World History for CFPT Exam with Questions and100% Correct Answers
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World History for CFPT Exam with Questions
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Who was the current U.S. president in 1803?
Thomas Jefferson
Who owned the Louisiana Territory?
The French
What did France offer to the United States (1803)? Why? For how much?
The entire Louisiana Territory for $15 mi...
World History for CFPT Exam with Questions
and100% Correct Answers
Who was the current U.S. president in 1803?
Thomas Jefferson
Who owned the Louisiana Territory?
The French
What did France offer to the United States (1803)? Why? For how much?
The entire Louisiana Territory for $15 million
How did the Louisiana Purchase reshape the United States geographically?
Added on 15 states
How did the acquisition of Louisiana contribute to the United States' westward expansion?
Results in Manifest Destiny, Homestead Act, and Lewis and Clark expedition
The events at the Alamo took place during what conflict?
Texas Revolution/Mexican-American War
What happened to the Americans who were at the Alamo?
Were outnumbered and defeated
How did the outcome of the Alamo impact the Texas revolution and the broader fight for
Texan independence?
,The event at the Alamo was viewed as a sacrifice. This event and the battle cry "Remember
the Alamo!" inspired more Texans to continue fighting for their independence.
What year did the Battle of the Alamo occur?
1836
Who were the key figures involved in the defense of the Alamo and the Mexican forces
besieging it?
William B. Travis and Davey Crockett (Texans); General Santa Ana (Mexicans)
What were the primary events that sparked the California Gold Rush?
James Marshall was working on Sutter's Mill when he found gold
When did the Gold Rush start?
1848-49
Where was the gold found?
American River in Coloma, California
How did people from around the world travel to California during the Gold Rush?
Traveled by boat around the entire South American continent or to Panama; took about 6-8
months
What were those who went to California for the gold rush called? Why were they called
this?
49ers; 1849 was the year when many started to migrate to California
True or False. Most 49ers during the Gold Rush found the fortune they were looking for.
,False
How did the Gold Rush shape American ideals of opportunity, entrepreneurship, and the
pursuit of wealth?
Sparked and represented the American belief of unlimited opportunity and upward social
mobility
Who was the U.S. president during the California Gold Rush?
James K. Polk
How did the influx of miners and settlers during the Gold Rush influence California's path
to statehood?
The Gold Rush sparked a rapid increase in population
What important effect did the Gold Rush have on the United States?
Led to a need for better transportation from the east to the west
How did the Articles of Confederation attempt to organize and govern the newly
independent United States? Who had most of the power?
The states had the most power and were independent; The federal government feared
tyranny from a monarchy again
Why was the Articles of Confederation weak?
No taxing states, nearly impossible to pass amendments (13/13 states had to agree), difficult
to pass laws (9/13 states had to agree)
What year was the Articles of Confederation drafted?
, 1777
True or False. The Articles of Confederation was the first U.S. government.
True
What was the greatest accomplishment under the Articles of Confederation?
The Northwest Ordinance (Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, etc.)
What was Shay's Rebellion? What effect did it have on the Articles?
After the American Revolution, both the federal and state governments had a lot of war
debt. The Massachusetts government imposed property taxes to low class farmers in order
to make up the debt. These farmers rebelled which exposed the need for a stronger federal
government to avoid more uprisings
Where and when did the constitutional convention occur?
Philadelphia, 1787
What was the purpose of the constitutional convention?
To amend the Articles of Confederation
How many delegates showed up for the constitutional convention? How many states?
55 delegates, 12 out of 13 states
What did James Madison propose at the constitutional convention?
To draft a new, stronger constitution
What did the Federalists believe?
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