First Presidents/Federalists/Jefferson Era
The Cabinet
A period of rapid development of industry and economy due to new technology
Industrial Revolution
A movement where Americans thought it was their God-given right to expand west and reach the Pacific
Manifest Destiny
This region had more means of transportation in with its advanced technologies of canals and railroads
The North
Abraham Lincoln's goal at the START of the Civil War
Preserve the Union
the first 10 amendments to the U.S. that were added to the Constitution to guarantee personal freedoms
Bill of Rights
Eli Whitney invented this seed remover
Cotton Gin
Adventurers who made a living by trading furs in the Oregon Territory
Mountain Men
Irish and German immigrants mostly traveled to this region
The North
A TURNING POINT in the Civil War because Britain and France officially declined to help the Confederacy after hearing about this battle
Gettysburg
A strong national government is a belief of this early political party backed by Alexander Hamilton
The Federalists
A new campaign strategy that involved personal insults to the reputation of opponents
Mudslinging
The main reason why people flocked to California in 1849
To search for gold
A large farm run by an owner in the South
Plantation
First battle of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
This word describes the feeling most Americans had toward their country after the War of 1812 when the U.S. had defeated Britain for the 2nd time
Nationalism
Thousands of Cherokee were forced off of their land and faced this long and deadly journey
Trail of Tears
These people created a home for themselves in Salt Lake City, Utah
Mormons
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel that helped ignite the Civil War
Uncle Tom's Cabin
In this Supreme Court Case, enslaved people did not have the power to sue because they were considered "property"
Dred Scott
Including creating maps, documenting plants, and befriending natives, Lewis and Clark wanted to find a path to this ocean
Pacific Ocean
This compromise maintained the balance of free and slave states by adding Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
Missouri Compromise
At this inspiring battle, Texans refused to surrender to the Mexicans and many were killed, including Davy Crockett.
The Alamo
A system of escape routes for runaway enslaved people to travel upon in hopes of reaching freedom
The Underground Railroad
Bleeding Kansas was caused because pro and anti slavery people could not decide if Kansas should be a free state or a slave state. This term means letting people choose
Popular Sovereignty