First 5 Presidents
warned against political parties and foreign alliances.
Who is george washington?
This U.S. president was known as a “common man” and expanded voting rights for white males
➤ Who is Andrew Jackson?
This movement worked to end slavery in the U.S.
➤ What is the Abolition Movement?
This invention by Eli Whitney made it easier to separate cotton fibers and increased dependence on slavery.
➤ What is the cotton gin?
He was president of the Confederate States during the Civil War.
➤ Who is Jefferson Davis?
He bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, doubling the size of the U.S. He also placed an embargo act
➤ Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This term describes the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand from coast to coast.
➤ What is Manifest Destiny?
She organized the Seneca Falls Convention and demanded women’s rights.
➤ Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
The shift from hand tools to machines in factories was part of this major era.
➤ What is the Industrial Revolution?
The first battle of the Civil War took place at this fort in South Carolina.
➤ What is Fort Sumter?
He decided to fine and penalize Americans who criticized the government. He wanted to deport immigrants who were considered a danger to the country.
Who is John Adams?
This law, signed by Jackson, led to the forced removal of Native Americans from their lands.
➤ What is the Indian Removal Act?
This reformer improved treatment of the mentally ill and prison conditions.
➤ Who is Dorothea Dix?
This innovation improved mass communication across large distances.
What is the telegraph?
This battle was the turning point of the Civil War and led to Lincoln’s famous address.
➤ What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
His presidency is known as the “Era of Good Feelings,” and he issued a doctrine warning Europe to stay out of the Americas.
➤ Who is James Monroe?
This 1838 event forced the Cherokee to move west, resulting in thousands of deaths.
➤ What is the Trail of Tears?
This movement aimed to reduce or ban the use of alcohol.
➤ What is the Temperance Movement?
This innovation by Robert Fulton helped with faster travel along rivers.
What is the steamboat?
These laws passed in Southern states after the Civil War limited the rights of African Americans.
➤ What are Black Codes?
He led the U.S. during the War of 1812 and was the last Founding Father to serve as president.
➤ Who is James Madison?
Name two territories the U.S. acquired during Manifest Destiny and how they were acquired.
➤ What are: Texas (annexation), Oregon (treaty with Britain), Mexican Cession (Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo), Gadsden Purchase (purchase from Mexico for railroad)?
Name three major reform movements and their key goals.
Abolition – end slavery; Women’s Rights – gain equality/vote; Temperance – limit alcohol. Education - all children go to school.
Name two important inventions from the Industrial Revolution and explain their significance.
➤ What are: The cotton gin (increased cotton production, fueled slavery); The steam engine (improved transportation and factory production), railroad, mechanical reaper, telegraph, assembly line, interchangeable parts?
Name TWO negative effects of Reconstruction on African-Americans.
What are black codes, KKK, Jim Crow laws, sharecropping, poll taxes, grandfather clause, literacy tests?