Vocabulary
What is abolition?
The act/fight to slavery
Who is Daniel Boone?
An experienced woodsman and pioneer in the Appalachian region
What is the job of the Department of State?
Deals with other countries
What ports would Irish immigrants travel to?
New York and Boston
a long journey made by many tribes in which people died and people get sick
What is famine?
A severe food shortage
Who is Henry Clay?
Is from South Carolina and he was the leader of the War Hawks group
What is the job of Department of Treasury?
The national financial manners
What region was known for their factories?
The North
Which Native American group was Andrew Jackson sent to stop?
The Seminoles
What is foreign policy?
Any action related to other nations/countries
What is Francis Scott known for?
He was inspired by the still flag and made the national anthem
What did the 1791 National Bank create?
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
A message from President James Monroe sent telling Europeans not to come to US
Why was the cotton gin important invention?
It could help clean up cotton in a short amount of time
What is suffrage?
When white males can vote even if they do not own property
What is the Alien and Sedition Acts?
A series of laws that limited free speech, a free press and the freedom of immigrants
Who is Susan B Anthony and why is she important?
She is an abolitionist who was the President of an organization that fought for women's right to vote
Why was Monroe's purchase of the port of New Orleans so important?
It was important because now the US was bigger and had access to more natural resources
Florida was getting too hard to defend
What is the Trail of Tears?
Tell me about the Louisiana Territory? (who had it first and how did the US get it)
It was originally purchased by Napolean Bonaparte (French) but later purchased by President James Monroe for 15 million.
Why did German immigrants come to America?
German immigrants came to America because there was a huge revolution in their homeland and because there was a new government
What is the Indian Removal Act?
The Indian Removal Act was a passed law saying that all tribes had to move from their area to one area in the Midwest