Washington Takes Office
Place that was chosen as the nation's capital and the center of government?
What is Washington D.C. (District of Columbia)
Who did President Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Purchase?
Who is Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
How did the War of 1812 change the way Americans viewed their nation?
What is "it showed how the U.S. could stand up to the most powerful nation on Earth. Many Americans felt patriotism."
Word that means: the right to vote.
What is: "suffrage"
Main reason why so many immigrants came from Ireland in the mid-1800s.
What is "the Irish Potato Famine".
A group of advisors to the president.
What is a "cabinet"
Name the woman who joined Louis and Clark as an interpreter.
Who is Sacagawea and her husband Charrboneau.
What is on the seas.
Law passed by Congress forcing Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.
What is the "Indian Removal Act"
Word that means: to improve society.
What is: "Reform"
What were the names of the first 2 political parties in the U.S?
What are the Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists.
What person and what country was the Louisiana territory bought from?
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte of France.
Name of the treaty that ended the War of 1812.
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
What is "warn European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere".
Summarize: What was the main message that came out of the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?
What is "women should have the same rights as men."
Political party that believed the nation needed a strong economy based on trade and industry.
What is "the Federalists."
Name one goal of Lewis and Clark's expedition.
What is:
1. To find a river route to the Pacific Ocean
2. Learn about Native Americans in the area.
3. Take notes on all they discovered (plants, animals, landforms, etc.)
Battle during which our national anthem was born. (What was the name of the person who wrote it +1)
(+1 Who is Francis Scott Key)
Describe life for southeast Native Americans in the 1820s-1830s.
What is "they lived like white settlers; farming, trading, and living in towns."
Who invented the Cotton Gin and why did it help make cotton more profitable?
Who is "Eli Whitney."
What is "it could clean cotton quicker than a human could allowing there to be more cotton produced quicker."
A group of people chosen by each state to vote for the president and vice president.
What is: "the Electoral College."
What was one reason for the War of 1812?
What is:
1. Impressment
2. British disallowed the U.S to trade with France
3. British supplied Native Americans in Canada with weapons.
4. War Hawks wanted to force British out of Canada and stop attacks on American ships.
Man who became famous after defeating the British with freed African Americans at the Battle of New Orleans. (FULL NAME PLEASE)
Who is Andrew Jackson.
Why did 1/4 of Cherokees die on the trail of tears?
What is "they had to travel 1,000 miles and were unprepared for natural events and a harsh winter."
Name 3 famous abolitionists and explain who they were.
Who is:
1. Sojourner Truth: an enslaved African American woman.
2. Fredrick Douglass: Escaped from slavery in the South
3. William Lloyd Garrison: white man who wrote "The Liberator"