Gold Rush
Why did people want to travel west?
Gold and Land
What did the Louisiana Purchase do?
It doubled the size of the US
what year did Andrew Jackson become presidents?
1828
what group of people was most affect by voting right and alcohol abuse and slavery?
women
why it difficult for the East and West to trade before the Erie Canal?
it was to difficult to transport Goods across the country
What are pioneers?
People who migrate to settle new land?
How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost?
15 million
Andrew Jackson let white men vote, how old do they have to be to vote?
over 21
What was the problem several societal, spread along with the US?
lack of voting rights, alcohol abuse, and slavery
what was one of the benefits of the Erie Canal?
It made it cheaper to trade
Why did many people not want to go west?
It was a difficult and potentially deadly journey
Who was the president during the time of the purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
Who did Andrew Jackson most want to support?
Represent the common men
What does Reform mean?
make changes in order to improve
When did the Erie Canal open
1825
What was the homestead act?
Law that gave pioneers free land
Where did we purchase it from?
France
What presidents was Andrew Jackson?
Andrew Jackson was seventh
What does Wet equal?
Wet = Alcohol
The Erie Canal led to an increase in population as shown by…?
Explosive growth of boom towns
Rapid expansion of new Yorkcity
Mas migratio to the mid west
What were some of the dangers of going west?
Snakes, sickness, food shortage, rough terrain, etc....
Why did Napoleon sell the land to us?
He needed it to fund the war.
how did Jackson believe he was helping common people and Native Americans with the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson believed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a benevolent policy that would save Native American tribes from annihilation by separating them from encroaching white settlers
What does Abolition equal?
Abolition = stopping slavery
what was the funny song in the video
50 Erie canal