1820-1830's
Moving South
Trail Fever
Reforming a
Nation
People and Terms
100
James Monroe was a strong believer in the idea that all the people should pull together with a sense of strong pride in their country. What is this called?
What is nationalism?
100
The rich soil and warm climate of central Alabama and Mississippi was perfect for growing this crop.
What is Cotton?
100
The first settlers in Oregon Country.
What is fur trappers and missionaries.
100
This gentlemen was a powerful and eloquent voice for the abolitionists. He was born a slave but escaped by posing as a free sailor
Who is Frederick Douglass?
100
Narcissa Whitman
Who are missionaries to the Oregon County.
200
This doctrine warned European nations against interfering in the Americas. "The American continents are.. not to be considered as subject for future colonization by any European powers." What is the name of the doctrine?
What is the Monroe doctrine?
200
Before Texas was part of the United States, it belong to this country.
What is Mexico?
200
People traveling in large groups, creating long lines of wagons.
What is a Wagon Train?
200
Charles G. Finney held these types of meetings that drew hundreds of people and brought them back their religious feelings.
What is revivals (camp meetings)?
200
John Sutter
Who is the person that owned land in California where gold was discovered.
300
In 1830, President Jackson encouraged Congress to pass this act. It moved these people west of the Mississippi.
What is The Indian Removal Act?
300
Santa Anna's men reached Texas in February, 1836. There were 184 men in a Spanish mission called the Alamo that stopped Santa Anna's men. While the men and the Alamo fought the Mexicans, this allowed these events to happen that helped Texas declare its independence from Mexico and set up a Republic of Texas on March 2, 1836.
What is the delay allowed Sam Houston to set up an attack near the San Jacinto River. It also allowed more Texans to sign up to fight the Mexican army.
300
Brigham Young moved this religious group along this trail for religious freedom.
What is the Mormon trail?
300
In 1848, the first women's right convention happened in this location.
What is Seneca Falls?
300
Inventor of the cotton gin.
Who is Eli Whitney.
400
Define the word "Suffrage" and tell how it was used in the eastern part of the United States verses the western part.
What is the right to vote? In the east it was voting rights were granted to white men who owned property. In the west, it was granted to all white men- property owner or not.
400
This man was the first president of the Republic of Texas.
What is Sam Houston?
400
People traveled this trail for 2,000 miles to seek fertile farmland and gold.
What is the California trail?
400
This man said that education could produce "intelligent and practical men" who would not remain poor.
Who is Horace Mann?
400
Suffrage
What is the right to vote.
500
Name the long journey of the Cherokee from 1938-1839.
What is the Trail of Tears?
500
This idea (belief) was that the United States should expand west to the Pacific Ocean.
What is manifest destiny?
500
If our wagon broke down; there was always help among the other travelers. Many tried to leave us and go out on their own, but just as many returned. There was greater safety in numbers against the Native Americans that tried to stop us from moving west. It was a hard trip, but once it was over we had a new home with lots of land.
What is life like traveling in a wagon train.
500
Compare the rights of men and women in the early 1800s.
What is white men had the freedom to vote and own property. Women did not have the right to vote or own property. They were considered nobodies.
500
Mechanical Reaper
What is a machine to harvest grain.
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