The land purchased by the United States known as the Louisiana Purchase was bought by which country?
What is France?
100
This New York Senator petitioned to get this canal built across the state to allow easier access from the Great Lakes and New York City.
Who is De Witt Clinton?
100
This group made up half of the population of factory workers
Who are children?
100
The Missouri Compromise was introduced by this man so there would be an equal amount of free and slave states
Who is Henry Clay?
200
This treaty was signed in Belgium to end the War of 1812. Unfortunately, it did not officially end the war until the United States Congress ratified, or passed, the treaty in Congress.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
200
Who were the two men who led an expedition west from St. Louis to find the Pacific Ocean?
Who are Lewis and Clark?
200
These were covered wagons that were used for transportation and shipping goods.
What is the conestoga wagon?
200
He is the father of industry in the United States
Who is Eli Whitney?
200
This was the dividing line between free and slave states in the Missouri Compromise
What is the southern state line of Missouri?
300
He was the general who led the United States forces in victory in the Battle of New Orleans. Interestingly, this battle took place after the treaty to end the war was signed.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
300
What rivers were followed by Lewis and Clark to get to the Pacific Ocean?
What is the Mississippi, Missouri, and Columbia rivers?
300
This man developed the steam engine for river boats which were also used in steam trains
Who is Robert Fulton?
300
This concept made fixing and replacing parts easier and more affordable
What is interchangeable parts?
300
Missouri applied as this as a state which sparked the Missouri Compromise
What is a slave state?
400
The British did this to the White House in Washington, D.C. for payback for the British government building in what is now Toronto, Canada
What is burn it down?
400
This man was President at the time of the Louisiana Purchase.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
These are man-made waterways
What is a canal?
400
This invention helped the textile industry by increasing the output of cotton from the south
What is the cotton gin?
400
This state was admitted to the union as a free state
What is Maine
500
Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner after witnessing this battle over this fort as his inspiration
What is Fort McHenry?
500
This Shoshone woman helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition out west
Who is Sacagawea?
500
This became the greatest form of transportation that would revolutionize industry and transportation.
What is the railroad.
500
This is the system that had all the manufacturing done under one roof to increase efficiency
What is the factory system?
500
Henry Clay's policies that he believed would benefit the entire nation