Civil War
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What industry made Andrew Carnegie wealthy?
Steel
He invented the cotton gin.
Eli Whitney
Thomas Jefferson was the main author of this 1776 document.
The Declaration of Independence
What purchase doubled the size of the United States?
Louisiana Puchase
What issue was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
What industry did John D. Rockefeller dominate?
Oil
He invented the telephone in 1876.
Alexander Graham Bell
What document begins with “We the People”?
Constitution
This 1849 event brought thousands rushing to California.
The Gold Rush
What was the name of the Northern states?
Union
What is it called when one company controls an entire industry?
Monopoly
Thomas Edison is famous for improving this household invention.
The light bulb
What are the first 10 amendments called?
Bill of Rights
These 2 explorers mapped western lands for the United States.
Lewis and Clark
What was the name of the Southern states?
Confederacy
What major transportation project connected the East and West?
Transcontinental Railroad
Samuel Morse invented this communication device.
The telegraph
America's first national government was set up under this weak plan.
The Articles of Confederation
This 1830 law forced Native Americans off their land.
The Indian Removal Act
What famous document freed enslaved people in Confederate states?
Emancipation Proclamation
What economic system allows private ownership of businesses? The essential feature is the motive to make a profit.
Capitalism
Henry Ford used this method to speed up car production.
The assembly line
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote these essays to support the Constitution.
The Federalist Papers
This belief said Americans were meant to spread across the continent.
Manifest Destiny!