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American war of independence

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1776-1783

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Number of original states

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13

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Most important US document

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Constitution

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Three original states

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Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia

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State added in 1821

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Missouri

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State added in 1812

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Louisiana

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State added in 1836

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Texas

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Number of states in 1838

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26

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Britain surrendered the……

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…..Northwest and southwest territory’s

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Who brought up the south west territory?

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Slave owners

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Who brought up the North west territory?

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rich businessmen wanting to turn a profit by selling it on to poorer settlers

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How did George Washington deal with the native Americans in the Northwest territory?

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He tried to negotiate, but was largely unsuccessful so he sent in a large military and by 1795, the leaders of the tribes that lived their were forced to negotiate peace.

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How did the US gain control of Florida?

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The land attracted US settlers, that later revolted against Spanish rule in 1812

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When did Spain sign Florida over to the US?

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1821

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When was the Louisiana Purchase?

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1803

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How much land was sold and for how much money?

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530 million acres, for $15 million

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Who was involved in the Louisiana purchase?

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Napoleon (France) & US

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Who ordered the land that the US had gained in the Louisiana purchase to be mapped & who did he send?

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Thomas Jefferson (when he was President) sent Merriweather Lewis and William Clark to seek out a river passage to the Pacific Ocean.

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Why was Oregon Country attractive to settlers?

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Rich in furs(beaver) and farmland, some people went to spread Christianity.

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What did the US and Britain decide about the occupation of Oregon?

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It was to be a joint occupation which was decided in 1818.

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Cotton comprised of …% of all US exports.

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42%

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How many slaves were sold in the south between 1815 and 1819?

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Around 100,000

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How did most northerners believe slavery would die out?

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Naturally

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How much cotton was being produced a year?

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Over a million bales or 220,000 tons

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When was the cotton gin invented?

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1793

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Who invented the cotton gin?

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Eli Whitney

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How much faster could the cotton gin prosses cotton?

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50 x faster

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Why did banks loan slave owners so much money?

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They could be insured to give the money back with lots of interest when the harvest came in.

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How many slaves lived in southern states in 1838?

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Over 2 million

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Were slaves allowed to vote, what did this mean for the balance of politics?

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No, but the US government decide that salves count as 3/5 of people, meaning that lots of southern states (because of there high slave population) had an advantage in elections, meaning that lots of northerners believed that slave owners were becoming much to powerful and rich.

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When was the Missouri compromise?

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1820

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What did the Missouri compromise entail?

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  • states had to join in pares, one slave at the same time as one free
  • it drew a line across the middle of the US and only allowed slave states to be created bellow this line
  • all territories in the west would be free until the became states
33
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How does a territory decide whether to become a slave or free state?

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Popular vote

34
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Name all of the five civilised tribes.

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Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole

35
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How did the Cherokee try to fit in to American society?

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  • tried to use the same political structure
  • set up a capital city
  • used money to develop an economy
  • created a written language
36
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By 1820, what had lots of the members of the civilised tribes done to try an live along side white Americans?

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They had their own churches, schools, and newspapers.

37
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When was the first real conflict between the five civilised tribes and white Americans?

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1790s

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How did the first real conflict between the five civilised tribes and white Americans come about?

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The white American settlers wanting to establish farm land on the Native Americans land, and slave owners wanting to create or expand cotton plantations.

39
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Andrew Jackson (a slave holder) Presidency

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1830-38

40
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When did Jackson manage to pass the Indian removal act?

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1830

41
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What state was Cherokee territory in?

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Georgia

42
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What did the Indian removal act entail?

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Permanent Indian territory west of the Mississippi river in modern day Oklahoma, that he promised tribes money if they relocated to. He said that it was in their best interest as well as treating them like children.

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When was the Indian removal act?

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1830

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Between 1831 and 1833 , how much land did the Choctaw give up to the US?

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11 million acers

45
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How many Choctaw had moved to Indian territory by 1833?

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15,000

46
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Why had lots of Choctaw and Chickasaw died by 1833?

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Harsh winters
Lack of government funding
Disease.

47
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What case did the Cherokee people take to the supreme court?

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Georgian people forcefully taking there land
White people selling there land to other white people (bidding)
The sate government doing very little, to nothing about this.

48
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What did the supreme court rule about the Cherokee case, and when?

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That the Cherokee should stay in the east

1832

49
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Which civilised tribe, refused to sign any treaty at all?

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Creek

50
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What did some Seminoles do in 1830?

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Signed the treaty and moved on to Indian territory

51
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When did the government declare war on the Seminole that hadn’t signed a treaty saying they would move west?

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1835

52
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The Seminole wars

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1835-42

53
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Did the US win or lose the Seminole war?

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Lose

54
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How were the remaining Seminole finally forced to move west (after the war)?

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The US had their chief (Osceola), who was killed during peace treaties. After this loss, they were forced to move on to the designated Indian territory.

55
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What did the Creek do instead of moving to designated Indian territory?

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Signed a treaty giving up some of their land in 1832

56
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What provoked the Creek to start attacking white settlers, and stealing their live stock?

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Some people knowingly moved on to land that had been given over in the treaty.

57
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When did the Creek start attacking white settlers?

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1835

58
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What did the US government do about the Creek attacks?

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Sent in the army to forcibly remove 15,000 Creek to Indian territory.

59
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When was the army sent in to forcibly remove the Creek to Indian territory?

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1836-37

60
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Why, by 1338, had only 2,000 Cherokee moved west?

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The Supreme court ruled that they were allowed to stay in the east.

61
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When was the army sent in to remove the remaining Cherokee to the west?

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1838

62
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How many Cherokee were forcibly moved?

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16,000

63
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Where were the Cherokee held during the winter, until they could go west?

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Concentration camps

64
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How many Indians died on the ‘trail of tears’?

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4,000

65
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When did white Americans first BEGIN to see the plains as inhabitable?

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1840s

66
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What land features lie on either side of the plains?

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The Mississippi river (to the east), the Rocky Mountains (in the west)

67
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What were the Sioux?

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A powerful Indian nation

68
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What were the largest groups the Sioux were divided in to?

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Lakota, Dakota, Nakota

69
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Where did the Lakota Sioux live in the mid-18th century?

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North of the plains

70
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Why did the Lakota Sioux move on to the plains in the late 18th century?

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  • Experienced with horses (to follow buffalo)
  • Obtained guns from traders by late 1830s
  • Their home land began to fill up with other Indian tribes escaping from the east.

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