1800s Tech
This invention allowed long distance communication
Telegraph
What was the building where Mexican troops overwhelmed American settlers?
The Alamo
1820 or 1850: Set the 2 state precedent for statehood
1820
Tennessee, former General, won popular vote and Electoral College but lost election, wife died because of election, very vengeful
Andrew Jackson
Why was it called 'Trail of Tears'?
Because so many people died and it was really sad
This gas (produced by heating water) powered many of the early 1800s inventions
Steam
Which country did the US buy Florida from?
Bonus: Which future US president lead the troops in Florida?
Spain
Bonus: Andrew Jackson
1820 or 1850: Missouri Compromise
1820
Son of US president, diplomat, US Congressman after he was president, only served 1 term, Massachusetts
John Quincy Adams
Which state did Native Americans move to during the Trail of Tears?
Oklahoma
Eli Whitney
What phrase, coined by a newspaper, described the US philosophy of Western Expansion?
Manifest Destiny
Who was the author of both compromises?
Bonus: How many times did he try to be President?
Henry Clay
Bonus: 3
Tennessee Senator before president, compromise candidate, only served 1 term, President during Mex-Am war, wanted to expand US into Mexico & Canada, died shortly after he left office
James K Polk
What was the law that led to the Trail of Tears?
Indian Removal Act
This invention allowed slavery to expand
What was the nickname of the Gold Rush miners?
Bonus: Why were they called that?
49ers
Bonus: the gold rush began in 1848, but most of them came to CA in 1849
Name 2 results from the Compromise of 1850:
- California a state, Texas border, Texas debt cleared, New Mexico/ Utah states, Fugitive Slave Act, Popular Sovereignty
New York Govenor, Sec of State, only President whose 1st language was not English, 'Little Magician', President during the Trail of Tears, only served 1 term
Martin Van Buren
What were the group of Native Americans called that were forced from their homes?
Bonus: Name them
'5 Civilized Tribes'
Bonus: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Chocktaw, Seminole
This invention, created by a blacksmith, helped American farmers
Bonus: What was the inventor's name
Steel Plow
Bonus: John Deere
The Mexican-American War led to the creation of 10 new states in the West?
Name at least 5
California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Oklahoma
Name 3 results from the 1820 Compromise:
- Missouri (slave state), Maine (free state), held off Civil War, banned slavery above 36th parallel, going forward states would be balanced slave/free
President when US bought Florida
James Monroe
Name 5 of the states that the Native Americans traveled through during the Trail of Tears.
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee