Lesson 1
Name the vocab word:
an official position on an issue
policy
Why did the capital of the nation need to move?
The government was growing bigger.
What impact did the Louisiana Purchase have on native peoples?
There was more conflict and loss of land.
Name the vocabulary word:
a machine for making thread or yarn into cloth
loom
What was the reason for building canals?
Natural waterways did not always connect.
Name the vocab:
an action or policy that goes against the constitution of the United States
unconstitutional
Match the government with the view it supports.
stressed strong central government, commerce, and industry
Federalist
Which of the following (that we discussed) would be a quality that a member of the Corps of Discovery would probably need for a successful expedition?
Knowledge of surviving in the wilderness
Name the vocabulary word:
something that can be used in place of something else because it is identical
interchangeable
Who developed Morse Code?
Samuel F.B Morse
Name the vocab word:
an action or policy that goes against the constitution of the United States
unconstitutional
Match the government with the view it supports.
preferred weaker central government and an economy based on agriculture
Democratic-Republic
Name the policy:
The U.S would not involve itself in European politics.
The U.S recognized current European colonies in the Americas.
The U.S expected Europe to stay out of North & South America because it could lead to war.
Monroe Doctrine
The shift from making things and doing things by hand to making and doing things with machines is known as....
Industrial Revolution
Which of the following cities became known as the great railroad center? (because it was centrally located)
Name the vocab word:
to give up something to someone else
ceded
What was the name of the land purchased that doubled the size of the United States?
Louisiana Purchase
Which of these inventions best fit the following description?
planting seeds, harvesting, gathers crops
Newbold & Deere Plows, McCormick reaper
What is the job of the Department of Treasury?
printing money and managing the nation's finances
Why did France sell the entire Louisiana Territory?
France wanted money to fight in Europe and they could not protect the territory from British attack.
In what way did the National Road improve the nation's roads?
They were partly paved with crushed gravel so it was less muddy with fewer potholes while also creating a longer and smoother connection.