s.s test april

Question 1

What did the presidency of george washington start?

Answer 1

The Virginia dynasty

Question 2

Who is the president during the war of 1812?

Answer 2

James madison

Question 3

who does thomas jefferson send to explore the west?

Answer 3

Lewis and Clark

Question 4

when native american groups sided with the British were they on a winning side or a loosing side

Answer 4

the loosing side, and as a result they had to move to canada

Question 5

Many groups of native Americans not all sided with the British because?

Answer 5

to protect their land

Question 6

what is american progress?

Answer 6

a painting by john gast that explains the concept of manifest destiny

Question 7

The native americans in this painting where were they moving

Answer 7

they were fleeing west as america was moving towards west

Question 8

Which battle made andrew jackson rise to fame?

Answer 8

the battle of new orleans

Question 9

where did andrew jackson grew up in?

Answer 9

a log cabin

Question 10

which president was racist towards native americans?

Answer 10

andrew jackson

Question 11

How much people died due to the trails of tears?

Answer 11

about 16,000 cherokee

Question 12

when was the Louisiana territory purchased, and by who?

Answer 12

in 1803 by thomas jefferson that costed 15 million dollars

Question 13

in 1819 who did the united states buy from for 5 million dollars

Answer 13

they purchased flordia from spain

Question 14

in 1844 which democrat president promised to end?

Answer 14

President andrew jackson and he promised to make a campaign expanding the nations territory

Question 15

did president andrew jackson keep to his promise?

Answer 15

yes he did and he did it in one term

Question 16

when texas was originally part of mexico, and americans moved there what happened?

Answer 16

they rebelled against mexico

Question 17

what did polk agree to do with the british?

Answer 17

split the territory in half

Question 18

what did some people think the Mexican american war was?

Answer 18

immoral and unethical

Question 19

which treaty ended the mexican american war?

Answer 19

treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo

Question 20

who did the cherokee often attack?

Answer 20

the americans

Question 21

what did the united states violate and which president ignored the ruling

Answer 21

they violated treaties and president jackson ignored

Question 22

which natives were forced to sell their ancestral lands?

Answer 22

The Oneida natives

Question 23

there were some groups who stayed in new york, what happened to them?

Answer 23

they had to live on reservations

Question 24

who organized the original plan of the erie canal, and what was its goal?

Answer 24

Governor Morris in 1803, and they wanted to connect new york with great lakes

Question 25

when did the erie canal start construction, and how was the process?

Answer 25

in 1817 in rome, and the process was hard because of uneffective tools and rocky terrain

Question 26

how was the erie canal used?

Answer 26

for migrants to move and helped mormons

Question 27

did women have to learn new skills, and if so what were they?

Answer 27

yes they did such as gathering fuel, driving oxen, and helping the elderly. Also, the west was dangerous and many got kidnapped

Question 28

why were slaves brought from their plantations into east to west?

Answer 28

so their owners can find new land and resource accumulation

Question 29

what was the movement known for slaves from the eastern part go to the western part

Answer 29

the second middle passage

Question 30

when was the continental united states complete

Answer 30

in 1853

Question 31

when was the gold rush

Answer 31

in 1848

Question 32

the erie canal

Answer 32

a major trade route between new york city and the west

Question 33

the oregon trail

Answer 33

major routes taken by Americans migrating west