3rd Grade
Why was the constitution created?
To protect the rights of U.S. citizens.
Lewis and Clark were _________s hired to investigate the Louisiana Territory.
explorer
When African Americans were treated unfairly because of how they looked, it was known as ______.
discrimination
Hispaniola became a Spanish _______, or settlement far from the country that rules it.
Colony
To ________ a person is to force them to work against their will.
Enslave
Who explored the area currently known as Kentucky?
Daniel Boone
The far edge of a country where new people are just beginning to settle is known as a ________.
frontier
What was developed in 1869 to improve transportation across the continent?
Transcontinental Railroad
Christopher Columbus prepared for his ______ by making sure the ships had supplies.
expedition
What did John Cabot hope to discover?
The Northwest Passage
What doubled the size of the United States in 1803?
the Louisiana Purchase
Why did immigrants come to America?
To search for freedom and jobs.
Who invented the first elevator?
Elisha Otis
What was the difference between Ponce de Leon and Hernando de Soto?
Leon: fountain of youth Soto: gold
Colonists from Newfoundland sent ________ back to Europe.
fish
What were some of the reasons settlers wanted to move west?
to find gold
People moved to Pennsylvania for what industry?
Coal
What made car manufacturing easier for Henry Ford? Why did this change the way cars were made?
Assembly line. It made the making of cars faster and cheaper.
Bartolome de Las Casas was a famous ______.
Missionary.
Colonists at Jamestown most likely spent their days doing what?
Farming
A settler who moves to an area that is new is called a(n) __________.
Which direction did the African Americans migrate within the United States?
from the South to the North
Who invented the telegraph and why was it important?
Joseph Henry invented the telegraph in 1830. Finally, in 1843, telegraph lines were put up and new could travel with lightening speed.
A __________ is a person of both Spanish and Native American descent.
Mestizo
Describe the conditions for the Native Americans on the encomiendas.
People were dying of starvation and overwork and dehydration