Vocabulary
to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
The Supreme Court picks the next President?
False
Large Plantations with many slaves
South
Who won the election of 1800 and became the 3rd President of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitley
What is Secede?
to break away from a country or a group
The Louisiana Purchase provided large amounts of new land to settlers.
Had Large Factories
North
Before the United States bought the Louisiana Purchase, which country controlled it?
Spain
Who were Lewis and Clark?
Explorers who traveled to the West to seek land and resources.
What is Jurisdiction?
the power or right to interpret and apply a law
Andrew Jackson believed that the banks should be controlled by the government.
False
Produced sugar cane
South
Who was a famous General from the Battle of New Orleans that later became President in 1828?
Andrew Jackson
Why did settlers need to be able to use the Mississippi River?
To ship their crops north or south
What is a strike?
a refusal to work in order to force an employer to make changes.
Florida belonged to Spain before it became part of the United States.
True
Produced Military Weapons
North
The War of 1812 was between which two countries?
United States and England
Which group made up the largest number of whites in the South?
Yeoman Farmers
What is the Domestic Slave Trade?
the trade of enslaved people within the United States
Most Southern Farms were large plantations.
False
Had strikes because of child labor laws
Why did Western settlers need to get loans from the bank?
To help run their farms. They were poor and needed help when it came to keeping their business running.
What are the four changes that Jefferson made to the federal government?
Lowering the national debt
Cutting Military Spending
Cutting the Number of government workers to only a few hundred
Getting rid of most federal taxes