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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 was he from? |
Napoleon, France |
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What served as the Western Border of the United States until the Louisiana Purchase? |
Mississippi River |
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How much did the United States 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? |
Lewis and Clark. Lewis |
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What were the aims and goals of the Corps of Discovery during their exploration of the Louisiana Territory? |
Northwest Passage |
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How many men went on the journey? Did anyone die? |
33 people; 1 died |
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Which river served as the main route for the Corps of Discovery across the Louisiana Territory? |
Missouri River |
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Who was Sacajawea, what was her purpose, and what happened to her after the journey? |
Shoshone Woman who acted as a guide to navigate and communicate with Native Americans. |
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Who were the Mormons, and what happened to them at Independence, Missouri? |
Religious groups who tried to make Independence, they also had trouble searching for locations. |
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What phrase did John O Sullivan coin, and what did it mean? |
Manifest Destiny. Solemn devout belief was the obvious fate of american's to take over the continent. |
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Who sometimes had lots of conflict with then settlers headed west on the Oregon Trail? |
Native Americans had conflicts with settlers as they headed west. |
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What country settled the issue of the northern border of Oregon at 49 degrees N Latitude with the USA? |
Great Britain |
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What were wagon trains? |
Large bands of settlers would often travel together for ease of travel and primarily safety from attack and theft. Resembled trains from a distance. |
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What happened at the Whitman Mission, and why did it occur? |
The Whitman Mission was burned after white settlers accidentally brought measles with them. |
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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 there, which was something that was forbidden to them in other places. |
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What were prairie Schooners? |
Large wagons that were ridden by the westward travelers. Often resembled boats from a distance. |
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What was Oregon Fever? What were some reasons that many people were willing to uproot their homes and families to move there? |
Oregon Fever was the wild expansion that people had for moving out west to the Oregon Territory. Many folks went to get land, religious freedom, chances to start lives over 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 Texas region? |
They helped defend territory from Native Americans. |
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What rules were Texans supposed to follow as part of their gaining land in Texas? |
Documents were signed in Spanish, they had Mexican Citizens and a 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 Alamo today? |
San Antonio |
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What was the impact of the Battle of the Alamo? |
It served as an inspiration for the Texans "Remember the Alamo." Inspiring battle cry. |
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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 United States refuse to annex Mexico into the Union immediately? |
Northern states didn't want Texans into which lose control of congress. |
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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 Hidalgo |
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What American soldier/explorer encouraged the Americans to rebel? |
John Fremont |
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What were the parts of the Missouri Compromise? |
Missouri-slave state Maine-free state. Any states north of the 30 36' line- free South of line- slave. |
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Why were both the North and the South unwilling to put Missouri into the union at first? |
The number of free states and slave states each had 11, so they wanted to keep it equal. |
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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? Why or why not? |
He was alarmed by it. Not in favor of it, claimed it to be a death sentence for our country. |
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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 Flag Republic |
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What were some of the negative effects people had in moving to California to strike it rich? |
Many people were bankrupted for their gold, unqualified people received important jobs. |
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What was the spoils system? |
It gave people jobs even if they were unqualified, that made it where most unqualified people received the most important jobs. |
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What did the Indian Removal Act do? |
Forcibly removed Native Americans their land to the Indian Territory. |
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What did the treaty of New Echota do that hurt the Cherokee peoples? |
Forced them to give up land east of the Mississippi River as well as their ability to sue the 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 United States? |
Financial Institution that Andrew Jackson eliminated because of corrupt nature. |
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Who was William Loyd Garrison? |
Abolitionist who published anti-slavery newspaper called "The Liberator." |
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Which amendment banned slavery for good? |
13th amendment |
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What did the Anti-Slavery Society try to do? |
Tried to bring a mural oppression to slavery. |
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Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, and why was it important? |
Harriet Beecher Stowe, made northerners and southerners angry and showed an unfair representation. |
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What were people who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad called? |
Conductors |
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What was the primary purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention in New York in 1848? |
Women often got mistreated by US men. |
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What woman opened up the Troy Female Seminary? |
Emma Willard |
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What is women's suffrage? |
Women get the right to vote. |
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According to the laws in the 19th Century, who always got custody of the children in divorce cases? |
Men |
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What famous document was the Seneca Falls Declaration of Rights and Sentiments based upon? |
Declaration of Independence |
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When did the USA give women the right to vote? |
19th Amendment of 1920. |
