US Presidents
How did Washington D.C. get its name?
It was named after former president George Washington
This word means increased prices combined with the reduced value of money.
Inflation
Approximately how many months did it take to travel the Oregon Trail?
This word means to formally withdraw.
Secede
What does sedition mean?
To act/speak out against the govt. in a way that might cause trouble.
Who was the president that signed the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
This word means a period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment.
Depression
Approximately how many miles long was the Oregon Trail?
2,200 miles
This law made it a crime to aid runaway slaves.
Fugitive Slave Act
What did the Alien Act do?
Gave the president power to imprison or deport any foreigner he considered dangerous.
Who was the president that signed the Alien Enemies Act and the Sedition Act?
John Adams
This word means taxes on imports or exports.
Tariff
What is the percentage of people who died on the Oregon Trail?
10%
What was the name of this loosely organized group that helped slaves escape from the South?
The Underground Railroad
What was the Indian Removal Act?
When the U.S. govt. forced the Native Americans to move onto the reservation.
This former U.S. President was known as the Father of the Constitution, and stood at only 5’4”.
James Madison
What was the group of delegates called that was sent to choose the first president of the United States?
Electoral College
What city was the starting point or ‘jumping off’ point of the Oregon Trail?
Independence, MO
This person was an ex-slave who freed more than 300 others using the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
What did the Naturalization Act do?
Increased the time required to become a citizen from 5 to 14 years.
Name three (3) ways John Adams served the United States before becoming President.
1 - Negotiated the Treaty of Paris, 2 - ambassador, 3 - Vice President. (*Bonus answer: He was also a Patriot)
This was the first national constitution, which made a new Confederation Congress the national government, this came before the U.S. Constitution.
Articles of Confederation
This disease caused the death of many travelers of the Oregon Trail, you can get the disease from drinking contaminated water.
Cholera
What were the names of the two sides of the American Civil War?
The Union and the Confederacy (I will also accept: Yankees and Rebels, or the North and the South).
How did Alexander Hamilton influence the voting in the election of 1800?
He convinced everyone to vote for Jefferson instead of Burr.