First Industrial Rev
The development of this machine made communication far faster than in the past
What is the telegraph?
Andrew Jackson was born in this US state, on the frontier and west of the Appalachian Mountins
What is Tennessee?
The United States acquired California as a result of this major war
What is the Mexican-American War?
William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglass are all associated with this movement
What is abolition?
This major sports event started yesterday and will continue into early april
What is March Madness?
This technological advancement made travel upriver possible and much faster than previous boats
What is the steam boat?
The nomination of friends and allies for political positions
What is the Spoils System?
This war is seen as a reaction against the Proclamation of 1763
What is the Revolutionary War?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a leader in this movement
What is women's rights?
The International Criminal Court recently issued an arrest warrant for this leader of Russia
Who is Vladimir Putin?
In the North, immigrants from these two countries made up the bulk of the manufacturing workforce
What are Ireland and Germany?
Jackson's nickname for the Bank of the United States
What is the monster?
Jackson played a critical role in the US' acquisition of this state
What is Florida?
Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, a book which vindicated northerners while inflaming southerners
Who is Harriet Beacher Stowe?
This European country is in the midst of mass protests over the president's decision to raise the retirement age
What is France?
What are interchangeable parts?
What is the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
This piece of legislation passed by congress deemed the 36 30 parallel the boundary for slavery
What is the Missouri Compromise?
The movement that called for the banning of alcohol
What is the temperance movement?
What is California?
This political party was formed in response to the rise in immigration in the United States
What is the Know-Nothing Party?
The leader behind South Carolina's Ordinance of Nullification
Who is John C. Calhoun?
The Compromise of 1850 angered northerners mostly because of this provision
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were leaders in this movement that emphasized connection with nature and rationalism
What is transcendentalism?
This college basketball team took down Texas A&M last night. It is also Mr. Rockwell's alma mater
What is Penn State?