Early Expansion
What does "NWO" stand for, in the context of Social Studies
Northwest Ordinance
This president bought the Louisiana territory from this country (need two answers)
Jefferson/France
What was the main reason why Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act
Tension between Natives and settlers
What is the reasoning for the team name "San Francisco 49'ers"
1849 is when a lot of people came to California
In Back to the Future, Marty McFly had to get his car to what speed in order to time travel
88mph
True or False, the NWO gave us the Kentucky territory
False
Lewis and Clark set out to explore the land and got help from who?
Sacagawea
What was an argument in SUPPORT of the removal act?
People said Natives are violent drunks/savages
Which half of the country had more trains, north or south?
North
Mr. Parker's tie had what on it yesterday?
Butterflies mostly. A classy tie with a touch of whimsy
The NWO was signed under what government
The Articles of Confederation
Lewis and Clark set out to find...
The Pacific Ocean
This group called the Indian Removal Act unconstitutional:
The Supreme Court
Texas had to fight against this country to become independent
Mexico
The person on the poster in the back by the windows if from what movie?
Animal House
The NWO listed 4 specific laws. Which law did not make it to the Constitution?
No slavery allowed
Originally, the US only wanted this city, but was offered the whole territory (think Johnny Horton)
New Orleans
The trail of tears (Natives being pushed out of their land) ended in what modern day state?
Oklahoma
To acquire or gain land
What celebrity did Spongebob and Patrick "ride" in the first Spongebob movie?
David Hasselhoff...hide your cheeseburgers
Within 5,000 people, how many people did it take for a territory to become a state?
60,000 FREE MEN
Lewis and Clark set out from this city in Missouri. The city's nickname is "the gateway to the west"
St. Louis
Andrew Jackson gained fame from what war? This war may have had a role in how he governed too...
War of 1812
Who won the Alamo?
Mexico
In the hit song "the monster mash" Dracula shook his fist and asked "whatever happened to the..." this type of dance
Transylvania Twist