History- Making of America Flashcards
how many states did America have originally
13 states
it was a federal republic meaning ………..
states had the same power as the federal government
which type of people only had the vote or any power
white property owning men
who was the first president
George Washington
what did George Washington do
fought wars with Indians to gain land
which president made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
President Jefferson
what was key to south economy
cotton
what was cotton dependent on
slavery
what did the Missouri compromise in 1820 do
made sure that each new slave state would be balanced by a new free state
what were the 5 civilised Indian tribes
cherokee
chickasaw
seminole
creek
choctaw
what did president Andrew Jackson do
led the 5 civilised Indian tribes to their expulsion west in the
Trail Of Tears - 1834
what did the Plain Indians such as Lakota depend on
buffalo
lived nomadically in tipis
in the 1840s pioneers began travelling west in wagon trains along trails such as
the Oregon and California trails
what did the Oregon and California trails promise
a promise of a new life in a better economy
what were the conditions of the Oregon and California trails
harsh weather conditions
rivers
diseases
mountains
what was the largest mass migration in American history
the Californian Gold Rush 1849
what happened in the Californian Gold Rush 1849
300,000 people went
places like San Francisco grew
many people made lots of money
what year did the south leave the union
1861
when the south left the union what did they call themselves
confederacy
why did the south go to war with the north
to keep slavery
what did the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 do
states could pick whether to have slavery or not
what did the Supreme Court do
sided with the slave owners
who were two abolitionists
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
what did Fredrick Douglass and John Brown do
spreaded the idea of ending slavery
what did the Emancipation Proclamation do
freed slaves
1863 - 54th Massachusetts
ex slaves in South Carolina were taught to read and many were given 40 acres of land
what did the Transcontinental railroad of 1869 do
united the east and west
what was good about the transcontinental railroad
opened up easier travel
what was bad about the transcontinental railroad
cut across Indian hunting grounds
what did the cattle industry introduce
new trails
new cow towns
however these were violent drunken places
what did the Homesteaders Act 1862 offer
160 acres for $10 for a promise to farm for 10 years
(many returned due to difficult farming conditions, loneliness and harsh weather)
why did tensions rise between white settlers and Indians
over land and water
what was Little Crows war 1862 because of
response to the government starving the Indians
what was the result of the Great Sioux War
the government began exterminating the buffalo
forcing all Indians to :
assimilate or die
move to reservations
sign the Dawes Act
Big business grew and the first corporations such as
Carnegie steel company
how many original states were there in america
13
who were 4 early presidents
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
which tribes were forced out of the east 1830-1838
cherokee
creek
chocktaw
seminole
chickisaw
states of the south
florida
alabama
mississipi
georgia
north carolina
south carolina
virgina
texas
louisiana
when was the start and end of the civil war
start: 1861
end: 1865
when was the emancipation proclamation
1863
new cities that had grown by 1900
san francisco
denver
dodge city
changes jn African American life after 1877
jim crow laws
segregation
army removed from south
what was the jim crow laws
were state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation,
remained in force until 1965.
