Pluses & Minuses
what did the US gain from the Lousiana Purchase?
doubled the size of our land
FL and TX became states in this year
1845
one of the 1st inventions of the Industrial Revolution
spinning jenny
name given to people who relocated to CA the 2nd year of the gold rush
49-ers
3rd President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson
the gold rush greatly increased CA population and caused it to
officially become a state
CA became a state in
1850
what invention changed the way people communicated
electric telegraph
a purposeful journey taken by a group of people, often for exploration, scientific research, or discovery
expedition
invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
the main purpose of the Lewis & Clarke Expedition
to find all water route from east to west coast
the "rush" of people relocating to CA happened in what year?
1849
the steam engine helped create these 2 inventions that greatly helped change our transportation system
steamboat, steam locomotive (train)
to give up
cede
used as a guide by Lewis & Clarke
Sacagawea
what state gained it's own independence, but then asked to join the US?
Texas
In what years did the Industrial Revolution occur?
1790-1870
one of the most important inventions during the IR
steam engine
belief that the US was destined by God to spread their way of life as they ventured west
manifest destiny
name of France's monarch who sold the Louisiana Territory to the US
Napoleon
name the path used by tens of thousands of people to travel from MO to OR
Oregon Trail
what year were women granted the right to vote?
1920
what 2 inventions made farming easier
cotton gin, mechanical reaper
the right to vote in political elections is called
suffrage
the gold rush started in this person's saw mill
John Sutter