New Government
Chapters 3 &4
Constitution
Industrial Revolution
Chapters 6&7
100
The first plan of government for the United States
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
Two men who set out to map the Missouri River and a find a land route to the Pacific Ocean
Who are Lewis and Clark?
100
The highest court in the United States
What is The Supreme Court ?
100
An engine built by Eli Whitney to remove seeds from cotton.
What is the cotton gin?
100
A belief that the United States had the right to expand.
What is manifest destiny?
200
An elected body of people that make laws
What is the legislature?
200
The sale of land that nearly doubled the size of the United States
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
200
The system of keeping one branch from gaining too much power
What is checks and balances
200
A factory where workers turned cotton into cloth.
What is a textile mill?
200
An 800 mile march forced upon Native Americans.
What is the Trail of Tears?
300
The "Father of the Constitution"
Who is James Madison?
300
During the war of 1812, they were Americans who believed they could conquer Canada.
Who were the "War Hawks"?
300
Statement of guaranteed liberties
What is the bill of rights?
300
It used a system of locks to raise and lower the water level.
What is the Erie Canal?
300
Large group of wagons pulled by oxen that offered protection against attacks.
What is wagon trains?
400
The person responsible for Shays Rebellion
Who is Daniel Shays?
400
A battle where Americans led by Andrew Jackson crushed the British.
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
400
changes to the Constitution
What are amendments?
400
The first small locomotive built by Peter Cooper.
What is "Tom Thumb"?
400
When thousands of people arrived in California in 1849.
What is the "Gold Rush"?
500
A meeting of delegates that took place in hot rooms for almost 4 months.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
500
Anthem written by Francis Scott Key inspired by the American defense of Baltimore's Fort McHenry.
What is the Star Spangled Banner?
500
The Secretary of State, The secretary of War, The Secretary of Treasury and other advisors.
What is the President's cabinet?
500
It allowed transportation of goods and people much more quickly than horses.
What is a steam engine?
500
A Spanish mission made into a fort.
What is the Alamo?
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