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US History test 10-9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1-4 matching(people) What did Francis Scott Key do? | He wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" but in was in poem form at that time. |
| 1-4 matching(people) Why was the "Star Spangled Banner" written. | Bc we won the battle at Fort McHenry. America saw that their flag was still standing. |
| 1-4 matching(people) What is William Henry Harrison known for | Harrison led the U.S to victory during the "Battle of Tippecanoe" against the Native Americans. |
| 1-4 matching(people) Who was the governor of Indiana? | William Henry Harrison |
| 1-4 matching(people) What were the 3 problems Washington inherited when he became president? | 1. Rhode Island and North Carolina remained outside the union 2. There were no federal law, courts, or law enforcement officers 3. Large national debt-No money in the treasury |
| 1-4 matching(people) Who was Sam Houston? | Sam Houston was the head of the Texans Army during "The Battle of San Jacinto" He was chosen as President of Texas |
| 1-4 matching(people) Who was Joseph Smith? | Joseph Smith was the founder and creator of the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter" aka the "Mormons." He created the church in New York but then moved to Ohio. |
| 1-4 matching(people) Who was James Polk? | James Polk believed that the U.S had the natural right to the whole region of Oregon |
| 1-4 matching(people) What is James Polk known for saying? What did it mean? | 54, 40 or fight It was the latitude of the northern boundary of the Oregon territory |
| 1-4 matching(people) Who was Santa Anna? | Santa Anna was the leader of the Mexican army during "The Alamo" the Mexicans won this battle but he was later defeated by Houston in the "Battle of San Jacinto" where he was captured and the Texans traded him for their freedom. |
| 1-4 matching(people) Who was Stephen Austin? | Stephen Austin was a "Empresario" witch is a person who brings settlers to an area with land grants. This area was Texas and he brought many Americans w/ him. Austin Texas was named after him. |
| 1-8 Choice- General Info What were the 4 causes of the "War of 1812" | 1. Impressment- The British forced our soldiers into their navy and captured our ships. 2. Blockades were set up- This threatens American shipping 3.Their was an Indian uprising 4. The British rejected our diplomatic efforts. |
| Why was the "Embargo Act" placed in America. What was it | It was an act stopping all trade w/ Great Britain since they captured our sailors. |
| What is the Nullification theory? | The nullification theory is a legal argument that individual states can invalidate federal laws they deem unconstitutional |
| 1-8 Choice- General Info What were the 2 effects of the "War of 1812." | 1. American Independence. 2. Nationalism grows. |
| 1-8 Choice- General Info What are #1 and 2 of the "Monroe Doctrine?" | 1.The Western Hemisphere was closed to any further colonization 2.The U.S would not interfere w/ any European colonies already established. |
| 1-8 Choice- General Info What are #3 and 4 of the "Monroe Doctrine" | 3. Any attempt of a European country to intervene w/ the U.S would be seen as a threat 4.The U.S wouldn't intervene w/ the international affairs of any European country. |
| 1-8 Choice- General Info Who composed the Monroe Doctrine? | James Monroe |
| 1-8 Choice- General Info What were the 3 things the Missouri Compromise stated? | 1. Missouri admitted as a slave state 2. Maine admitted as a free state 3. The U.S had a line dividing us at 36° 30' - Bellow that line slavery was legal and above the line it was not. |
| 1-8 Choice- General Info Why was the Missouri Compromise made? | It was made so we could prevent a civil war |
| 1-8 Choice- General Info What was the Treaty of Ghent? | The Treaty of Ghent was a peace treaty signed on December 24, 1814, by the United States and Great Britain that officially ended the War of 1812. |
| 1-8 Choice- General Info What was the Louisiana Purchase? | The Louisiana Purchase was the 1803 acquisition of approximately 828,000 square miles of land from France for $15 million, which doubled the size of the United States |
| 1-8 Choice- General Info Why are Lewis and Clark important during the Louisiana Purchase? | Lewis and Clark were the explorers of the new land mapping everything out and finding a way to the Pacific ocean. |
| 1-8 Choice- General Info Who was Sacagawea and why she important during the Louisiana Purchase? | Sacagawea was a translator, interpreter, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. |
| 1-10 Choice(States) Where was "The Alamo" fought? | Texas |
| 1-10 Choice(States) When was Texas admitted as a state? | December 1845 |
| 1-10 Choice(States) What was the Californa Gold rush? | The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen countries to form a multi-ethnic society on America's fringe. |
| What was the most common method of traveling West Ward | By covered Wagon |
| What was the "Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?" | It ended the Mexican-American War and transferred over 525,000 square miles of territory from Mexico to the United States. |
| What was the boundary of Mexico and America put into place by "Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?" | The Rio Grande river |
| This Act passed by congress in 1789 created the federal district courts. | Judiciary Act of 1789 |
| What treaty gave the U.S Florida? | Adams-Onis Treaty |
| What state established 49 degrees north latitude as the boundary? | Oregon |
| What act could have deported immigrants for criticizing the government. | Alien and Sedition Act |
| To acquire as part of a country? | annex |
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