Vocabulary
Inventions
Important People
Growing Land
Indians
100
A man made river?
Canal
100
This invention allowed people to take photographs for the first time in history?
The Camera
100
A former school teacher who fought for women's rights? She was also arrested and fined $100 for voting illegally.
Susan B. Anthony
100
The discover of gold in this territory was a major pull factor for people moving to this place?
California Territory
100
He was the President of the United States that signed the Indian Removal Act in 1930?
Andrew Jackson
200
Abolition means?
Working to end slavery
200
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
200
The Conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Harriett Tubman
200
The Oregon Territory was gained from which country?
England/Britain
200
Gold Was discovered here, people flocked to the area forcing the Cherokee Indians off the land?
Georgia
300
Working to get women more rights, especially voting?
Suffrage
300
This invention allowed us to send communications long distances and was invented by Samuel Morse?
The Telegraph
300
The two who people explored the Louisiana Territory with Sacagawea and several dozen men?
Lewis and Clark
Bonus: What year did America make the Louisiana Purchase?
300
This land was gained from the Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain in 1819?
Florida
300
True or False: The Cherokee Indians aske the American Government to petitioned(help) them against the state of Georgia and the laws that were being put against them?
True
400
The word Expedition means?
A journey of exploration
400
This invention was created by Robert Fulton and connected southern plantations with northern industry?
The Steamboat
400
This person was an escaped slave who started the anti-slavery newspaper the North Star?
Frederick Douglas
400
What is the name of the highlighted territory, purchased in 1803 from the French?
Louisiana Purchase or Louisiana Territory
400
This Act was created to convince Indians to trade their land for uninhabited land in the new territories across the Mississippi River?
Indian Removal Act
500
An individual who creates or invests in a new business; a businessperson?
Entrepreneur
500
This invention was pulled by a horse and designed by Cyrus McCormick? It could cut five times more wheat than a farmer cutting by hand.
The Mechanical Reaper
500
This person fought women's rights and organized the Seneca Falls Convention, which marked the beginning of the women's right movement?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
500
This land was annexed or added to the United States when the people revolted against Mexico in 1845? The annexation led to the Mexican-American War.
Texas
500
This event took place in 1838 when the Cherokee were forced off the land and taken to Oklahoma?
The Trail of Tears