Chapter 4-Section 3 Flashcards
What were the British troops supplying to the native Americans, here in the US?
They were giving them guns and ammunition to help limit other Americans trying to settle in the Northwest territory.
Why did the federal government try to force the Native Americans to sell their land?
Many American leaders believed that the country’s future depended on settling in its Western lands. they needed the Native Americans, Indians, to sell their land so Americans, white people, could continue to move west.
There were still conflicts in the Northwest territory. 10 years after the American revolution……what soldiers still occupied the Northwest territory and were they supposed to still be there?
British troops still occupied forts in the northwest territory.
What was the name of the Native American leader that won a big victory over Washington’s army?
Little Turtle
Who won the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
It was an American victory lead by Word hero, general Anthony Wayne.
What happened in the treaty of Greenville and 1795.
The battle broke the Native American hold on the northwest territory. The Americans gain control over the land from the Ohio River in the south to Lake Erie in the north.
When did the French revolution begin?
1789
In the beginning of the French Revolution, who did the American support?
The French revolutionaries
Soon into the French revolution the Americans began to not support it, why?
One reason was that the revolution became more violent and there was a period called the Reign of Terror.
What was another reason why the Americans were not for the French Revolution?
And early 1793, France and Britain were at war. President Washington in the United States wanted to remain neutral, not favoring either side.
Who began seizing American ships in there cargoes?
Britain and France.
Who were capturing the US ship sailors during the French Revolution?
The British
Washington tried to repair the relations with Britain and sent who to London to try and solve the most serious problems?
John Jay
There were terms of Jay’s Treaty….
What did the Americans agree to?
The Americans agreed to pay debts long overdue to British merchants.
There were terms to Jay’s Treaty’s…
What did the British agreed to do?
The British agreed to pay for the ships it at seized, also to withdraw troops from the northwest territory and stop aiding Native Americans.