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| According to Frederick Jackson Turner, what did the West offer Americans? |
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| A gift, a bounty of natural resources, the opportunity to advance in society with hard work |
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| What would hard work lead to? |
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| The ability to take care of one’s family and to advance in society |
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| Where did the American dream come from? |
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| From the Puritans’ decision to come to American to have a new beginning and from the opportunity to continue moving west and starting over as long as open land existed on the frontier. |
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| Why was the Ohio Company formed? |
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| To allow veterans after the Revolutionary War to buy land and start a settlement due to their frustration and disappointment in the post-war era. |
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| Why did the directors of the Ohio Company believe they would be successful? |
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| They assumed that by settling on the frontier they could leave behind the economic chaos and flawed institutions and start over with a new social order and strong leadership that would produce a better society. |
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| What problems developed in Ohio because of early settlement? |
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| Because there were no treaties with the Native Americans, the settlers were physically threatened by them due to the violation of their rights. The men had to withdraw into their garrison, which stopped the expansion they need for their dream to be realized. |
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| What did the Ohio Valley represent to people during the Revolutionary War? |
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Definition
| During the war it was seen as a refuge and as a place where soldiers would retreat to if they lost to the British. Because of that it was seen thereafter as a place of liberty and freedom. |
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| Why were soldiers so discouraged at the end of the Revolutionary War? |
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| Many were in poverty as they had not received pay or were paid in state securities that were not worth much. |
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| What did Rufus Putnam suggest Congress do? |
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| Set aside land northwest of the Ohio River to give to soldiers to compensate them for fighting in the war. |
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| How would granting land to the Ohio Company help Congress? |
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| It would get rid of the huge debts from the pay owed to soldiers and would secure the frontier from the British, Spanish and Native Americans. |
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| How did Putnam think Congress should make a deal with Native Americans? |
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| Because he felt that winning the loyalty of Native Americans would help in a potential war with England or Spain, he believed that Americans should trade with them. In exchange for furs, Native Americans could get necessities such as guns and wool blankets. Secondly, he wanted to establish forts (garrisons) that would encircle the Native Americans and cause them to give their allegiance or to leave their homelands. |
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| What problems did the veterans face? |
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Definition
| Veterans continued to be poor and to struggle with personal finances. They needed to find jobs and couldn’t wait a long time to find out the government’s plans. The certificates that they were paid were selling at low prices but could double if the government were to grant the Ohio lands. |
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| Why was Congress slow to act? |
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Definition
| They were still arguing about what powers it possessed to decide how land could be used. Until more states agreed to give up their land claims to Congress, there was little that could be done. |
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