Lesson 1
Who was the man that improved the reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
Who was the president that was given the name "Old Hickory"?
Andrew Jackson
What trail did most travelers take heading west? (Think of the old computer game)
Oregon Trail
What was the name for the old Spanish mission that was later turned to a fort?
Alamo
Who was the man that invented a machine that picked the cotton seeds faster? What was the invention called?
Eli Whitney, Cotton Gin
Who was Andrew Jackson's main enemy?
Bank of the US
What were the three main trails for the settlers heading West?
California, Oregon and Santa Fe trail
Who was the former congressman that fought with the Texans for their independence?
Davey Crockett
In 1811, the federal government started building the _______, that went from Maryland to Illinois.
National Road
In 1833, Jackson took away what from the bank? He ordered the money to be put into the ______ and ________ banks?
The federal government's money, State and local banks
The state of Utah got its name from the _____ people that lived there?
Ute
Who was the president of Mexico that led his armies at the Alamo?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Robert Fulton improved the __________. A machine that made river and water travel easier.
Steam Engine
In 1830, a law that allowed the President to remove Native Americans form their homelands was called the _________? This led to an event where many Native Americans died called the _________? What tribe left their land peacefully?
Indian Removal Act, Trial of Tears, Choctaw
Who was the man that led a large group of mormons to Utah?
Brigham Young
The United States signed this treaty with Mexico after the war?
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What two bodies of water did the Erie Canal connect? They used a system similar to a ______ to level the water as boats moved up and down?
Lake Erie and Hudson River, elevator system
Who were the 5 tribes greatly affected by the IRA?
Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Muscogee
What was the event where thousands of settlers went to in search for a precious metal? What were those people called?
Gold Rush, 49ers
The US gained these three states from the treaty with Mexico? They gained parts of what other states?
California, Nevada and Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico
What were the group of young women called that worked 12-14 hours a day, six days a week?
"Mill girls"
In 1824, what president said this, "a population of four million has expanded to 12. A territory bounded (ended) by the Mississippi River has been extended from the sea to sea. New states have been admitted to the Union..."
John Quincy Adams
Why did Marcus Whitman and his wife travel to Oregon?
They were missionaries and wanted to convert people to their religion.
What was the ideological thinking that the settlers had that made them think the land in the West was theirs for the taking?
Manifest Destiny