US Expansion
What was the name given to the idea that Americans were fated to spread west across North America
Manifest Destiny
The US Civil War was between _________ states and ___________ states.
Northern/Southern or Abolitionist/Slavery
At one point __________ worked for __________.
Tesla worked for Edison
Who is credited with starting the automobile industry?
Henry Ford
A person's right to vote is known as ___________
Suffrage
Which US president oversaw the expansion of the US by signing the Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
The election of which US president caused the Southern states to secede
Abraham Lincoln
What was Edison's major invention aside from the lightbulb
Direct Current
Who is credited with inventing the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
How much of the English population was able to vote before the Reform Bill of 1832?
5%
Which current US state was once a Mexican territory and also and independent territory?
Texas
In what area of the country was most of the US Civil War fought?
The South
What was Tesla's major invention?
Alternate Current
Who is credited with inventing the airplane?
Which English Queen oversaw a 64 year period of prosperity in England, arguably the height of the English Empire?
Queen Victoria
Which war would give the United States the American Southwest including the California territory?
Mexican-American War
Name the act that was issued by Abraham Lincoln which "freed the slaves".
Emancipation Proclamation
How was A/C better than D/C?
Less expensive, electricity able to travel great distances
Who is credited with writing the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
What was the name of the organization began by Emmeline Plankhurst to fight for women's suffrage?
WSOP - Women's Social and Political Union
What was the major legal issue regarding new states admitted to the Union?
Slavery
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
What was the name of the conflict between Edison and Tesla?
The Current War or War of Currents
What is the appeal of art, writing, music, and other forms of entertainment known as?
Mass Culture
Name the group who earned their name for supporting the People's Charter of 1838
Chartists