President #3
Who was the third President of the United States. Individual responsible for purchasing the Louisiana Territory and hiring Lewis and Clark?
Thomas Jefferson
True or False: The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory for a great deal, gaining 828,000 square miles for just $15 million.
True
Who was hired by Thomas Jefferson to explore the new land that was bought by President Jefferson?
Lewis and Clark
What industry did the United States use to enter the First Industrial Revolution?
Textile , Cloth, or Clothing
What item that was the new cash crop in the South, thanks to the Industrial Revolution?
Cotton
True or False: Jefferson always wanted to buy the entire Lousiana Territory?
False
What country did the United States buy the Louisiana Territory from?
France
Individual who was a Native American hired as an interpreter by Lewis and Clark
Sacagawea
What was the invention from the Industrial Revolution that allowed for easier travel to new portions of our country and move goods
Locomotive / Steamboat
True or False: The invention of the Cotton Gin led to the need for more slaves and larger plantations.
True
What did Thomas Jefferson want from the French?
The port city of New Orleans
Who was the French Individual who was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase and made a deal to sell the land to the United States
Napoleon Bonaparte
What was the goal of the expedition of Lewis and Clark?
Canvas the new land that was purchased
Document new forms of animal and plant species
Create relationships with natives
Who was the Individual who invented the interchangeable parts system and the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
Why did Thomas Jefferson not have the easiest time winning his Presidential Election?
Tied with Aaron Burr and the decision was left to the House of Representatives
Why did Thomas Jefferson want to gain the city of New Orleans?
To control the trading of goods happening in the city and on the Mississippi River
How did the Louisiana Purchase impact the United States?
Doubled the size of our country
Provided more land for expansion, and more available resources
To fix / solve a problem
To make something easier
To make something quicker
How can we best describe the Industrial Revolution?
Mass production of goods using machines
Moving from Farm to Factory in the Northeast specifically.
Originally, why was the South hesitant to industrialize like the Northeast?
Lots of Money invested in Slaves and Plantations
Economy based on agriculture and not industry
Why was Jefferson a well-liked President?
Followed Through on Promises
Stuck to his parties beliefs
Was down to Earth / humble
Seen as relatable, despite wealth and education
Why were the French so willing to let the Louisiana Territory go for such a low price?
They no longer had a use for the land after losing their colonies in the Caribbean
Napoleon was getting fed up with having to manage the land in North America
After their expedition, what can Lewis and Clark be given credit for?
Opening up the door to the west.
Providing Americans with a clearer idea of what lies beyond the Mississippi River and in the West
What were outcomes of the Industrial Revolution?
More people moving back to cities
Entrance of the Middle Class
New Workplace Culture
More goods = faster = more money
What was the outcome of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri enters as slave state and Maine enters as a free state
Any new states to the country above the 36 30 line will be free and below will be a slave state