Jimmy SS Flashcards
Which president was elected in 1860 and was against slavery
Abraham Lincoln
What date did Indiana become the 19th state
December 11, 1816
Africans worked in the south in cotton fields. What was the difference about northern state
The north didn’t approve of slavery
In 1811 what was built that provided major improvements in transportation across America
The national Road
What date was the declaration of independence
1776
What were some of the strengths and weaknesses of the Confederation and Union armies
Union- largest population and more factories which allowed them to make more supplies. They had more railroads
Confederate- most of the battles took place in the south
How did the viewpoints of southerners differ from those of the president Lincoln and the republican party? How did these differing viewpoints read to civil war
President Lincoln and the Republican was against slavery. Southerners believed in states rights. Southerners viewed Lincoln as a threat to their way of life
Who was the person that lead Americans to victory at Fort sack Ville
George Rogers Clark
What caused Britain to increase taxes that’s colonists had to pay
Brayton was in debt from the French and Indian war
Harmonists tried to create a blank in Indiana which means a place where everything is perfect
Utopia
What caused the United States to double the size
The Louisiana purchase
Which native American refused to sign the treaty of Greenville
Tecumseh
What was the name of the secret net work that helped fugitive slaves from the south travel to free states
The underground railroad
What did the proclamation of 1763 state
No colonists could move west of the Apoalachian mountain
What’s was built in the Indiana that allowed farmers to start moving crops to markets faster
Canals
Independence
Freedom from being ruled by others
Debt
Money that is owed
Tax
Money that people pay to support the cost of government
Strategy
A
careful plan
Surrender
To give up and agreed to stop fighting
Confed duration
A group of people or several smaller groups joined together for a common purpose
Congress
A group of people responsible for making countries
Delegate
Someone who represents a group of people
Constitution
A plan of government
Ratify
To prove officially
Ordinance
A law
Slavery
Person made to work without pay
Immigrant
A person who moves from one country to another
Canal
A human- a water way dug across the land
Supply
The amount of goods and services a viable for a costumer to buy
Demand
The amount of a particular goods or services that costumers want to buy
Utopia
Perfect
Reservation
An area of land that the is set a side for native Americans
Abolition
The act of ending or bailing something such as slavery
States rights
The idea that the state had the peer and the right to decid the important matters for themselves
Secend
To separate from or leave a country
Civil war
A war between different groups of people in the same country
Regiment
A military unit usually made of several groups of soldiers
Militia
A group of people who aren’t in the military but are still trained soldiers
Who was the first governor of Indiana
Jonathan Jennings
