TMOA Key Dates/Laws Flashcards
When was the Louisianna Purchase?
1803
How much was the Louisianna purchase?
$15 million
When was the cotton gin invented?
1793
Increased production by 50x
How many slaves in 1838?
2 million
When was and what was the Missouri compromise?
1820
Equal number of slave and free states
Name one of the five Civilised tribes
Cherokee
Creek
Seminole
Chocktaw
Chicasaw
What act removed Native Americans from their land?
Indian Removal Act 1830
What did the Indian Removal Act for some tribes cause?
Trail of Tears which caused over 6,000 deaths
What year did the Gold rush start?
1848
When did California become a state?
October 1849
What did the government sign to not disrupt the Native Americans in the Gold Rush?
Fort Laramie Treaty
When was Salt Lake City established?
Late 1840s
What was the population of SLC in 1852?
10,000
When was the American Civil war?
1861-1877
Who were the two sides of the Civil War?
Union and Confederate
What act allowed states to chose if they were free or not?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
When was Abraham Lincoln elected?
1860
When did slaves become free?
1st January 1863
due to the Emascaption Proclaimation
What was the 13th Amendment?
Free the slaves
What and when was the 14th Amendment?
Anyone born in USA had citizenship
1866
What and when was the 15th Amendment?
Black people could vote
1870
What did the USA government say in 1875?
Not their problem if Black people get bullied out of voting booths
What act allowed the Transcontinental Railroad
Pacific-Railroad Act 1862
How many Chinese immigrants worked on the Transcontinental Railroad
12,000
What was the Homesteaders Act?
Offered people 160 acres of land for 5 years
What industries doubled between 1880-1900
Cotton and Tobacco
How many cities in 1900?
38
