Making Of America - key information

What was the position of white Americans in 1789 after throwing off British rule?

90-80% received votes and could vote and name themselves an American citizen as long as they were white

What was the position of African Americans in 1789 after the American revolution?

Over 694000 African Americans lived as slaves on plantations in the south with no votes or rights

What was the position of native Americans in 1789 after the American revolution?

Congress respected Native American land but native Americans had to pay tax to be able to gain the right to vote

What were some of the goals American colonists had after the revolution?

Colonists wanted to claim land and spread Christianity

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

The $15 million payment of the Louisiana territory from the French in 1803

What was the effects of the Louisiana Purchase?

Helped slavery expand due to the amount of land on offer towards plantation owners in the south but also helped encourage people to migrate west causing the introduction of more states

What were the effects of the invention of the Cotton Gin?

Helped expand slavery since owners needed more slaves to pick cotton faster to keep up with the machines speed it also meant that new variations of cotton were able to grow Alabama and Mississippi became new states thanks to the cotton kingdom

What was the Missouri Compromise?