Chapter 30

Question 0

Trail of Tears

Answer 0

800 mile migration from eastern woodlands to Oklahoma. Thousands died from disease, starvation, & difficulties of relocation

Question 1

Manifest Destiny

Answer 1

According to this idea, the U.S. was destined to expand accross the North American continent from sea to sea

Question 2

Little Big Horn

Answer 2

Battle where thousands of Lakota Sioux & their allies annhialated an army under the comanf of colonel George Armstrong Custer

Question 3

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Answer 3

The U.S. took possession of half of Mexico’s territory, paying $15 million in exchange for Texas north of the Rio Grande, California, and New Mexico

Question 4

British North America Acts of 1867

Answer 4

Joined Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, & New Brunswick and recognized them as the Dominion of Canada

Question 5

John Macdonald

Answer 5

Became the first prime minister of Canada, moved to incorporate all of British North America into the dominion. Oversaw construction of trans-continental railroad

Question 6

Simone Bolivar

Answer 6

Hailed as South America’s liberator (worked for the establishment of a large confederation that would provide Latin America with strength to resist foreign enroachment

Question 7

caudillo

Answer 7

regional military leader

Question 8

Juan Manuel de Rosas

Answer 8

One of the most notable caudillos. Ruled Argentina badly divided between the Gaucho society of the interior grasslands & the urban elite of Buenos Aires. Restored order.

Question 9

Benito Juarez

Answer 9

Led “La Reforma”. (Aimed to limit the power of the military & Roman Catholic Church in Mexican society

Question 10

Emiliano Zapata

Answer 10

Revolutionary leader who organized massive armies fighting for land & liberty.

Question 11

The National Policy

Answer 11

Program of economic development. Idea was to attract migrants, build national transportation systems, & protect nascent industries through tariffs.