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Mrs. Scherrers class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who are the 3 basic rights guaranteed to all according to the Declaration? | Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness |
| What was the reason the Declaration was written? | To Declare to the world that the colonies are the new United States of America and to list the reasons why they wanted to break away from Britain |
| Who were the members of the Committee of 5? | Robert Livingston, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Thomas Jefferson |
| Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army? | George Washington |
| What are reasons for independence? | No Taxation without Representation, British Tyranny, freedom |
| What place did Commander of the British Army, General Cornwallis surrender? | Yorktown |
| Why did Cornwallis surrender? | He was surrounded by a large fleet of French ships and the Continental Army on land |
| What is one part of the Preamble | 1) In order to form a more perfect union 2) Establish Justice 3) Insure Domestic Tranquility 4) Provide for the Common Defense 5) Promote the General Welfare 6) Secure the Blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and Our Prosterity |
| Which two groups make up the Congress of the U.S | House of Representatives and Senate. |
| In 1803 the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory for 15 million dollars from? | Spain |
| After the Louisiana Purchase, the new western boundary of the U.S. was the.................... | Rocky Mountains |
| The Louisian Purchase was important to the U.S. because..................... | It doubled the size of the U.S, The port of New Orleans was important for trade |
| Who provided information about the Louisiana Territory and proved that an all water route to the Pacific did not exist? | Lewis & Clark |
| What impact did Sacagawea have on American History? | She helped a U.S expedition explore the Louisiana Territory |
| What was built in 1825 to link the Great Lakes of the Midwest with the Hudson River in New York? | Erie Canal |
| The belief that the U.S had the right to all the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans was called what? | Manifest Destiny |
| Which was NOT a reason Native Americans were forced from their land: | Reservations offered many opportunities to the Natives Americans |
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