First Five Presidents
First US President, setup the Judicial Branch, and added the Bill of Rights to US Constitution
George Washington
Cleaned the seeds from cotton, increased the need for slaves and led to the Civil War
Cotton Gin
Land purchased from France
Louisiana Territory
Phrase used to describe the American idea that it was God’s will for the population to expand to western America
Manifest Destiny
Third US President, known for expanding the US and buying the Louisiana Territory
Thomas Jefferson
Transportation is no longer limited to waterways and used for the Transcontinental Railroad
Steam Locomotive
The place where '49ers' went to find gold
California
Two explorers sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory
Lewis and Clark
The second US President who is known for creating the two party system: Federalists and Democratic Republicans
John Adams
Sped up the process of harvesting wheat and increased productivity for farmers
Mechanical Reaper
An independent republic that was annexed to the United States
Texas
This trail started in Independence, Missouri and ended in the northwest
Oregon Trail
Fourth US President and known for the War of 1812
James Madison
Invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
Under James Monroe, this land was bought from Spain after signing the Adams-Onis Treaty
Florida
The amount of time it took to travel West
6 months
Fifth US President who warned other European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere
James Monroe
Invented the steamboat
Robert Fulton
Originally shared with Great Britain but then divided the territory to create the boundary between US and Canada
Oregon Country
It was his Indian Removal Act of 1830 that forced natives off their land in order to expand the country west
Andrew Jackson