Founding Docs
This document declared the 13 colonies independent from Great Britian.
What is the Declaration of Independence
This was the belief that the US was destined to expand west.
What is manifest destiny
Settlers who traveled to California in search for gold during the Gold Rush were named this.
What is "Forty-Niners"
Because wood was scarce, many settlers in the Great Plains built this type of home made from grass and soil.
What is a sod home
This man was the main author of the Declaration of Independence and became 3rd president of the United States.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This document created the US (federal) government and is supreme law
What is the U.S. Constitution
This ice cream bar was named after one of the famous Gold Rushes
What is a klondike bar
This law offered settlers 160 acres of land if they promised to live on and improve the land.
What is the Homestead Act
These workers moved cattle along cattle trails to reach the railroads.
What are cowboys
What is the date (day, month, & year) the Declaration of Independence was signed
What is July 4, 1776
What is the Bill of Rights
This large territory was purchased from France (Napolean) in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Purchase
Many Native Americans were removed from their native land and forced to live on these.
What are reservations
This invention helped ranchers keep cattle enclosed and predators away
What is barbed wire
This war was fought between the North & South in 1861 - 1865 over issues such as slavery and state's rights.
What is the Civil War
The Declaration of Independence states people have these 3 unalienable rights.
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
This phrase (from America the Beautiful song) was used to describe the idea that the US should stretch from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean
What is "from sea to shining sea"
This law attempted to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society.
What is the Dawes Act
Completed in 1869, this connected the east and west and allowed for a national economy to be formed.
What is the Transcontinential Railroad
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
What is congress, supreme court, and the president
These are two notable battles fought by Native Americans during the 15 year span known as the "Indian Wars."
What is the battle of Little Bighorn & Wounded Knee
The Union Pacific and Central Pacific completed the meeting of their railroads at this famous location.
What is Promontory Point
These were created in order to create more standard and reliable train schedules.
What are time zones
Name 6 of the original 13 colonies before the United States expanded westward.
Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia