at the Alamo, but Santa Anna still killed EVERYONE
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Whos said "victory of death",
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William Travis
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What was the machine eli Whitney invented?
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The cotton gin
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How did JIm bowie die?
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Terbeculosis ( a.k.a consumption)
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what were the two reason nepolon sold louisana?
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money problems and the war from haiti
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Who was sent to by New Orlenes?& how much money were they to spend
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James Monro and Robert Livingston. 10 million dollars
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Why was the mississippi so important?
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becuase it was really fast way to ship to the south
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What prevented trading to the east?
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Mounatin Ranges like the blue ridge... smokeeys.
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What was New orlenes known as?
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The gateway to the world
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What were the boats they used called
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flat boats
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What was a distinct feateur about Mar Weather Lewis
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he had mood swings
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What are 3 distinct fetures about Clark?
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He had hair as red as a fox and he loves to laugh and he has a short temper
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What did expansionists do
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fough ANYTHING to addex the rest of america.
From sea to Shining sea |
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What is a condinental divide
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When a mountain range divides one river flowing one way and another another way.
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