American History Flashcards

1
Q

Louisiana was purchased from which country?

A

France

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2
Q

What trail was the major one leading out west?

A

Oregon Trail

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3
Q

What land did the U.S gain

A

Louisiana, Texas, and California

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4
Q

the domestic system created what things

A

textiles

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5
Q

T or F: water was the first power source for factories

A

True

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6
Q

which invention allowed cloth to be woven more quickly

A

Flying shuttle

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7
Q

What did Eli Whitney create that separated cotton and seeds/pricks

A

Cotton Gin

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8
Q

what did we pay $15 million for

A

louisiana (purchase)

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9
Q

When was the Lousisiana purchase purchased? For how much?

A
  1. $15,ooo,ooo
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10
Q

Who did we get the Gadsden purchase from and when and what would it be used for?

A

from Mexico in 1853. used for railroads

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11
Q

What did we gain in 1819 with the Adams-Onis treaty

A

Florida

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12
Q

T or F: Florida was really busy and used a bunch in the early years

A

False

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13
Q

What did the treaty of Paris do and when was it initiated

A

it ended the war in 1783

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14
Q

Where was the first battle of the civil war

A

Fort Sumter

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15
Q

T or F: The battle at Gettysburg is often seen as the turning point for the civil war

A

True

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16
Q

when was lincoln president, during which major historical era

A

during the civil war

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17
Q

name 3 states that succeeded from the union

A

North Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana

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18
Q

what did Johnson lead us through

A

Reconstruction

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19
Q

what plan was left behind by the assassinated president for reconstruction

A

10% plan

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20
Q

leading up to the revolution, what was the first act put in place against the colonists

A

stamp act in 1765

21
Q

which act led to the Boston Massacre in 1770

A

townshend act

22
Q

what did the quartering act do

A

it was part of the coercive acts and it made it so that you had to allow British soldiers to live in your private home

23
Q

what happened on July 4, 1776

A

the declaration of independence was signed/issued

24
Q

Who wanted to make peace with england

A

George Washington

25
Q

Who wanted to fight the British

A

Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams

26
Q

T or F: thomas Jefferson wrote most of the Dec. of Ind.

A

true

27
Q

Where was the first continental congress held

A

Philadelphia

28
Q

Where was the second continental congress held

A

NY

29
Q

who was the leader of the continental army

A

George Washington

30
Q

the movement west took appox. how many years

A

200

31
Q

economic system the british used

A

Mercantilism

32
Q

soe right, when one company has complete control

A

monopoly

33
Q

taw paid directly to the gov’n

A

direct tax

34
Q

to refuse to buy certain products

A

boycott

35
Q

idea that the government receives its power from the people

A

popular sovereignty

36
Q

formal changes (to the constitution)

A

amendments

37
Q

another word for federal

A

national

38
Q

idea to stretch from coast to coast

A

manifest destiny

39
Q

taking over and adding a land to an existing country

A

annexation

40
Q

another word that means withdraw

A

seceding

41
Q

stamp act

A

1765.taxed paper goods

42
Q

declaratory act

A
  1. gave parliament the power to tax colonists
43
Q

townshend act

A

1767.taxed paper, glass, lead, tea, and paint

44
Q

tea act

A
  1. monopoly on british east india co. - sell right to the colonists, not to the merchants
45
Q

coercive acts

A
  1. quartering act and quebec act
46
Q

adoption of the constitution

A

1789

47
Q

adams-onis treaty

A

1819

48
Q

addition of texas

A

1845

49
Q

addition of alaska

A

1867