Moving West
The belief that expansion was for the good of the United States and the right of the country became known as -
Manifest Destiny
President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from -
France
Who improved the steamboat that provided faster river transportation?
Robert Fulton
Most abolitionists believed that -
slavery was morally wrong
Who is known for assisting with the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What was an effect from population growth in the eastern states?
Expansion toward the Pacific Ocean
Many factors influenced the westward movement of settlers. Logging, farming, and freedom for runaway slaves are examples of which type of opportunity -
Political
Geographic
Economic
Social
Economic
Who invented the reaper that increased the productivity of the American farmer?
Jo Anderson and Cyrus McCormick
Suffrage supporters believed that -
women were deprived of basic rights
Who published the anti-slavery newspaper, The Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
What event during Thomas Jefferson's presidency doubled the size of the United States?
Louisiana Purchase
What state was added after it became an independent republic?
Texas
Who invented a machine that allowed cotton to be cultivated faster than by hand?
Eli Whitney
Who led the struggle to give women equal rights, including the right to vote?
DAILY DOUBLE
Susan B. Anthony
What provided cheaper and faster transportation to the Great Lakes area?
Erie Canal
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored the Louisiana Territory from the -
DAILY DOUBLE
Mississippi River to Pacific Ocean
What state became a part of the United States as the result of a war with Mexico?
California
How did the reaper change the lives of farmers in the United States?
It increased farm productivity.
Which group of people fought to earn these rights?
The right to own property
The right to vote
Educational opportunities
Equal business opportunities
Suffragettes
What is the definition of an inventor?
The first person to think of or to make something is called a(n)
In the late 1840s, a gold rush led many people to move to -
Also, what was the Articles of Confederation?
California
The first constitution of the United States
Who gave Florida to the United States through a treaty?
Spain
Who is the entrepreneur of the reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
Which statement is true of women during the 1850s?
What is the definition of an entrepreneur?
Someone who brings goods or services to market is an -