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Important People
Presidents and Exploration
The War of 1812 to the Trail of Tears
Miscellaneous
100

Taxes on products coming into a country.

Tariff

100

First President of the United States of America

George Washington

100

Who were the first people to live in the White House?

John and Abigail Adams

100

What was the name of the treaty that ended the War of 1812?

The Treaty of Ghent

100

A person who built a home on the edge of the wilderness

Pioneer

200

A severe shortage of food

Famine

200

2nd President of the United States of America

John Adams

200

Who did Thomas Jefferson hire to explore the Louisiana Territory?

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

200

What was one positive effect of the War of 1812?

Answers may vary

200

The right to vote

Suffrage

300

A feeling of pride for your country

Nationalism

300

3rd President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson

300

What was the name of the Shoshone woman that served as a translator on the expedition?

Sacagawea

300

What were two causes of the War of 1812?

1) British interference with U.S. trade

2) British impressment of U.S. sailors

3) The desire for U.S. expansion westward

300

U.S. foreign policy established by President James Monroe in 1823, warning European leaders not to establish colonies in the Western Hemisphere

Monroe Doctrine

400

The movement to end slavery

Abolition

400

5th President of the United States

James Monroe

400

What were two of Thomas Jefferson's three expedition goals for the Louisiana Purchase?

1) Find a water route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

2) Learn about the Indigenous people

3) Bring back information about the land itself

400

What was the Indian Removal Act?

Forced Native Americans out of their homeland and moved west of the Mississippi River to Indian Territory

400

What caused many Irish and Germans to move to the United States?

The Irish came to the U.S. due to the potato famine in Ireland.

The Germans came to the U.S. due to the failed revolution in Germany.

500

To change

Reform
500
Became president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association

Susan B. Anthony

500

What was one difference between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton's views about government?

Answers may vary

500

Describe the Trail of Tears.

Cherokees had to leave their homes, unprepared for where they were going, and adapt to completely new elements.
500

What did Frederick Douglass do to help contribute to the Abolitionist Movement?

He was a well-known speaker, writer, and advocate in the abolitionist movement.