Vocabulary/Names 1
Vocabulary/Names 2
Government
The Nation Grows 1
The Nation Grows 2
100
Fortune seekers who came to California during the Gold Rush of 1849
Forty-Niner
100
Which president was opposed to political parties?
George Washington
100
Changes to the Constitution are called what?
Amendments
100
How did the size of the United States double?
The Louisiana Purchase
100
Who did the United States purchase Louisiana from?
France
200
Francis Scott Key's poem is known today as what?
Star Spangled Banner
200
The belief popular in the mid-1800’s that the United States must extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
200
A state's number of representatives may increase or decrease depending on changes to what?
Population
200
What was the main issue at stake in the Missouri Compromise?
Slavery
200
Who were the only Native Americans who resisted their removal?
Cherokee
300
Group of advisors to the president
Cabinet
300
To add on
Annex
300
The second amendment guarantees the right to what?
To own a gun or bear arms
300
What led to the Whiskey Rebellion in Western Pennsylvania?
Tax
300
What led to the War of 1812?
Impressment of American sailors
400
Unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group
Discrimination
400
Sole legal right to an invention and its profits
Patent
400
Which act allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move west?
Indian Removal Act
400
What challenges might Lewis and Clark have faced without Sacajawea? (Need at least 2)
They may have had trouble with other Native Americans, language issues, losing their way, and problems with wildlife.
400
Evaluate the impact of the cotton gin.
The cotton gin removed seeds from cotton. With the ability to take seeds out of cotton faster, cotton plantations grew larger, and the need for slaves increased.
500
To withdraw or break away from a nation or organization; to officially leave an organization
Secede
500
To legally overturn, cancel
Nullify
500
The Judiciary Act of 1789 established what kind of legal system?
Federal Court System
500
Why did Jackson think that the speedy removal of the Native Americans was an advantage for the United States?
He did not think that Native Americans and white settlers could live peacefully together, and he wanted the land, resources, and more land for settlers.
500
Which of Jefferson’s three goals for Lewis and Clark’s Expedition is most important and why?
(1) Discover if there is a Northwest Passage to the Pacific through the Missouri River. (2) Set up good relations with the Native Americans in the area. (3) Journal and take notes on the animals and wilderness in the area.
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