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Question | Answer |
What is made up of people elected from each state? | Congress |
In case they missed anything the Founding Fathers allowed provision for what to be amended? | Constitution |
Who is the head of state who looks after the whole of the USA? | President |
What do we call the areas of the USA with their own government, led by and elected governor? | States |
Which part of US society were mainly white Americans descended from British settlers? | The People |
What do we call the areas of land who do not fulfill the criteria to become a state? | Territories |
What is the highest court in the USA? | Supreme Court |
What do we call the rules stating how a country should be run? | Constitution |
Which organisation in the USA makes the laws for the whole country? | Congress |
Which part of US society also consisted of Native Americans and Black Americans brought from Africa? | The People |
In which year did the USA defeat Britain and win the War of Independence? | 1783 |
What was the name of the battle that the Indians lost in 1794 trying to get their land back? | Fallen Timbers |
What treaty did the Indians have to sign in 1795? | Treaty of Greenville |
Who was the first President of the United States and which year did he become president? | George Washington / 1789 |
What percentage of his budget did Washington put into fighting and defeating the Indians? | 80% |
Who was the third president of the United States? | Thomas Jefferson |
When the government sold blocks of land for settlement how many acres where in each block? | 640 acres |
What 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 |
Jefferson believed there was nothing more democratic than a _______________ who owned his own piece of land. What 2 words are missing? | Yeoman Farmer |
Who made big profits from buying up large amounts of cheap land from the Government and selling on to small farmers? | Speculators |
How much discount did the government give if people bought land in cash? | 10% |
In Wisconsin 68 men bought how much land? | 500, 000 acres |
Which French territory was President Jefferson able to buy? | Louisiana |
How many acres of land did Jefferson purchase from the French? | 530 Million |
In which year did Jefferson purchase the territory from the French? | 1803 |
How much did Jefferson pay Bonaparte for the territory? | $15 Million |
In 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. |
Which two explorers were sent out to explore the new western territories? | Lewis and Clarke |
What was the name of Lewis and Clarke's female native guide? | Sacagawea |
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