Lesson 1
______________ was unanimously elected by the electoral college as the first President of the United States.
George Washington
The _________ believed in a strong, active federal government.
Federalists
What did Banneker build that was the first of its kind in colonial America?
wooden clock
Name an early pioneer that wanted elbow room and led others westward.
Daniel Boone
Name Clark's slave and childhood friend that traveled with the explorers.
York
He organized the new government by creating a _______ and its various department.
cabinet
The ______________________ favored a weaker, les active federal government.
Democratic-Republican
In 1800, _______________ became the third president of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from _____ to ensure that the part of _________ would remain open for American trade.
France
New Orleans
Name the Shoshone woman that acted as an interpreter and guide on their trip.
What did she name her baby boy that she carried on her back?
Sacagawea
Pomp (Jean Baptiste)
Why wasn't George Washington's inauguration in Washington, D.C.?
Washington D.C. hadn't been built yet.
In what year was the District of Columbia selected as the nation's capital?
1790
What was the name of Thomas Jefferson's home?
Monticello
We paid ______ dollars for the entire Louisiana Territory. How much was that per acre?
15 million
less than 3 cents
When did the explorers leave?
When did they return to St. Louis?
How long did the entire trip take?
May 1804
September 1806
2 years, 4 months, 28 days
In what state was the nation's temporary capital?
New York
________________ and ____________ designed Washington, D.C.
Pierre L'Enfant and Benjamin Banneker
Jefferson's philosophy of government stated that the care of _____________ and ___________ is the true purpose of government.
human life and happiness
The nation doubled its size, adding _______ square miles, from the Mississippi River to the ____________.
828,000
Rocky Mountains
America's population grew rapidly while the frontier moved farther ____.
west
A ________________ is an organized group of people who share a view of what government should be and do.
political party
Name the first president that lived in the White House.
Name his wife.
John Adams
Abigail Adams
Americans began moving westward across the _____ Mountains.
Appalachian
What 3 goals did Jefferson set for Lewis and Clark's expedition?
1. to pay close attention to the soil and face of the country
2. establish their relationship with Native Americans
3. to search for the water route tot he Pacific
The United States fought Britain in the War of _____ to gain freedom of the seas.
1812