Thomas Jefferson
Who was Thomas Jefferson's slave lover?
Sally Hemmings
What is a war hawk?
A war hawk is someone (most likely an American) who wants to go to war.
This man helped to find the Wilderness Road (also known as the Wilderness Trail) Who is he?
Daniel Boone
The Trail of Tears was made possible by what "Act" passed by the US government?
"Indian Removal Act (IRA)"
Americans moving West would bring with them two very important things. What were they?
1) Democracy
2) Christianity
Could women vote in the US presidential election of 1800?
NO :/
In the War of 1812, who did the US fight against?
The British and Native Americans
Corduroy roads were made by ____ on the ground, side by side, right next to each other.
logs, wooden logs
What US President pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress?
Andrew Jackson
Manifest Destiny was the belief that the US should exist from "shinning sea to shinning sea." What two oceans are implied here?
The Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Did Chief Justice Marshall limit or expand the size of the US Supreme Court?
Chief Justice Marshall expanded the size of the US Supreme Court.
After the British were defeated on Lake Erie, they took revenge on the Americans by burning every government building in what US city?
Washington D.C.
The National Road starts in Maryland and ends in what US state?
Illinois
The Native Americans forced on the Trail of Tears were moved to the area which makes up what modern day US state?
Oklahoma
The rugged mountain men in Oregon hunted and sold the fur of what animal?
Beavers
Did Thomas Jefferson want to limit or expand the size of the federal government?
He wanted to limit the size of the federal government. He believed in states rights.
Francis Scott Key would witness the aftermath of a battle and write this poem. This poem would later on become the US National Anthem. What is the name of this poem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
The Erie Canal connected the Great Lakes (such as Lake Erie) to the Hudson River in New York State and then eventually to what ocean?
The Atlantic Ocean
How long was the Trail of Tears? (__ miles?)
Roughly 1,000 miles
How long would the Oregon Trail take? (__ months)
Around 6 months
Why was the presidential election of 1800 considered a revolution?
It was the first time the US had a peaceful transition of power from one political party to another. (Federalist Party to the Anti-Federalist Party)
Despite not gaining any new land or territory, what did the Americans get at the end of the War of 1812?
This war gave Americans a new sense of pride, patriotism and a strong national identity. It also gave them a poem which would later on become the US National Anthem.
This man built "The Clermont" a powerful new steamboat at that time. Who was he?
Robert Fulton
Name the Five Civilized Tribes.
Cherokee
Choctaw
Creek
Chickasaw
Seminole
The main staring point of the Oregon Trail from was what city and state?
Independence, Missouri