2nd 9wks Flashcards
brought ideas illegally from Britain
Samuel Slater
In 1819 the Adam-Onis Treaty
added Flordia to the United States
Why did factories begin in New England
- fast moving rivers
- large work force
- access to the ocean
Which of the following describes the Rush-Bagot agreement
limited the U.S. and Britain’s naval forces on Great Lake’s
Where did the National Road extend to in 1841
Vandalia, Illinois
Which of the following is part of the Monroe Doctrine?
closed the U.S. to any further colonization by other nations
Which of the following best describes the Erie Canal system
brought cheap transportation of western farmers good to New York
3 problems that faced free blacks in the south
- blacks gained freedom = they had to leave
- no vote no education
- blacks could not hold religious services
What was the Supreme Court ruling in McCullogh vs. Maryland
they dd not allow anyone to tax a national bank
oldest continuing school in Arkansas
St. Mary’s Academy
What is Manifest Destiny
americans desire to expand the size of the country from ocean to ocean
What was the Mountain Meadows Massacre
Massacre of Arkansas men, women, and children in Utah
How did the “specie circular” prompt a nationwide economic disaster
banks issued more paper money that their gold or silver reserves would allow
What is a squatter
someone who took over land because it had not been surveyed
Cash crop for Arkansas
cotton