Inventions
Samuel Morse perfected what means of communication?
Telegraph
Who did the House of Representatives elect as president in 1824?
John Quincy Adams
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Henry Clay was named Secretary of State afterward.
None of the candidates won the electoral vote.
Andrew Jackson won the popular vote.
What canal decreased shipping costs and led to the growth of New York as a financial center of the world?
Erie Canal
The battle of San Jacinto forced Santa Anna to recognize which 'state's' independence?
Pronounced San Ka-seento
Texas
The Mexican dictator, _______, massacred the Americans at the Alamo and at Goliad
Which American region wanted high tariffs to protect American manufacturing?
North - where the factories were
How did Robert Fulton's steamboat impact river travel?
Allowed travel upstream
In the Webster-Hayne debate, which side believed states to be independent and supported the Doctrine of Nullification?
Senator Robert Hayne of South Carolina
BONUS - Difference between the Doctrine and Ordinance of Nullification
What road opened up the Northwest territory?
Cumberland/National Road
What began the Texas Revolt?
Texans attacked Mexican (and defeated) Mexican soldiers at San Antonio
What two regions did not support public (government) funded roads and canals?
North and South
What did Eli Whitney invent?
The Cotton Gin
Revolutionized the cotton industry, and reestablished the need for slave labor in the American South.
People criticized Andrew Jackson for the spoils system, what did they mean?
Placing supporters in political office
How was the Missouri Compromise settled?
Maine - free state
Missouri - slave state
No slavery was allowed north of 36° 30'.
What city was captured by Winfield Scott to end the Mexican War?
Mexico City
Which regions wanted high prices for public lands being sold?
North and South
What is Samuel Slater known for?
started the first textile factory in the United States
John C. Calhoun
Who were the first people to explore the west?
Fur traders
Bonus - what group began the 'mass movement' to Oregon?
*discuss water and time*
What family brought Americans to Texas?
*hint capital of Texas
Austin (Moses and son Stephen)
Which two nations had claims to Oregon?
U.S.(Lewis and Clark first to really map out) & England (Sir Francis Drake had sailed along the Oregon coast in the sixteenth century and claimed the land for England)
In addition to the cotton gin, why else is Eli Whitney significant to American history?
He is the father of mass production - interchangeable parts on muskets.
Which presidents policies best showed support for Manifest Destiny?
President Polk
(i.e. Texas border, California, Oregon Territory etc)
What else happened under his presidency (Gold, instigated the Mexican War)
Why was the north opposed to cheap land in the west?
Feared losing factory workers
Gadsden Purchase was made to ensure a direct line for the building of a southern _______________________.
Railroad; purchased from Mexico in 1854
the three states that the United States obtained from Mexico:
New Mexico, California, Texas
Bonus! Which state was known as the Bear Flag Republic