A New Nation
Who was the first president of the United States of America?
George Washington
Who was the war with?
Britain v America
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
What was the Industrial Revolution?
A time period where many inventions were made that helped increase production of goods and assisted Americans in their daily lives.
What are state's rights?
The rights given to the state by the US government.
What does inauguration mean?
To officially be in office.
Why were Americans angry?
Britain had captured Americans.
Who were Lewis and Clark and what did they do?
Explorers who explored the Louisiana Purchase territory to analyze plants, animals, and landforms.
What is free enterprise?
An economic system that allows for companies to compete with each other.
Why was slavery a cause of the Civil War?
Because the North wanted to abolish slavery and the South wanted to expand slavery to the rest of the country.
What was the term limit that Washington set for future presidents?
2 terms = 8 years
What did the British burn during the war?
President's mansion and the Capitol which led to the rebuilding of Washington D.C.
What is manifest destiny?
The belief that God told Americans to expand west.
God-given right to expand.
What rights did women want? MUST SAY ALL 3
Voting
Education
Equal Pay
What was important about the Election of 1860?
3 candidates and Lincoln won which meant that slavery might be abolished because he was an abolitionist.
What is a president's cabinet?
A group of advisors that help the president make decisions.
Because of the war, the US felt _________.
Proud. They gained confidence after winning. Which led to the feeling of nationalism -- feeling like your country is the best.
What was the Trail of Tears?
The path that Native Americans were forced to take by the American government to move from their homes in the Louisiana territory to reservations in Oklahoma.
What are abolitionists?
People that wanted to abolish slavery. Some were former slaves.
How did sectionalism cause slavery?
Each section (North and South) were loyal to their region or area. The Northerners were proud to be in the North and the Southerners were proud to be in the South.
What did George Washington warn us against?
Political parties
Who was Francis Scott Key?
The author of "The Star Spangled Banner" that was written after the War of 1812 and was made the National Anthem in 1931.
American born citizens were having their jobs taken by ______________.
immigrants who came from countries that had difficult living conditions.
Women wrote a Declaration of Sentiments where they said what?
Said how they felt and listed the rights that they wanted.
What does secession mean? and how did it affect the US?
Secession was when the states split from the Union (US) and created their own country. This meant that the Civil War was certain.