Leaders of the early nation
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Organized effort to get rid of slavery?
Abolitionist movement
Period of starvation and poverty in Ireland?
Potato Famine
What was the most hunted animal that related to the Native American Culture?
Buffalo
Which war was fought between the US and France over territory?
7-years war
Who signed the law to abolish slavery in 1862?
Abraham Lincoln
Overuse of alcohol led to the formation of this minority reform group?
Women's temperance movement
A new form of transportation when travelling to the West which transported people, goods, and equipment?
Trains/railroads
Who led the Trail of Tears?
John Ross
Group of individuals that are against immigrants and want to prevent them from coming to America?
Nativists
Two African American men who fought for equality?
W.E.B DuBois & Booker T. Washington
Andrew Jackson gained recognition after?
Battle of New Orleans
Terrible conditions in large cities for cheap rent that were often filled with trash and faeces?
Act in which incentivized people to move west and receive 160 acres of land for a small fee?
The Homestead act of 1862
This act had a negative impact on the economy & turned people against Jefferson?
The embargo act of 1807
Vice President that took office after Lincoln's assassination?
Andrew Johnson
In 1919, the blank amendment was passed to prohibit liquor?
18th Amendment
Which acts established in 1798 related to the distrust of French Influence?
Alien and Sedition act
Policy to move natives to reservations?
The Indian Relocation act of 1956
Jay's Treaty was a direct result of?
The French Revolution
Who caused the Era of Good Feeling?
James Monroe
Which movement led to large social reform such as women's rights, abolition, etc?
Transcendentalism
Revolt and boycott against railroad companies that were moving West?
Pullman Strike
What process did Americans take to try to remove the culture out of Native American children to try to make them more White?
Assimilation
What was the battle that occurred during the Texan Revolution in which was a 13-day siege to capture a certain fortress?
The Alamo