Presidents & Leaders
Who bought the Louisiana Territory?
Thomas Jefferson
This trail led settlers to Oregon in search of free land.
The Oregon Trail
This invention helped people sew clothes quickly.
The sewing machine
This new transportation invention used trains.
This purchase doubled the size of the United States.
The Louisiana Purchase?
Which president signed the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
This trail led people to Utah who were looking for religious freedom.
The Mormon Trail
This helped farmers harvest wheat faster.
The mechanical reaper
This was the first major highway built by the U.S. government.
This was the forced removal of Native Americans.
The Trail of Tears
Who was sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark
People traveled to California during the 1800s looking for this.
Gold
This invention removed seeds from cotton.
The cotton gin
This canal connected the New York City to the Chicago.
This law (signed by President Andrew Jackson) forced Native Americans to move west.
The Indian Removal Act
Who helped guide and translate for Lewis and Clark?
Sacagawea
This trail connected Missouri to New Mexico for trading goods.
The Santa Fe Trail
This invention sent messages quickly over long distances.
the telegraph
How many states did the National Road travel through.
This war was fought against Great Britain over restrictions on trade.
The War of 1812
Who was was an American pioneer and explorer who helped clear the Wilderness Road, allowing settlers to move west through the Appalachian Mountains.
Daniel Boone
This was the nickname of the covered wagons that were used on the trails.
Prairie Schooners
A way of making a huge amount of the exact same product, very quickly, usually in a factory.
Mass Production
What was the first American-built stem-engine.
Tom Thumb
What was the nickname given to the thousands of people who rushed to California in 1849 to search for gold.
The California Gold Rush