ga milestones US history eoc UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Treaty of Paris 1783 - CORRECT ANSWER - Treaty Between England and the Colonies ,
formally ended the french and indian war
Proclamation of 1763 - CORRECT ANSWER - Americans were forbidden from settling
beyond the Appalachian mountains to limit conflicts with Indians
Stamp Act - CORRECT ANSWER - law that taxed printed goods and the sons of liberty
were formed
intolerable acts - CORRECT ANSWER - closed port of Boston as a punishment for the
Boston tea party
Common Sense by Thomas Paine - CORRECT ANSWER - moved colonists to support
independence from British
Declaration of Independence - CORRECT ANSWER - the document, written by Thomas
Jefferson in 1776, in which the delegates of the Continental Congress declared the colonies'
independence from Britain
Treaty of Paris 1783 - CORRECT ANSWER - Treaty Between England and the Colonies ,
formally ended the American Revolutionary War
Articles of Confederation - CORRECT ANSWER - A weak, first constitution that
governed America during the Revolutionary War
, Shay's Rebellion - CORRECT ANSWER - A series of attacks on courthouses by a small
band of farmers led by Revolutionary War Captain Daniel Shays to block foreclosure
proceedings.
Great Compromise - CORRECT ANSWER - states would have different amount of
delegates corresponding to their population size
Northwest Ordinance - CORRECT ANSWER - national government intended to
encourage westward expansion
Louisiana Purchase - CORRECT ANSWER - 1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory
from France. Made by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US.
War of 1812 - CORRECT ANSWER - America declared war on Great Britain which
strengthened the US as a nation
Monroe Doctrine - CORRECT ANSWER - North and South America were no longer open
to colonize and that the European governments can't interfere with those of the Americas
Temperance Act - CORRECT ANSWER - movement to ban the drinking of alcohol
Abolition Act - CORRECT ANSWER - slavery should not be allowed in any new states
Jacksonian Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - A policy of spreading more political
power to more people. It was a "Common Man" theme.
Indian Removal Act - CORRECT ANSWER - forced thousands of Indians to leave their
land and move west of Mississippi river so white settlement could occur
women's suffrage movement - CORRECT ANSWER - 19th century frustrations with the
constitution not giving women meant rights
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Treaty of Paris 1783 - CORRECT ANSWER - Treaty Between England and the Colonies ,
formally ended the french and indian war
Proclamation of 1763 - CORRECT ANSWER - Americans were forbidden from settling
beyond the Appalachian mountains to limit conflicts with Indians
Stamp Act - CORRECT ANSWER - law that taxed printed goods and the sons of liberty
were formed
intolerable acts - CORRECT ANSWER - closed port of Boston as a punishment for the
Boston tea party
Common Sense by Thomas Paine - CORRECT ANSWER - moved colonists to support
independence from British
Declaration of Independence - CORRECT ANSWER - the document, written by Thomas
Jefferson in 1776, in which the delegates of the Continental Congress declared the colonies'
independence from Britain
Treaty of Paris 1783 - CORRECT ANSWER - Treaty Between England and the Colonies ,
formally ended the American Revolutionary War
Articles of Confederation - CORRECT ANSWER - A weak, first constitution that
governed America during the Revolutionary War
, Shay's Rebellion - CORRECT ANSWER - A series of attacks on courthouses by a small
band of farmers led by Revolutionary War Captain Daniel Shays to block foreclosure
proceedings.
Great Compromise - CORRECT ANSWER - states would have different amount of
delegates corresponding to their population size
Northwest Ordinance - CORRECT ANSWER - national government intended to
encourage westward expansion
Louisiana Purchase - CORRECT ANSWER - 1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory
from France. Made by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US.
War of 1812 - CORRECT ANSWER - America declared war on Great Britain which
strengthened the US as a nation
Monroe Doctrine - CORRECT ANSWER - North and South America were no longer open
to colonize and that the European governments can't interfere with those of the Americas
Temperance Act - CORRECT ANSWER - movement to ban the drinking of alcohol
Abolition Act - CORRECT ANSWER - slavery should not be allowed in any new states
Jacksonian Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - A policy of spreading more political
power to more people. It was a "Common Man" theme.
Indian Removal Act - CORRECT ANSWER - forced thousands of Indians to leave their
land and move west of Mississippi river so white settlement could occur
women's suffrage movement - CORRECT ANSWER - 19th century frustrations with the
constitution not giving women meant rights
