Technology
What did the cotton gin do?
It separated the cotton from the cotton seed.
Name two presidents that followed the Monroe Doctrine.
John F. Kennedy and Theodore Roosevelt
Oregon Country was divided at what parallel?
49th
Date for the Monroe Doctrine
1823
What is Lincoln's nickname?
The Log Cabin President
The Industrial Revolution was marked by what?
The use of steam power
What power did President Jackson use often?
His presidential veto
How many Americans were killed at the Battle of the Alamo?
200
Date for Slavery in the South
1619-1865
What is Astoria?
A trading post for John Jacob Astor's fur company
When did building on the Erie Canal being?
1817
Name the Mexican dictator and one man who died at the Alamo.
Santa Anna and Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, or W.B. Travis
It is estimated that Harriet Tubman helped lead _________ slaves to freedom through what?
300 and the Underground Railroad
Date for the War with Mexico
1846-1848
What were the two ways people traveled by BOAT to California?
Around the southern tip of South America and across the isthmus of Panama
How long did the Pony Express operate, and what caused its end?
18 months and the transcontinental telegraph
Name 3 men who fought in the War with Mexico.
Zachary Taylor, John C. Fremont, Winfield Scott, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, or George McClellan
How tall was Abraham Lincoln?
6'4"
What happens between 1803-1854?
Westward Expansion
Name 3 trails to the West and why people would travel on them.
Oregon Trail - farming and fur trapping
Santa Fe Trail - trading with Mexico
Mormon Trail - escape persecution
California Trail - gold
What had been created in the north that increased the demand for southern cotton?
Textile mills
Who was known as the Great Compromiser?
Henry Clay
The Cherokees were offered $ __________ to move, ____________ Cherokees began the journey, and ____________ Cherokees died.
$5.7 million, 18,000, and 4,000
What events happened during Andrew Jackson's presidency, and what were the dates for his presidency? (3 events)
The Cotton Gin Establishes the South, Cherokee Trail of Tears, and Remember the Alamo - 1829-1837
What was the important speech Lincoln gave and the declaration he issued in 1863
Gettysburg Address and Emancipation Proclamation