Expansion & Growth
The United States entered the Industrial Revolution through what industry?
Textile
The practice of rewarding unqualified political backers is known as what?
The Spoils System
The ideological belief that the United States was divinely ordained to expand its democratic institutions and territorial boundaries from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Manifest Destiny
What is the state nickname for Wisconsin?
The Badger State
What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
It doubled the size of the United States
This invention sent messages over electrical wires using a series of dots & dashes
The Telegraph
The forced displacement & ethnic cleansing of about 60,000 Native Americans of the "Five Civilized Tribes" is known as this?
The Trail of Tears
This route went from Missouri to the Pacific Northwest
The Oregon Trail
What four states are a part of the "Four Corners National Monument?"
Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico
Who were the first 2 men to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Louis & Clark
This waterway connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes
The Erie Canal
Jackson authorized this law that forced relocation of Native American tribes from the southeastern U.S. to land west of the Mississippi River while passing laws to over their land
Indian Removal Act
This mission was under siege for more than 12 days
The Alamo
Which state in the "lower 48" states is furthest North?
Minnesota
Who shot Alexander Hamilton?
Aaron Burr...sir.
He introduce the Cotton Gin & Interchangeable Parts to America
Eli Whitney
Which Native American tribe actually won their supreme court case, only to be opposed by Jackson
The Cherokee
In 1848, he found shining flecks of gold in the tailrace of the sawmill of John Sutter.
James Marshall
What is the state nickname for Florida?
The Sunshine State
Who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner"?
Francis Scott Key
The idea of "You stay out of our hemisphere, and we'll stay out of yours" is better known as, what?
The Monroe Doctrine
How did Jackson win the 1828 election?
Voting Rights to ALL white men could vote, regardless if they owned property
Which event directly contributed to the acquisition of significant territory in the Southwest of the United States?
Mexican-American War
Which state contains the "The Mighty Five" National Parks? (Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, and Bryce Canyon).
Utah
This was the first monumental supreme court decision
Marbury v. Madison