S.S Ch 5 Test CONCEPTS Flashcards
In the late 1700s, where did settlers begin settling?
Between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian mountains
What made it illegal for colonist to settle on native American lands west of the mountains?
Proclamation of 1763
Daniel Boone was a pioneer who traveled along The Cumberland gap What did he build to make this easier?
The wilderness Road
What did Daniel Boone build in 1757
A Wilderness Road
What are 2 things that the wilderness road allow pioneers to do?
1 It allowed pioneers to cross the mountains more easily and
2 it helped people to settle farther west - to the frontier
The wilderness Road helped people settle further west, to the frontier. What was beyond this?
Native American lands were beyond the frontier.
Louisiana was purchased by who and why?
Louisiana was purchased by Thomas Jefferson to expand to the land west of the Mississippi River from France
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
A French ruler
What effect did the Louisiana purchase have on the size of the United States?
It doubled the size of the United States
What did Lewis and Clark explore and what were they looking for?
They explored the newly purchased land out west
They were looking for a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
Who joined Lewis and Clark as an interpreter
Sacajawea
What is unique about the Maps made by Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea?
The map had mountains and rivers that were never shown before
How did Lewis and Clark find a way to cross the continent?
Through passes in the Rocky Mountains
Lewis and Clark efforts led the way for future…
For future pioneers and traders in the West
Who signed the Indian removal act in 1830?
President Andrew Jackson
Where were Native Americans forced to move?
Farther west
As time pasted Native Americans all moved to where?
They all moved to Indian territory (Oklahoma)
On the trail of tears, many died due to what?
Starvation and disease
What did new forms of transportation allow?
It allowed people and goods to travel even faster
Samuel Slater and Francis Cabot Lowell opened what?
They opened cotton spinning textile mills or factories
What type of machines did Samuel Slater and Francis Cabot Lowell have in their factories?
They both had cotton spinning machines and power looms that wove yarn into cloth
What did Eli Whitney invent and what did it do?
He invented the cotton gin that remove seeds from a cotton plant.
What powered transportation at this time?
Steam power
What did Robert Fulton invent in 1807?
He invented a steam powered boat. This allowed boats to travel without wind or currents
What did the Erie canal do for travel?
It made water travel to more cities and towns easier or possible
What did the Erie canal connect?
It connected the Hudson river to the lake Erie
What is manifest destiny?
The idea that the United States should expand westward to reach the Oregon Trail, California and other areas in the west
What were boom towns?
They were towns and people wanted to sell their goods and services to miners who were looking for gold.
What was the cause of the Civil War?
Disagreements Among the northern and southern states regarding government and slavery
What was the effect the Civil War had?
 Emancipation proclamation ended slavery in 1863 issued by Abraham Lincoln
What was the northern states position in the Civil War?
- They wanted strong national government
- They thought slavery was wrong
What did the Northern states consider themselves a part of?
The Union, the United States
Who led the Northern states military?
General Ulysses S. Grant
What was the result of the Civil War?
 The northern states won the war and slavery was outlawed
What did the Southern States want in the Civil War?
They wanted each state to make their own decisions
What did the south states economy rely on?
It relied on slavery to work on plantations
What did the southern states consider themselves a part of?
a part of the confederacy, confederate states of America
Who led the Southern States?
Robert E. Lee
Other than the cotton gin what else did Eli Whitney do?
He also made guns for the United States Army using mass production
What other mode of travel used steam?
Steam powered trains
What was the results of these boomtowns in the gold rush?
so many people stayed in the boomtowns after the Gold Rush that California had enough people to become a state in 1850
