This woman helped Lewis & Clark map the Louisiana Territory.
Who is Sacajewea
100
This method of transportation was most responsible for encouraging westward settlement.
What is the railroad
100
For what reason did the Mormons head west AND to what present day state did they go?
What is to escape religion persecution/Utah
100
True or False: America gained Texas as a result of the Mexican-American War in 1845.
What is FALSE...we annexed Texas before the Mexican-American War was fought.
100
James Fennimore Cooper and other writers/authors in the early 1800s changed from traditional British topics to those....
What is set in America or in the American frontier
200
This man told Mexico that America was entitled to Oregon Territory and Texas and we were willing to fight over both. (The war that ensued was named after him).
Who is James K. Polk
200
This was completed in 1825 and linked the Hudson River to one of the Great Lakes. It led to an increase in trade (and a decrease in travel time) in the region.
What is the Erie Canal
200
To what state did "49ers" go and why?
What is California for gold
200
Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, American Indians were sent west. Most of them wound up in what present day state?
What is Oklahoma
200
This was the birthplace of the women's movement
What is the Seneca Falls Convention
300
William Lloyd Garrison was associated with this reform movement
What is the abolition movement
300
This was created by Cyrus McCormick and replaced the sickle and scythe. It was pulled by horses and allowed farmers to harvest more grain with less effort.
What is the mechanical reaper
300
54-40 or fight concerned what territory AND what other country were we disputing with?
What is the Oregon Territory/Britain
300
Under the Missouri Compromise this was the line that was drawn (above was free, below was slave)
What is 36-30
300
In this, the Judicial branch declared that the Federal government had a right to create a bank. This decision boosted the federal government's power and supremacy.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland
400
This person led a SUCCESSFUL slave rebellion that created a backlash towards slaves.
Who is Nat Turner
400
This invention created a "necessary evil". Tell what the invention was AND who created it.
What is the cotton gin...invented by Eli Whitney.
400
This transaction was made so that we could complete a transcontinental railroad. We paid 10 million dollars for the land.
What is the Gadsen Purchase
400
Under the Compromise of 1850 is state entered as a free state
What is California
400
Which banks were Pet Banks AND who gave them money.
What is the state banks that supported the Democratic party...they were given money by Andrew Jackson
500
This person created a sense of nationalism for Americans when he changed the spelling of many English words (British-English) to a simpler, straight-forward, American version. YOU MUST INCLUDE FIRST AND LAST NAME TO GET THIS CORRECT.
Who is Noah Webster
500
This was the first major reform in the area of communication. It led to increased nationalism for America in the early 1800s. Tell what the invention was AND who invented it.
What is Morse Code/Samuel Morse
500
This fulfilled Manifest Destiny
What is the Mexican Cession
500
The spark/final straw that started the Mexican American War was a land dispute (boundaries). According to Americans the southern border of Texas was....
What is the Rio Grande River. (Mexico claimed it was the Nueces River)
500
Which election was categorized by annexation and land disputes.