1st Vice President, 2nd President
John Adams
Inventor and diplomat, not a president.
Benjamin Franklin
1st President
George Washington
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Doubled the size of the United States and expanded west
Louisiana Purchase
What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
A. To create laws
B. To declare freedom from Britain
C. To start a war
D. To collect taxes
To declare freedom from Britain
What caused the War of 1812?
A. Trade agreements
B. Impressment of sailors
C. Peace treaties
D. Farming
Impressment of sailors
The Industrial Revolution led to—
A. Less production
B. More hand tools only
C. Increased factories and conflict
D. Less jobs
Increased factories and conflict
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
A. Buying land from Spain
B. Buying land from France
C. War with Mexico
D. Trade agreement
Buying land from France
Manifest Destiny meant—
A. Stay in place
B. Expand westward
C. Move east
D. Trade overseas
Expand westward
American Progress represents
Westward Expansion
create a better country, keep people safe and free, and promote peace
The Preamble
protects speech, religion, press, and assembly
1st Amendment
Expanded voting rights
15th Amendment
War of 1812 was caused by
impressment of sailors
Abraham Lincoln was the first
Republican president
John Deere created the
steel plow to improve farming
fought for women's right to vote
Susan B. Anthony
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote
capital of the United States
Washington, D.C.
came for religious freedom and settled in New England
Pilgrims
focused on shipbuilding, fishing, and trade
New England
focused on farming, diversity, and trade
Middle Colonies
focused on plantations and agriculture
Southern Colonies
Quaker who founded Pennsylvania for religious freedom
William Penn