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Louisiana Purchase/Lewis and Clark Expedition
Vocabulary
War of 1812
Star Spangled Banner
Industrial Revolution Begins
100
What route did the Lewis and Clark Expedition take?
They used the Missouri River as a transportation guide
100
What was the Industrial Revolution?
Period of important change from making goods by hand to making goods by machines in factories.
100
The War of 1812 began over disputes between Britain and the US over what?
freely sailing the Atlantic Ocean
100
What do the lyrics "O say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave" refers to what?
the American flag
100
Which group was most impacted by Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin?
Southern plantation owners
200
Lewis and Clark crossed a huge area of land that gave the United States claim to what area of the country?
Northwest
200
Describe the free enterprise system?
Economic system in which people are free to start their own businesses and own their own property
200
What might a newspaper headline read following the events of the War of 1812? (Think about the outcomes of the war)
United States gains respect of nations of the world
200
The lyrics "and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air" refers to what
The battle between the British and the US at Fort McHenry
200
Supply of textiles increased. How would this affect the price of textiles?
Textiles would cost less than they had in the past
300
What impact did the Louisiana Purchase have on the size of the United States?
It doubled the size of the United States
300
Define supply
Amount of product that is available
300
One outcome of The War of 1812 was which famous work?
The Star Spangled Banner
300
What motivated Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner?
His delight at seeing the American flag after being imprisoned on a British ship
300
3 individuals start different types of businesses. How is this an example of the free enterprise system?
Private individuals are owning businesses.
400
In addition to mapping the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark contributed to Americans knowledge about ...
American Indian tribes
400
Define demand
Amount of product that people are willing to buy
400
Which president declared War on Britain in 1812?
James Madison
400
In the poem The Star Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key was writing about what?
Excitement about seeing the American flag still flying after a night of fighting
400
The Industrial Revolution changed the way we produced goods. Describe how it changed.
The US went from producing goods by hand to using machines.
500
What early U.S. president was responsible for doubling the size of the country?
Thomas Jefferson
500
What is a cotton gin?
Machine invented by Eli Whitney that cleaned the seeds from cotton
500
What painting did Dolly Madison refuse to leave the White House without?
Portrait of George Washington
500
Who wrote The Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key
500
What is a canal?
Man made waterway