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First Presidents

100

This Revolutionary War hero became the first president.

George Washington

200

This author of the Declaration of Independence became the third president.

Thomas Jefferson

300

This man served as George Washington's Vice President, and became the second president afterwards.

John Adams

400

This man would become a war hero with his victory against the British, and would become later become president.

Andrew Jackson

500

This young lawyer and abolitionist would end up becoming president one day.

Abraham Lincoln

Moving Westward

100

These two explorers were hired by Thomas Jefferson to lead an expedition into newly bought lands.

Lewis and Clark

200

The United States would acquire a lot of land in the southwest after winning a war against this country.

Mexico

300

This Native American woman proved to be very useful to the exploration of the west.

Sacagawea

400

Hundreds of thousands of people would move to California in this hunt for mineral riches.

The Gold Rush

500

The huge amount of land that the United States bought from France is called this.

The Louisiana Purchase

New Inventions

100

This invention allowed people to quickly move long distances over rails.

Trains/Railroads

200

This invention allowed people to instantly capture images by recording light.

Photography

300

This invention created a place for many workers to come together and use machines to produce goods.

Factory

400

This invention allowed people to send messages by wires over long distances.

Telegraphs

500

This invention created manmade rivers that let boats travel in new places.

Canals

Fighting for Equal Rights

100

This event refers to when tens of thousands of Native Americans were forced off their land by the United States.

The Trail of Tears

200

People that sought to end or "abolish" slavery were called this.

Abolitionists

300

This former slave led missions into the south to help people escape slavery.

Harriet Tubman

400

This woman was famously arrested when she tried to vote as an act of protest.

Susan B. Anthony

500

This Native American warrior was the leader of an alliance of Native Americans that tried to stop the United States from taking over their lands.

Tecumseh

Building a Government

100

This city is the capital of the United States.

Washington, D.C.

200

This document lays out the rules of the American government, and states that an elected president is in charge of the country.

The Constitution

300

This document was written by Thomas Jefferson and created the United States on July 4th, 1776.

The Declaration of Independence

400

This term refers to a group of advisors that help the president run the country.

The cabinet

500

The poem "The Star-Spangled Banner" would eventually become this symbol of the country.

The National Anthem