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2 What area did the U.S. get as a result of the Mexican War?

3 Mexican Cession

4 Where was the last battle of the American Revolution fought?

5 Yorktown

6 The Annexation of Texas prompted what war?

7 The Mexican War

8 Why was the Battle of Vicksburg important?

9 It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River & split the Confederacy.

10 Winning which battle encouraged the France to help the U.S. during the American Revolution?

11 Battle of Saratoga

12 What natural resource found in California greatly expanded the population?

13 Gold

14 What caused death and disease in Jamestown, Virginia?

15 The swamp

16 List two geographic reasons the North went from agriculture to industry?

17 Cold weather & rocky soil

18 The Proclamation of 1763 said colonists could not settle west of what geographical feature?

19 Appalachian Mountains

20 What area did the U.S. purchase from France in 1803?

21 Louisiana Purchase

22 Why did many Americans support the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

23 It gave Native Americans lands to whites

24 From which country did the U.S. acquire the Oregon Territory?

25 Great Britain

26 What war caused Great Britain to be in debt?

27 French & Indian War

28 What area did the U.S. purchase from Mexico in 1853 for a flat railroad route?

29 The Gadsden Purchase

30 Where was the first permanent English colony settled?

31 Jamestown, Virginia

32 Why was New Orleans important to Ohio River Valley farmers?

33 It was a port where they shipped their goods to other countries.

34 What caused many people in the northeast to move to the cities?

35 The development of the factory system.

36 Slavery, the cotton gin, and a mild climate led to the development of the system in the South.

37 Plantation

38 Which region most disliked the Tariff of 1832? North or South

39 South

40 Belief in Manifest Destiny led to what?

41 Westward Expansion

42 What did the Missouri Compromise balance?

43 The number of free and slave states.

44 Where was the largest battle of the Civil War fought at?

45 Gettysburg

46 At the time of the Civil War, what was the main crop in the Deep South?

47 Cotton

48 The Emancipation Proclamation free slaves in what area?

49 The rebelling territories

50 Which amendment gives us the right to a speedy trial?

51 6 th Amendment