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53 Cards in this Set
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who authorized the purchase of the Louisiana Territory? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Who sold America the Louisiana Territory and what country were they from? |
Napoleon; France |
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What was the western border of the U.S. until the Louisiana Purchase? |
The Mississippi River |
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How much did the U.S. spend on the Louisiana Purchase? |
$15 million |
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Who were the leaders of the Corps of Discovery and who was the main leader? |
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; Lewis |
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What was the Corps of Discovery's goal? |
to find a northwest passage |
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How many men went on the journey? Did any die? |
33; just one |
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Which river served as the main route for the Corps of Discovery across the Louisiana Purchase? |
Missouri River Floyd |
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Who was Sacajawea? What was her purpose? What happened to her after the journey? |
A Shoshone woman who acted like a guide to help both navigate and communicate with the Native Americans on her trip; she stayed in her village. |
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Who were the Mormons and what happened to them at Independence, Missouri? |
They were a religious group who tried to make Independence their holy city- the city of Zion. They got booted out because their troubles with the locals. |
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What phrase did John O'Sullivan coin and what did it mean? |
Manifest Destiny; the solemn devout belief. It means that it was fate to take over the Continent sea to sea. |
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Who sometimes had conflict with settles going west on the Oregon Trail? |
Native Americans |
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What country settled the issue of the northern border of Oregon at 49 degrees N Latitude with the USA? |
Britain |
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What were wagon trains? |
A group of wagons traveling together so they would be safer. |
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What happened at the Whitman Mission and why did it occur? |
accidentally brought Measles with them; Indians were terrified of getting disease and killed the people. |
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What were some reasons that women were excited about the chance to move to the Oregon Territory? |
They could own land which was forbidden at other places. |
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What were Prairie Schooners? |
A covered wagon used by pioneers to resemble a large boat. |
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What was the Oregon Fever? What were some reasons that many people were willing to uproot their homes and families and move there? |
wild expansion that people had for moving west to Oregon Territory; To get land, new lives, religious freedom, and business opportunities. |
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What country did Mexico gain their freedom from in 1821? |
Spain |
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What were the reasons that Spain wanted Americans to help settle the Tejas region? |
They help defend the territory from the Native Americans. |
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What rules were the Texans supposed to follow as part of their gaining land in Tejas? |
documents were to be signed in Spanish, to become Mexican citizens, and become Roman Catholics |
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Who was the leader of Mexico during the time of the Texas Revolution? |
General Santa Anna |
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Who were the two leaders of the Texan army after they declared Independence from Mexico? |
William Travis and Sam Houston |
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In what modern US city can you find the Alamo today? |
San Antonio |
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What was the impact of the Battle of Alamo? |
inspiration to Texans |
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What battle ended the war for Texan Independence with the capture of Santa Anna? |
Battle of San Jacinto |
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What was the nickname that Texas gave itself following their victory? |
Lone Star Republic |
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Why did the US refuse to annex Mexico into the Union immediately? |
Northern States didn't want to let Texas into Union because they would be a slave state. |
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The Mexican-American War ended with the capture of what Mexican City? |
Mexico City |
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Mexico ceded away massive chunks of the American Southwest to the USA in what Treaty? |
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidlgo |
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What American soldier encouraged the Americans to rebel? |
John Fremont |
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What were the parts of the Missouri Compromise? |
Missouri was a slave state and Maine was a free state. |
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Why were both of the North and South unwilling to put Missouri into the Union at first? |
Both number of free and slave states were 11. |
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What would be the best description of the reaction of Thomas Jefferson to the Missouri Compromise? Was he in favor of it? |
He was alarmed by it and considered it a death sentence; No, not at all |
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Where was gold first found in California in 1848? |
Sutter's Mill, California |
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After a successful rebellion against Mexico, what did the Californians rename themselves? |
Bear Flay Republic |
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Name some negative effects that people had in moving to California to strike rich? |
met with failure and bankrupted themselves looking for gold, destroying families, and being killed |
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What was the spoils system? |
it gave people jobs and lead to many unqualified people to having jobs |
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What did the Indian Removal Act do? |
Forced Natives to move west away from their own lands. |
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What did the Treaty of New Echota do that hurt the Cherokee people? |
It made them give up their land east of the Mississippi River and the ability to assure a government. |
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Who was the president that Andrew Jackson defeated in the election of 1828? |
John Quincy Adams |
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What was the Second Bank of the US? |
Financial Institution that Andrew Jackson eliminated. |
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Who was William Loyd Garrison? |
An abolitionist who published an anti-slavery newspaper called "Liberator". |
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Which amendment banned slavery for good? |
13th |
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What did the anti slavery society try to do? |
bring a moral opposition to slavery to the national level |
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Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin and why is it so important? |
Harriet Beecher Stowe; it made Northern and Southern people mad |
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What were the people that helped slaves escape called? |
conductors |
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What was the primary purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention in New York in 1848? |
to bring attention to women's rights |
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What women opened up the Troy Female Seminary? |
Emma Willard |
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What is women's suffrage? |
the right of women to vote |
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In the 19th century, who got custody of their children in divorce class? |
the man |
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What famous document was the Seneca Falls Declaration of Rights and Sentiments based on? |
The Declaration of Independance |
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When did the USA give women the right to vote? |
1920, after the 19th amendment |
