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Test 1 M of A - State and Growing pains test
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- 1What is made up of people elected from each state?Congress
- 2In case they missed anything the Founding Fathers allowed provision for what to be amended?Constitution
- 3Who is the head of state who looks after the whole of the USA?President
- 4What do we call the areas of the USA with their own government, led by and elected governor?States
- 5Which part of US society were mainly white Americans descended from British settlers?The People
- 6What do we call the areas of land who do not fulfill the criteria to become a state?Territories
- 7What is the highest court in the USA?Supreme Court
- 8What do we call the rules stating how a country should be run?Constitution
- 9Which organisation in the USA makes the laws for the whole country?Congress
- 10Which part of US society also consisted of Native Americans and Black Americans brought from Africa?The People
- 11In which year did the USA defeat Britain and win the War of Independence?1783
- 12What was the name of the battle that the Indians lost in 1794 trying to get their land back?Fallen Timbers
- 13What treaty did the Indians have to sign in 1795?Treaty of Greenville
- 14Who was the first President of the United States and which year did he become president?George Washington / 1789
- 15What percentage of his budget did Washington put into fighting and defeating the Indians?80%
- 16Who was the third president of the United States?Thomas Jefferson
- 17When the government sold blocks of land for settlement how many acres where in each block?640 acres
- 18What do we call people who settled on the land without paying, hoping they would be able to raise the money before the bailiffs came knocking?Squatters
- 19Jefferson believed there was nothing more democratic than a _______________ who owned his own piece of land. What 2 words are missing?Yeoman Farmer
- 20Who made big profits from buying up large amounts of cheap land from the Government and selling on to small farmers?Speculators
- 21How much discount did the government give if people bought land in cash?10%
- 22In Wisconsin 68 men bought how much land?500, 000 acres
- 23Which French territory was President Jefferson able to buy?Louisiana
- 24How many acres of land did Jefferson purchase from the French?530 Million
- 25In which year did Jefferson purchase the territory from the French?1803
- 26How much did Jefferson pay Bonaparte for the territory?$15 Million
- 27In 1789 the USA relied almost entirely on trade across the Atlantic. They wanted to become a major player in the world economy by opening up trade on which ocean as well?Pacific.
- 28Which two explorers were sent out to explore the new western territories?Lewis and Clarke
- 29What was the name of Lewis and Clarke's female native guide?Sacagawea
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