The First Presidency
What happened after the War for Independence?
The colonists formed a new nation.
Who were the pioneers? What did they want?
Pioneers were settlers who moved west to explore new territories. They wanted to find land to farm and claim as their own.
What is the Oregon Trail?
The Oregon Trail was the path that thousands of pioneers traveled West on Wagon Trains to go West.
What was the big problem in the 1850’s?
During the 1850's people in the North and South did not agree about slavery.
What is cabinet?
A Cabinet is a group of the President's advisers.
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington was the first president of the United States.
Who were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were two men who were sent to explore the territory west of the Mississippi River.
What was found near San Francisco?
Gold was found near San Francisco.
What types of jobs did people in the North have?
People in the North worked in industry.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
Harriet Tubman was an African-American woman who helped slaves escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
What is a Constitution?
A Constitution is a government that organizes the structure of government and protects the rights of the people.
What did President Jefferson hope that Lewis and Clark would find?
President Jefferson hoped that Lewis and Clark would find a water route across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.
What was the gold rush?
The gold rush was when many people traveled West to find gold and get rich.
Why did many northerners want to abolish slavery?
Northerners wanted to abolish slavery because it was cruel and they believed in freedom.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
Frederick Douglass was an African-American abolitionist. He was born into slavery. He wrote an antislavery newspaper.
What is the Bill of Rights? Why is it important?
The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the Constitution. They tell the people that they have certain rights that no one can take away.
What did they discover about the Missouri River?
They discovered that the Missouri River ended in the Rocky Mountains. There was no river that ran west from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
Why was life hard in the West?
Life was hard in the West because there was sickness, hard work, and isolation.
Who were abolitionists?
Abolitionists were people who wanted to end slavery.
The nation was divided into North (free states) and South (slave states).
What are three rights of people protected in the Bill of Rights?
Freedom of religion, speech, and assembly are protected in the Bill of Rights.
Who were Sacagawea and Jean Baptiste? How did they help Lewis and Clark?
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What was the Pony Express?
The Pony Express was the system of sending mail to the West.
Why didn’t people in the South want to stop slavery?
People in the South wanted to stop slavery because it would change their entire way of life and economy. They depended on the slave labor for their economy.
What is the transcontinental railroad?
The transcontinental railroad was a system of railroad that connected the East and West.