Vocab 1
The sale of a large piece of land west of the Mississippi River.
Louisiana Purchase
Waterways that connect bodies of water, such as rivers.
Canals
Andrew _________ became president in 1829.
Jackson
This man helped Lewis and Clark explore the West.
York
The Erie Canal helped this place become a very large city.
New York City
People can sail ships wherever they want.
Freedom of the seas
Engines used to pull trains.
Locomotive
The _____________ Revolution began in the United States in 1790.
Industrial
This person was the president during the War of 1812.
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson wanted the United States to own this country.
Canada
Thought up or made for the first time.
Invention
A machine that uses steam to create power for other machines.
Steam engine
The ___________ were forced to move west in 1838.
Cherokee
The leader of the Seminole in Florida.
Osceola
Who sold Florida to the United States?
Spain
People or machines make many goods that are exactly the same.
Mass production
Taxes on goods from other countries.
Tarriffs
The United States bought Louisiana from _______ in 1803.
France
This woman worked to improve women's education.
Mary Lyon
Who won the Battle of New Orleans in 1815?
Andrew Jackson
A machine that removes seeds from cotton plants.
Cotton gin
People who worked to end slavery in the United States.
Abolitionist
The United States signed a peace treaty to end the War of 1812 in ________ (what year).
1814.
She fought for better treatment of those with mental illness and reform American jails.
Dorothea Dix
This Cherokee person helped people learn to read and write.
Sequoyah