People on the Move
The Nation Grows
The War of 1812
Age of Jackson
States and Capitals
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Who was Daniel Boone
He was a hunter and pioneer. Inn 1769 Boone and others followed an American Indian trail through the Cumberland Gap.
100
Who was the third president to be elected, and when was he elected?
Thomas Jefferson, 1800.
100
Who became president in 1808, and which war was taking place during this time?
James Madison. France were at war with Britain during that time.
100
Explain how president Andrew Jackson was different from the first 6 presidents.
The first 6 were all from wealthy families from VA and MA. Jackson was from a poor family from the Carolina frontier. He was tough and determined. He moved to Tennessee where he worked as a lawyer, politician and plantation owner.
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MN WI MI
St. Paul Madison Lansing
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Define FRONTIER
Edge of a country or settled region.
200
Describe the differences between the Democratic Republican party and the Federalist party.
Democratic Republican party: President Jefferson, Stronger states, weaker federal government. Wanted to help the farmers. Federalist party: Strong federal government. helped merchants and manufacturers through laws.
200
Explain the meaning of impressment.
The British navy boarded American ships in search of British soldiers who were now working for America. Sometimes American soldiers were captured.
200
What is the meaning of suffrage?
The right to vote. The USA was the only country to give white men without property the right to vote. This helped Jackson during the 1828 election.
200
IA IL IN
Des Moines Springfield Indianapolis
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Why did people move to the frontier?
They looked for new opportunities and cheap land in the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys.
300
What was the Louisiana Purchase, and when did this take place?
Napoleon Bonaparte sold a large piece of land west of the Mississippi to the USA in 1803 for $15mil.
300
Why did America declare war on Britain on June 18, 1812?
They wanted to stop impressment, and wanted to keep Britain from helping American Indians in their fight against the Americans. They also wanted to drive the British out of Canada.
300
What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Jackson thought Indians slowed down the nation's growth by living on land wanted by the settlers. He ordered that all Indians east of the Mississippi be moved west and he moved people in the South East to Oklahoma- known as Indian Territory.
300
MO KY OH
Jefferson City Frankfort Columbus
400
Why were there conflict between the pioneers and the American Indians?
This land was already settled and farmed by the American Indians.
400
What three things did Jefferson ask Lewis and Clarke to do?
1. Gather information about landforms, plants, animals and the climate. 2. Study the cultures of the Western Indians. 3. Explore the Missouri and Columbia rivers.
400
When and how did the war of 1812 come to an end?
After 2 years of fighting no one was winning, so they agreed to end the war. The treaty of Ghent (Belgium) was signed in 1816. Things returned to the way it was before the war.
400
What was the Trail of Tears?
The forceful removal of Cherokee Indians in 1838 from their land to Indian Territory. This was a 1,000 mile journey. Nearly a quarter died on the way.
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AR TN WV
Little Rock Nashville Charleston
500
What did the pioneers use to travel on the rivers with?
Flatboats.
500
Describe the route travelled by Lewis and Clarke.
Up the Missouri River, over the Rocky Mountains, down the Columbia river to the Pacific Ocean.
500
What was the Monroe Doctrine and when was he elected as president?
The Monroe Doctrine ordered Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere, and promised that the USA would stay out of Europe's fights.
500
Who invented a writing system for the Cherokee Indians?
Sequoyah.
500
MS AL FL
Jackson Montgomery Tallahassee
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