Westward Expansion
Industrial Revolution
Reform
Making the Connection
This and that
100
John O'Sullivan coined this popular phrase - prompting people to move west
What is Manifest Destiny
100
He invented the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney
100
Fredrick Douglas is associated with this movement
What is abolition
100
The creation of this process made production faster and the need for unskilled labor increased
What is interchangeable parts
100
He painted American wildlife, especially birds
Who is John James Audubon
200
The first land acquisition we acquired as a result of the American Revolution pushed our boundary to this river
What is the Mississippi River
200
The creation of this invention linked northern farms to the east coast and made New York the financial capital of the nation.
What is the Erie Canal
200
Dorothea Dix is know for starting the improvements in these two areas of reform
What is prisons and mental health
200
The invention of Eli Whitney's cotton gin caused the dependence on this to increase,
What is slavery
200
Paintings depicting the American landscape
What is the Hudson River School
300
Land acquired in 1803 from France
What is the Louisiana Purchase
300
Women were able to find work and make an independent living for the first time
What are textile mills
300
Horace Mann was responsible for making this mandatory
What is education reform
300
As a result of this war, America was forced to become more independent and industrialize themselves.
What is the War of 1812
300
She is responsible for Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
400
American finally achieved their goal of Manifest Destiny when they acquired this large mass of land
What is the Mexican Cession
400
In an effort to protect American industry, what type of tax was levied on foreign goods
What is Protective Tariffs
400
The abolishment of alcohol was pushed by many women due to it connection to abuse at home
What is Temperance
400
As a result of the potato famine a large group of immigrants arrived from this island
What is Ireland
400
His newspaper the "Liberator" brought the abolitionist movement to Boston
Who is William Lloyd Garrison
500
He was president during the Mexican American War
Who is James polk
500
Although today know for their green tractor, John Deere is given credit for this early farming invention
What is the plow
500
A period of religious renewal in the 1800's that focused on reform and repairing moral injustice
(Hint: it the Second time around)
What is the second Great Awakening
500
He wrote "Civil Disobedience", and protested the Mexican American War by refusing to pay taxes
Who is Henry David Thoreau
500
The addition of this state into the Union would ignite a war over American boundaries
What is Texas
600
This small purchase of land allowed for the extension of a railroad from Texas to California without going though a foreign country
What is the Gadson Purchase
600
The two major immigrant groups given credit for completing the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad
Who are the Chinese and Irish
600
She wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, using the Declaration of Independence as its model
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton
600
He was involved with Bleeding Kansas as well as dying for the cause of slavery and raiding a Virginia military armory.
Who is John Brown
600
The year the gold Rush occurred, this nickname was attached to the men trying to seek their fortune in California. (Hint: It's a NFL team)
What were the 49ers (1849)