Territorial Expansion
Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from this country.
France
This building where the President lives and works was burned during the War of 1812
the White House
This invention made it easier and faster for people to communicate across long distances
the telegraph
An example of this term is how factories in the North focused on making textiles and making them very well
specialization
Frederick Douglass was this type of reformer because he fought to end slavery.
an abolitionist
This led to population growth in California during Westward Expansion.
the discovery of gold or The Gold Rush
The title of this event is described as forcefully removing the American Indians from their homelands and taking their land. They walked thousands of miles and many died from disease along the way.
The Trail of Tears.
This plain is a flat area that stretches along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
the Atlantic Coastal Plain
When settlers decided to travel west, they gave up their old homes and lives. The homes they left behind are an example of this term
opportunity cost
This person was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and a Union spy during the Civil War
Harriet Tubman
This country won the Battle of the Alamo.
Mexico
The battle where the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne refused to move to a reservation and defeated the U.S. army
the Battle of Little Bighorn
This water feature was built to transport raw materials from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
the Erie Canal
An example of this term is when miners received supplies they needed and merchants get money for what they sold the miners
voluntary exchange
This abolitionist and suffragist gave speeches about her time as an enslaved woman
Sojourner Truth
Settlers in their wagons traveled this hoping to find rich soil and cheap farmland
the Oregon Trail
One cause of the War of 1812 was when the British Navy kidnapped U.S. sailors and forced them to work on British ships
impressment
These 2 technological advancements during Westward Expansion made it easier to ship goods and move people further and faster.
the steam locomotive and steamboat
This is when a change in price leads to a change in buyers’ behavior
price incentive
Susan B. Anthony was arrested in 1872 for trying to do this
vote in an election
President Jefferson sent these two to explore the Louisiana Territory
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
The words to this patriotic song were inspired during the War of 1812
the “Star Spangled Banner
This is the location of the White House and home to our nations capital.
Washington, DC
This invention led to cotton becoming the number one cash crop in the South
the cotton gin
Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote a speech called the Declaration of Sentiments that was based on this famous U.S. document
the Declaration of Independence