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A ceremony in which a leader takes office
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A. inauguration
B. impressment C. war hawk D. national anthem |
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Why did Thomas Jefferson want to buy land along the Mississippi River?
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So that the U.S. could have its own port on the Gulf of Mexico
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Who did the U.S. buy the Louisiana Purchase from?
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France
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How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost?
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$15,000,000
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Who explored the Louisiana Purchase?
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Lewis and Clark, who were guided by Sacagawea
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Taking a worker against their will
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A. impressment
B. war hawk C. national anthem |
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A member of Congress who wanted war with England before the War of 1812
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A. impressment
B. war hawk C. national anthem |
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A song of praise for a country that is the official song of that country
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A. impressment
B. war hawk C. national anthem |
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Why were Americans angry with England in the early 1800's?
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Because the British were encouraging the Indians to fight Americans moving west and the British were stopping American ships and kidnapping sailors.
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Who was the President during the War of 1812?
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James Madison
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Why was the U.S. ship Constitution nicknamed "Old Ironside"?
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Because cannonballs seemed to bounce off it
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What city was burned by the British during the War of 1812?
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Washington, D.C.
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Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
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Francis Scott Key
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What inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star-Spangled banner?
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He saw the flay waving over Fort McHenry
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When was the battle of New Orleans fought?
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After the peace treaty ending the War of 1812 was signed
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A form of government in which the people have the power to make choices about their laws and government
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A. democracy
B. manifest destiny C. gold rush |
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What is Andrew Jackson's nickname?
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Old Hickory
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How did Andrew Jackson get his nickname and where?
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He got the nickname when he was in the army and he got it because he was so tough
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What was the Indian Removal Act?
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It said that all Indians east of the Mississippi River had to leave their lands and move west to the Indian Territory
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What is the Trail of Tears?
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The Cherokee Indians' journey from North Carolina to Georgia to the Indian Territory
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A belief that the U.S. should stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
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A. manifest destiny
B. gold rush C. democracy |
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A sudden rush of new people to an area where gold has been found
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A. manifest destiny
B. gold rush C. democracy |
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Why were Texas settlers angry?
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Because they had to obey Mexico's laws because they didn't wanted to be ruled by Mexico or pay taxes to Mexico
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Who was the Mexican dictator in 1834?
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Santa Anna
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What did Santa Anna attack, where all 189 Texans were killed and only women and children survived?
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The Alamo
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What is the battle cry of the Texans when they defeated the Mexicans at the Battle of San Jacinto known as?
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Remember the Alamo
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What was the Oregon Trail?
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The trail that most settlers followed to the Oregon Country
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Who settled in Utah?
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The Mormons
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What did gold seekers in California call themselves and why?
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The "forty-niners" because they arrived in California in 1849
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A period of time during the 1700's and 1800's in which machines took the place of hand tolls to manufacture goods
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A. industrial revolution
B. textile C. interchangeable parts D. mass production |
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Cloth
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A. industrial revolution
B. textile C. interchangeable parts D. mass production |
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Identical copies of parts made by machines so that if one part breaks, an identical part can be installed
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A. industrial revolution
B. textile C. interchangeable parts D. mass production |
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System of producing large amounts of goods at one time
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A. industrial revolution
B. textile C. interchangeable parts D. mass production |
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What was the nation's first important road joining the eastern U.S. to the places west of the Appalachian Mountains?
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The National Road
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What was opened in New York in 1825 that connected the Hudson River and Lake Erie?
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The Erie Canal
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Who invented the steamboat?
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Robery Fulton
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Who built the first locomotive, the Tom Thumb in United States?
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Peter Cooper
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The first spinning mill in the U.S. was built by who?
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Samuel Slater
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Why were the first spinning mills built next to rivers?
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So that water could be used to turn the water wheels, which in turn powered the machines connected to them
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The system of interchangeable parts was developed by who?
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Eil Whitney
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What did Eli Whitney's cotton gin do?
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It removed seeds from the cotton
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Who invented the reaper?
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Cyrus McCormick
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Who invented the steel plow?
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John Deere
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Social Studies
Chapter 11 The Nation Grows |
Social Studies
Chapter 11 The Nation Grows |