Constitution
What was purchased during the Louisiana Purchase?
Land that belonged to France.
What purchase doubled the US?
Louisiana Purchase.
What was the outcome of the Revolutionary War?
Freedom.
What was the main reason for the Civil War?
Slavery.
Through what years did the Age of Exploration primarily take place?
1400s-1600s.
Which country was at war with the US during the war of 1812?
Britain.
What was primarily used by the settlers moving to Oregon?
Oregon trail.
Who used a cartoon to urge colonists to "Join or Die"?
Thomas Paine.
Who led the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman.
What are raw materials?
Types of materials that are natural resources that have not yet been processed.
What war was often mentioned as "2nd War of Independence"?
War of 1812.
What was the primary purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
To explore and map the Louisiana Purchase.
What was the name of the person who gave the warning that the British were coming?
Paul Revere.
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth.
What two continents were considered the "New World"?
North and South America.
What event made the war of 1812 happen?
Impressment of American Sailors.
How did the Industrial Revolution make jobs increase?
Increased the number of factories.
What is the definition of the word "revolution"?
To overthrow.
Name both the president of the Union, and Confederacy.
Ulysses S. Grant = Union president
Robert E. Lee = Confederacy president
Why did Europeans really want to trade with Asia?
So that they could obtain values of goods like spices, silk, and tea.
Who did want a strong federal government and supported industry and trade?
What was the idea that it was America’s God-given right to expand west?
Manifest Destiny.
Name at least two people that helped make the Declaration of Independence.
Possible answers: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston.
What was the name of the person who made "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
What country paid Pizarro, Cortes, and Columbus to go explore?
Spain.