Famous People
Who helped over 70 slaves escape to freedom.
Harriet Tubman
What was the Underground Railroad?
A network of people, places, and routes that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom.
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Samuel Morse Invented a machine, what was it called.....
The telegraph
True or False:
Less than 1000 Cherokee died during the Trail of Tears.
FALSE!
Who was the President during the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
Trail of Tears was......
Native Americans being forced from their homelands to move west.
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Cyrus Mccormick Invented........
The Reaper: Cuts Wheat
True or False: Manifest Destiny was an idea.
True
Who was the president who Purchased the Louisiana Territory?
Thomas Jefferson
Missouri Compromise was.....
An agreement that addressed the issue of slavery in the United States.
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Eli Whitney Invented.......
Cotton Gin
True or False: Abolish means to keep something around.
FALSE
Abolish means to get rid of something.
Who Wrote the Liberator Newspaper?
William Garison
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
The US purchasing a large amount of land.
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Samuel Morse invented something other than the telegraph, what else did he invent?
Morse Code
True or False: The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.
True
Who was the explorer who became the leader of the Republic of California during the Bear Flag Revolt.
John C. Fremont
What was the Oregon Trail?
A wagon road that connected Independence that was very dangerous.
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William Garison created what newspaper?
The Liberator Newspaper
True or False: The Indian Homestead Act, Indian Appropriations Act - was an act that was passed by 1851 by congress that set up reservations for Native Americans to live on.
FALSE
The Indian Appropriations Act....