What country sold the land to the United States?
France
Pioneers
What is a new method, idea, or product (invention) called?
innovation
What region was cotton mostly grown and who would originally have to grow it?
the south, slaves
What two types of vehicles traveled on the National Road?
covered wagon and stagecoach
Who was the president at the time of the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What famous route did the pioneers take on their journey to the west and what was the most common way to travel?
Oregon Trail
Covered wagons
What was the name given to trains by Native Americans?
iron horse
Who invented the cotton gin and what did it do?
Eli Whitney
It separated the cotton seeds from the cotton fiber easily and quickly through a machine.
What were built along the National Roads that became successful and populated?
What major physical feature did the Louisiana Purchase give to the United States?
The port of New Orleans
What is the belief that the United States was supposed to expand from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west?
Manifest Destiny
What is a person who leaves one country to settle in another called?
immigrant
What type of route was the Erie canal?
transportation, water
What were the two railroad companies that were built to meet in the middle?
Central Pacific and Union Pacific
Who was Louis and Clark's guide and translator on their expedition?
Sacagawea
How would a Manifest Destiny believer feel about Native Americans?
They were standing in the way
What is processing raw materials and making them into goods in factories?
Industry
What did the Erie canal do to make life easier?
Transport goods and transport people quicker and easier
What two directions could you travel to and from while using the Transcontinental Railroad?
east and west
What was the president hoping for Louis and Clark to find on their expedition?
A water route to the Pacific Ocean.
What is the movement of a person, animal, or thing from one place to another?
migration
What is it called when you make something bigger, stretch it out, or build on it?
expand, expansion
In what state was the Erie canal located?
New York
What were the trains originally powered by?
Steam