Vocabulary
Daniel Boone was one of the best-known pioneers to cross the Appalachian Mountains. What is a pioneer?
an early settler in an area
Who was the Native American who was hired to help Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
Sacagawea
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
What was so difficult about the Trail of Tears?
It was an 800 mile journey through really difficult weather.
Who invented the telegraph? The telegraph sent messages with short dots and longer dashes.
Samuel B Morse
In order to make transportation in rivers easier, they often had canals. What is a canal?
a human-made waterway that connects bodies of water
While Lewis and Clark were on their expedition, they did what things to help track everything they saw?
created maps, journaled, brought back seeds, plants, and animals
Which famous poem was written during the War of 1812?
The Star Spangled Banner
What was the path called that Native Americans had to take to get to the Indian Territory?
the Trail of Tears
Who invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts for things like guns?
Eli Whitney
In 1849, over 90,000 people traveled to California to search for gold. What were these people called?
forty-niners
Who did Lewis ask to join the expedition?
William Clark
What caused the War of 1812?
The British navy kept using impressment on American sailors
On which trail did people travel from Missouri to the land out west?
The Oregon Trail
Who invented a strong steel plow to cut through heavy soil?
John Deere
The War of 1812 began when Americans wanted to stop impressment from the British navy. What is impressment?
British warships forcing American sailors to work on the British navy ships
Who was chosen by President Jefferson to learn more about the land in the Louisiana Purchase?
Meriwether Lewis
Which two major U.S. cities did Britain attack during the War of 1812?
Washington D.C. and Baltimore
Which trail was a 1,000 mile trip that ended in the Great Salt Lake Valley? The trip on this trail was led by Brigham Young.
the Mormon Trail
How did transportation become faster during the Industrial Revolution?
invention of steamboat and railroads
Americans often believed in manifest destiny when borders were expanding. What is manifest destiny?
the idea that the United States should stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
What was the purchase that more than doubled the United States in size? Who negotiated the purchase on the U.S. side? Who sold the land to the U.S.?
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
Napoleon Bonaparte
The Mexican-American war was a fight over what?
the border between Texas and Mexico
Which act did President Jackson sign as a way to get rid of Cherokee and other Native tribes?
the Indian Removal Act
What was the name of the movement when manufacturing changed from hands-on work to machine work?
The Industrial Revolution