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Which of the following BEGAN the American Colonists being upset with unfair taxation?
The Boston Massacre
The Northwest Ordinance
The Proclamation of 1763
The Stamp Act
American Colonists were upset with Taxation in the colonies because they had no
No ability to print their currency
No connection to the British Monarchy
Representation in Parliament
Control over foreign trade agreements
In the Louisiana Purchase, why did the United States want New Orleans?
Access to a PORT for TRADE
Why was the Louisiana Purchase a turning point in United States history?
All the above/around
Doubled the size of the US
Accelerated Westward Expansion
Access to a Port (New Orleans)
Which President purchased Louisiana from France?
Washington
Jackson
Jefferson
Wilson
Which of the following created a line dividing the United States (North Free and South Slave)?
Compromise of 1850
Kansas Nebraska Act
Proclamation of 1763
The Missouri Compromise
Put these in chronological order. The Compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska Act, The Missouri Compromise.
Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska Act
T/F: The 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments were focused on extending rights to formerly enslaved individuals.
True
Which group heavily fought for the rights of former slaves and wanted to punish the South following the Civil War?
The Federalists
The Progressives
The Confederacy
The Radical Republicans
Which of the following is an effect of the Erie Canal?
It caused growth in all of the cities along its route
It damaged the agricultural economy of the Western states
It fortified U.S. military strength along the NY border
It forced western farmers to find new markets outside the US
T/F: Governments in the US used tax dollars to purchase land for the construction of canals and railroads?
True
How did workers in the US hurt their bosses to have their problems fixed?
Strikes, Walkouts, Sabotage, Unionization
Besides the Suffrage Movement, what other major movement did Women heavily participate in during the Progressive Era?
Temperance Movement & Prohibition
How did the United States annex the territory of Hawaii?
Farmers overthrew the Monarchy (Queen)
The USS Maine and the country of Cuba were major focuses in what war?
Spanish-American War
What was the name for journalism that was extremely misleading, over exaggerated, and/or sensational?,
Yellow Journalism
