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Making Of America 1789-1838 Flashcards

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1
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How many states were originally made?

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13

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Who did America by independence from?

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Great britain

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Who was the first president?

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George Washington

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Which groups of people needed to move west because of American expansion?

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Native americans

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What was the problem with native Americans moving west?

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Moving into land that was already inhabited by other tribes

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Which side of America allowed slavery?

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The south

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What did allowing slavery in only one part of America create?

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A political split

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What were people who wanted to end slavery called?

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Abolitionists

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9
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Which year was the cotton gin invented?

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1793

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How was the cotton gin more affective than usual farming?

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Could process cotton 50 times faster

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Which president was determined to open land routes?

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Thomas Jefferson

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12
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How much did America buy Louisiana for?

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$15 million

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Who did America buy Louisiana from?

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France

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What year did America buy Louisiana for?

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1803

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What were the names of the two explorers that explored the west

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Louis and clark

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What were the names of the 5 civilised tribes?

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Chickasaw, Choctaw, creek, Cherokee and Seminole

17
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How many slaves were sold between 1815 and 1819?

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100,000

18
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What percentage did cotton have of americas exports?

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42%

19
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How did America decide who can and can’t allow slavery?

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Missouri compramise

20
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What year was the Missouri compromise?

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1820

21
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What year was America making over a million bales of cotton?

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1838

22
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When did Andrew Jackson become the president?

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1829

23
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Who persuaded the congress to make the Indian removal act?

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Andrew Jackson

24
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What was the Indian removal act?

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Promised tribes money to relocate

25
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When was the Indian removal act?

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1830

26
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Which tribes didn’t abide to the Indian removal act?

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Cherokee, creek, Seminole

27
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What happened after the seminoles didn’t sign the treaty?

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Seminole wars 1835-42

28
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How did the creek end up moving west after all?

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Army forced them

29
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When the Cherokee were marched west, what was it known as?

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The trail of tears

30
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Why was the Cherokee moving west called the trail of tears?

A

4000 died of starvation, cold or disease

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