the making of america Flashcards
what were the first 13 states in the east?
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania , Rhode Island and Virgin Island
When did US gain independence from Britain?
1776-1783
Who was the first president?
George Washington
In the 1780s who could vote?
White propertied men
What happened to the Native Americans in the 1790s when America began to expand?
They were forced west into land already occupied by other tribes
When did thousands of plantations begin to appear?
1790-1838 in new territories
Who was the group who fought to remove slavery?
The Abolitionists
What was the cotton gin and when was it invented?
In 1793 a machine was made that could process cotton 50X faster
Which president first set a goal to make routes across the continent?
Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809
What was the Louisiana purchase?
President Jefferson bought the land of Louisiana(530 million acres of land) for only $15 million in 1803
who was given the task of exploring new lands?
Merriweather Lewis and William Clark 1804
What did exploration of the new lands cause?
Explosion in the fur trade to sell beaver fur in Europe
Who were the five ‘civilised’ tribes?
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole
why did southern whites worry about the risks of slavery?
In 1803 there was a successful revolt in the Caribbean island of St Dominique
What was the centre of the cotton kingdom?
1819 New Orleans was the 4th biggest city in the US and the centre of the deep south’s cotton kingdom
What was the cotton kingdom?
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
By 1820 how much of US exports was cotton?
42%
What was the 1820 Missouri compromise?
A virtual line across the country of which any southern states were allowed slavery. This lead to states being paired when added one could have slavery one couldn’t
What were the 5 civilised tribes like by 1820?
They had their own society with their own schools, newspapers and churches
why did the south become more influential on politics as it grew?
Slavery meant slave owners got more power in the votes and some presidents openly supported slavery such as Andrew Jackson 1829-37
Why was the slave trade needed?
By 1838 a million bales of cotton where made yearly so it was needed to keep the economy booming. However opposition towards slavery was growing
What was the Indian Removal Act?
An act in 1830 which promised money to tribes if they relocated west of Mississippi river
What did Jackson believe about the Tribes?
That they should be treated like children
What was the result of the Indian removal act?
The Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes(15000 in total) moved and gave up 11 million acres of land. The Cherokee won at supreme court and could stay but the creek refused to move
what was the result of the Indian removal act on the Seminole tribe?
some Seminole agreed to move but others didn’t which resulted in the Seminole wars 1835-42 which they lost and were forced to move west
What happened to Creek after the treaty they signed?
2 years later in 1832 they signed a treaty to give up some of Alabama after being promised their own sections of land White settlers began to settle there so they attacked them but this resulted in the army moving them
What was the trail of tears?
The army forcibly moved the Cherokee tribe west and by 1838 only 2000 survived as 4000 died on the way from starvation, cold and disease.
How many Native Indians were moved?
by 1838 46000 were moved
