FInal Flashcards
(63 cards)
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
a land deal between the United States and France,Thomas Jefferson paid $15 million for the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
Lewis and Clark
to men sent on a mission to explore newly purchased western land
Who was Sacojoea
an indian woman who joined the Lewis and Clark expidishion to help guide
Fronteirsmen
men who tried to live in unsettled land. Often Hunters, trappers and traders
Where was Oregon Trail ended and started
Began in Missuri ended in Oregon
Ante-bellum
the period of time before the civil war
who went west
Lewis and Clark, Sacajoea, TrailBlazers, Af Am Slaves, Immigrants, Vaqueros, Women, Missionaries
cottage industry
a buissnes carried in a persons home
Urbinazation
when cities grow larger as more people began living and working in central areas
regional specilization
when different parts of the country focus on specific aspect of industry
famine
an extreme wide reaching food storage
how long did gettysburg last
3 days
who won gettysburg battle
union
battles within gettysburg
little round top, pickets charge(confederate)
john burns
70 year old that fought in gettysburg and survived
who won in vicksburg battle
union, they starved
who started the anaconda plan
general win field scott
what did william sherman beleive
total war: no rules
what happend at appamatix
robert E lee surendered to ulysis S grant
where is appamatics court house
Virginia
reconstruction
period after the war when they started to rebuild the nation
10
% plan
if 10% of a states citizens agreed to swear loyalty to union and end slavery
freedmens burow
welfare agency to help formaly enslaved peeps become full citizens
andrew johnson
inherited unstable country and the staggering task of trying to bring it together. His goal was to bring the Democratic Party back into power.
