Post on 17-Jan-2016
From whom did the U.S. get the
Louisiana Purchase?
The US purchased Louisiana from
France
Who invented the Reaper?
Cyrus McCormick &
Jo Anderson(a slave)
Robert Fulton’s improvement of
the steamboat did what?
It connected Southern plantation
to Northern industries and
western territories
What invention cut grain faster and
increased production of the American farmer?
The Reaper
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
Who explored the Louisiana Territory
and where did they explore?
Lewis and Clark and they explored from
the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
How did the US acquire the
Oregon Territory?
The US acquired Oregon with a
treaty between the US and Great Britain
What is America’s Manifest Destiny?
The belief that expansion was good
for the entire country(a right and obligation)
What is the name of a man made
waterway to help gain access to
main water routes
CanalsAn example: Erie Canal located in
New York
Why did people move west?
(What helped westward
migration?)
-overcrowding of eastern cities
-Economic reasons-Freedom for former slaves- availability of cheap and
fertile land
-What land acquisition
(territory) doubled the size of the
US?
Louisiana Purchase
Which president purchased Louisiana?
Thomas Jefferson
Which country sold Florida via a treaty to the US?
Spain
Who are the 3 Abolitionists were learned
about?
1.William Lloyd Garrison- wrote “The Liberator”2.Harriet Tubman- former enslaved African American, who led the Underground Railroad3.Frederick Douglass- wrote “The North Star”, a former enslaved African American
After the war with Mexico, which territory was
acquired?
California/Southwest Mexican Cession
1. Original 13 Colonies2. Treaty of Paris 17833. Louisiana Purchase4. Gadsden Purchase5. Florida6. Texas7. Oregon 8. California/Mexican Cession
•What impact did the cotton gin have on the south?
It increased the production of cotton and led to the result and the demand for an increase of slave labor.
Oregon Trail and Santa Fe Trail are examples of what
Overland trails that led the way
out west.
What did the Suffrage
Movement believe?
“All men and women are
created equal”
The name of two explorers that explored the
Louisiana Purchase
Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark
How did Texas become apart of
the United States?
It was annexed (added) after the
winning their own independence from
Mexico
How did the US get California/Mexican Cession territory?
The US gained California/Mexican
Cession after winning the war with Mexico
(treaty)
What type of economic
opportunities were in the West?
-Logging-gold mining
-farming
Who are the 3 Suffragists we
learned about?
1.Elizabeth Cady Stanton2.Isabel Sojourner Truth- a former enslaved African American3. Susan B. Anthony
What is the definition of an
inventor?
A person who is the first to think of something or make something
What is the definition of an entrepreneur?
A person who organized resources to bring a new or better
good or services to the market to make
money
Who are abolitionists?
People who are against slavery and believe it is morally
wrong, inhumane, and against the principles
of democracy
What is a suffragist?
A person who is fighting for voting rights, especially
women’s right to vote.