The making of America: what did it look like in 1789?

Question 1

what did the agreement between native americans and the british state?

Answer 1

indigenous lands wouldn’t be bothered if they left them alone.

Question 2

what happened to the british and native american agreement after the revolutionary war?

Answer 2

americans didn’t have to follow the agreement any more because britain lost.

Question 3

what happened as a consequence to americans winning the war in terms of expansion, who were the people who went out and explored and where did they go exploring?

Answer 3

massive expansion as white settlers (frontiers men) moved into land west of the 13 states and n & s of the Ohio river.

Question 4

what was george washington concerned about in terms of the expansion?

Answer 4

native americans may look to france or england to help challenge the frontiers men.

Question 5

what date and how much of the american budget did washington spend on doing what with the native americans?

Answer 5

1791.
80%.
war against native americans.

Question 6

battle of fallen timbers: what date?

Answer 6

1794.

Question 7

battle of fallen timbers: how many american soldiers were there?

Answer 7

12,000+.

Question 8

battle of fallen timbers: who lead it?

Answer 8

major general Wayne.

Question 9

battle of fallen timbers: how many native american soldiers?

Answer 9

1,000.

Question 10

battle of fallen timbers: what was the outcome?

Answer 10

native americans were destroyed.

Question 11

battle of fallen timbers: what did this lead to?

Answer 11

end on native american resistance in the newly taken territories.

Question 12

how much land did the americans gain from the british?

Answer 12

230 million acres of indigenous land.

Question 13

why were native Americans angry when britain left?

Answer 13

placed under US government.

Question 14

frontiers men: what were the lands north and south known as?

Answer 14

N- northwest territory.
S- southwest territory.

Question 15

frontiers men: what did they do in the southwest territory, where specifically and when and what was this a reason for?

Answer 15

set up farms on N. americans lands of W.virgina and corrolians before the war. native americans supporting the british in the war.

Question 16

frontiers men: once the farms were built what did they demand from the government, was it given and what was the impact?

Answer 16

demanded government to help defends attacks from native americans. no help given, settlers attacked the native americans leading to bloody conflicts.

Question 17

reasons for expansion:

Answer 17

jefferson’s government and yeomen farmers, Lewis and Clark expedition.

Question 18

reasons for expansion: jeff govmt: what did he believe in, what did that look like, and why did he think it was good?

Answer 18

ideal democratic american who was a yeoman farmer, owned his own piece of land and could provide for himself. these people could make more sensible democratic decisions than those who didn’t and had nothing to loose by voting for extreme ideas.

Question 19

reasons for expansion: jeff govmt: what did he help set up and what did he do with the land and how people came to own land but what was the draw back?

Answer 19

NW &SW territory. divide and quickly sell land. territories divided up into a grid of six mile squares, then divided into 36 sections of 640 acres each. each acre sold for $1-2 but would only sell whole 640 acres at a time.

Question 20

reasons for expansion: jeff govmt: how would struggle with paying for land and why?

Answer 20

most families barely made $100 a year head to scrape the $640 to buy land.

Question 21

reasons for expansion: jeff govmt: who liked the idea of owning chunks of land, where and what did they, what did that lead to them being called and what did this result in?

Answer 21

white americans. NW territory became squatters. settled on land without paying, hoping they could raise funds by the time the bailiff came knocking. created conflict and tensons with native americans.

Question 22

reason for expansion: lewis and clark exp: once jefferson purchased the land what did he order who to do?

Answer 22

government.
find trading opportunities to the west.

Question 23

reason for expansion: lewis and clark exp: what did they do, what date, what did they follow to where, who occupied these places?

Answer 23

may 1804. followed Missouri river into rocky mountains and made way overland through unclaimed territory to pacific coast travelled through areas occupied by white americans.

Question 24

reason for expansion: lewis and clark exp: what did they manage to do well for the most part, who did they meet, what did she do for them, what went wrong and what did it lead to?

Answer 24

communicated and cooperated well with those they met and a Shoshone woman ‘Sacagawea’ acted as their guide. violence and misunderstanding with Lakota Sioux chief black buffalo nearly lead to a small war.

Question 25

reason for expansion: lewis and clark exp: what did they fail to find, what did their expedition lead to.

Answer 25

river route to pacific.
leaf to explosion of the fur trade.

Question 26

reason for expansion: lewis and clark exp: what did fur traders use that was made by L&C to do what?

Answer 26

maps. hunt beaver fur to sell to Europe.

Question 27

reason for expansion: lewis and clark exp: what trade relationships with who due to the expedition and what did it encourage other traders to do?

Answer 27

native americans liek Lakota Sioux, bakota and Ojibwe.
traders to head to west land.

Question 28

reason for expansion: lewis and clark exp: what happened to trade and what did settlements and over hunting cause?

Answer 28

boomed.
tensions between native americans and caused ecological damage.