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35 Cards in this Set
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One of the first of a group of people to settle a region is called a....
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pioneer
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The edge of a country or settled region is called a....
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frontier
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A waterway built for boat travel & shipping is called a ....
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canal
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A _____ connected the Great Lakes with the Hudson Bay
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canal
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Someone who uses machines to make goods is a ....
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manufacturer
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Someone who helps speakers of different languages communicate with each other is called an.....
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interpreter
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A team of people who work together is called a.....
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corps
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The place where a river begins is called the ....
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source
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Americans move west across the Appalachian Mountains because....
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the land in the east was filling up with farms and towns and they needed more space.
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How did American settlers move west?
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They took wagons and some took a canal or a river using a flatboat.
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Were the American settlers the first people to live west of the Appalachian mountains?
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No. There were Indians there.
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What disagreement was there between the settlers and the Indians west of the Appalachians?
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They did not agree that the land could be sold.
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In what ways did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
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She was interpreter for them. She also helped them find medicinal plants.
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Which president made the Louisiana Purchase?
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Thomas Jefferson
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A person who explains a language to those who cannot speak it is called an...
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interpreter
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Why was the Louisiana Purchase so important to the United States?
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It doubled the size of the country.
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Who explored the Louisiana Purchase?
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Lewis & Clark
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Devotion to one's country is called....
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nationalism
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One example of nationalism involved the creation of the nation's....
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flag
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What law did they pass regarding the flag?
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That every new state that entered the union would require one more star be added to the flag.
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Another example of national pride, involving foreign policy, was the creation of the M________ D__________
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Monroe Doctrine
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What did the Monroe Doctrine say?
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It warned European Countries to not settle in the Western Hemisphere and in return, the US would get involved in European conflicts.
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A sign of national pride that involved our language was the creation of a new d___.
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dictionary
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Who wrote the new dictionary that America started using?
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Noah Webster
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Ordinary Americans liked Andrew Jackson so much because...
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Jackson grew up poor and lived a tough life in the Carolinas and Tennessee -- not from usual northeastern states.
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What did Andrew Jackson do for banking?
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He ordered the government to take its money out of national bank and put it in the state banks.
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Why did Jackson change the banking system?
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He believed that the national bank only benefited wealthy people.
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How did Jackson affect the Indians?
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He created the Indian Removal Act -- forcing Indians to leave the east and live west of the Mississippi River.
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What present-day state was Indian Territory?
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Oklahoma
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What did the Indians have to do as a result of Jackson?
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Leave the east.They left their way of life and businesses.
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What name was given to the 1000-mile journey that Cherokee Indians took when they were forced to leave?
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Trail of Tears
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What Supreme Court Justice ruled that forcing Indians to leave was against the law?
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John Marshall
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Having the right to vote is called....
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suffrage
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The people liked Jackson so much because....
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he was one of them
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Jackson was the first president to come from the...
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frontier
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