Who Am I?
I am responsible for the creation of the Steam Locomtive.
Who was Peter Cooper?
Thomas Jefferson may have violated the Constitution and doubled the size of the country with this act.
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
This moment proved that democracy could work because there was a peaceful transfer of power from one party to another.
What was the Election of 1800?
"Philosophy" which greatly motivated people to continue to expand west.
What was Manifest Destiny?
Desire for this prompted the Mexican-American War.
What was land?
I brought information over from England and setup textile mills in the North.
Who was Samuel Slater?
Written by John Quincy Adams, this stated that Europeans should stop colonizing lands in the Western Hemisphere.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
O, Say Can You See? Francis Scott Key wrote our national anthem after this event.
What was the attack on Ft. McHenry in Baltimore?
Political party formed in opposition to Andrew Jackson.
What was the Whig party?
The number of enslaved laborers dramatically increased after the creation of this item.
What was the cotton gin?
You can give me credit for creating the cotton gin and interchangeable parts.
Who was Eli Whitney?
Andrew Jackson passed the Force Act to keep this state from seceding because of their anger over tariffs.
What was South Carolina?
Both men and women met here in 1848 to discuss the role of women and women's rights.
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
Title given to the experience Native Americans went through when they were forced from their homes.
What was the Trail of Tears?
Tensions ran high between the US and Mexico over this state.
What was Texas?
My mechanical reaper helped increase farming in the West.
Who was Cyrus McCormick?
Andrew Jackson ignored the Supreme Court to pass this "life changing" act.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
The first of many agreements designed to avoid a possible Civil War, this one was completed in 1820.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
As the US expanded, jobs and lands opened for these two immigrant groups.
Who were the German and Irish?
To fight against slavery, this was used to free enslaved laborers to the north.
What was the Underground Railroad?
Please go out and buy one of my hats or tractors, but it all started with the steel plow.
Who was John Deere?
After threatening war, James K. Polk negotiated with this country to get Oregon.
What was Great Britain?
This "revolution" changed the way our country worked, traveled and lived.
What was the Industrial Revolution?
President Polk added these two regions to the US.
What were the Mexican Cession and Oregon Country?
Accomplishments of Lewis and Clark included these.
What are formed relationships with Native Americans, learned about the geography of the land, learned the environment, found new rivers and discovered there was no Northwest Passage?