Revolution
The first president of the United States
George Washington
He was president during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
The US bought this chunk of land from France in 1803, doubling the size of the nation
Louisiana Purchase
This machine, invented by Eli Whitney, made cotton processing much more efficient - leading to the expansion of slavery
Cotton Gin
The Executive, Legislative, and Judicial are the names of the ______ of government
Branches
The 13 colonies fought for independence from this European nation
Great Britain
Also known as the South, name the group of states who fought to leave the US
Confederacy
The two men who led an expedition to explore the newly purchased land
Lewis and Clark
This machine used boiling water to power all sorts of machines, including trains and boats.
Steam Engine
This document is the supreme law of the land
Constitution
The year that the US declared independence
1776
This side won the Civil War
The North (Union)
Many settlers took this route westward to the Pacific Ocean; also the name of a famous computer game from 1971
Oregon Trail
How many people (approximately) died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
150 persons
This amendment freed all enslaved people in the US
13th Amendment
The year that the Revolutionary War began
1775
The Civil War lasted this many years
4
California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, New Mexico
The name of a group of workers who band together demanding better working conditions
This amendment guarantees freedom of speech, protest, religion, and press (news)
1st Amendment
The year that the Revolutionary War ended
1783
This person assassinated the president shortly after the Civil War ended
John Wilkes Booth
Name the only US state (in the lower 48) to have been an independent nation before statehood
Texas
Define "Industrial"
(answers may vary)
The US Constitution was ratified in this year
1788