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43 Cards in this Set
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invented the steel plow |
John Deere |
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traveled with Lewis and Clark |
Sacagawea |
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invented a much-improved sewing machine |
Elias Howe |
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won the Battle of Lake Erie |
Oliver Hazard Perry |
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served as director of the National Bank |
Nicholas Biddle |
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invented the reaper |
Cyrus McCormick |
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worked with the transatlantic cable |
Cyrus Field |
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served as President Jackson's Vice President |
Martin Van Buren |
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sold territory of Louisiana to United States |
Napoleon Bonaparte |
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improved the power loom and built textile factories in New England |
Francie Cabot Lowell |
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A terrible potato famine caused much hardship in the country of __?__. |
Ireland |
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The Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 settled the boundary between __?__ and the United States. |
Canada |
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The trail that Daniel Boone cleared through the Cumberland Gap was called the __?__. |
Wilderness Road |
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Washington, D.C. was burned during the __?__. |
War of 1812 |
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The __?__ Compromise preserved peace between the North and South. |
Missouri |
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The Louisiana Purchase __?__ the size of the United States. |
double |
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Vice President __?__ wrote a pamphlet in support of states' rights. |
John C. Calhoun |
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The man sent by President Jefferson to explore the lands from the Arkansas River to the Rockies was Lieutenant __?__. |
Zebulon Pike |
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The "man from Tennessee" who won the Presidency in 1828 was __?__. |
Andrew Jackson |
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Alexander Hamilton died in a duel with __?__. |
Aaron Burr |
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To stop land speculation in the West, President Jackson issued a __?__ requiring that all public lands be paid for in silver and gold. |
Specie Circular |
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The __?__, though short-lived, was the fastest overland communication service before the telegraph. |
Pony Express |
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Match the description with the correct location.
"dark and bloody ground" |
Kentucky |
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won from the British as a result of the War for Independence |
Northwest Territory |
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valley littered with fossils |
Big Bone Lick |
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controlled by Russian traders |
Alaska |
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What was considered by the South to be the "Tariff of Abominations"? |
Tariff of 1828 |
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Where was a great American victory won after the War of 1812 was over? |
New Orleans |
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Who invented the telegraph? |
Samuel Morse |
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What is an entrepreneur? |
one who risks personal loss to develop and market new products or ideas |
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Who was America's greatest science teacher? |
Louis Agassiz |
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What senator from Massachusetts was the greatest orator in Congress? |
Daniel Webster |
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What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide for? |
public schools with religious instruction |
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What territorial governor led an American force that defeated the Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe? |
William Henry Harrison |
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Which inventor made important improvements on the sewing machine? |
Isaac Merrit Singer |
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What political party was formed out of dislike for President Jackson and his powerful Presidency? |
Whig |
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What famous poem did Francis Scott Key write? |
"The Star-Spangled Banner" |
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What famous author used his experiences as a steamboat pilot to write books such as "Life on the Mississippi"? |
Samuel Clemens (or Mark Twain) |
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What was the name for the sleek, record-breaking sailing ships built in America? |
clipper ships |
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What mountain is named after the famous explorer Zebulon Pike? |
Pike's Peak |
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What policy warned European powers against interfering in the Western Hemisphere? |
Monroe Doctrine |
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Essay: In what ways did the War of 1812 benefit the United States in the years to come? |
Answers may vary but should include the following information: 1. The United states and Great Britain began to respect each other's claims in North America. 2. The war encouraged the growth of American industry. 3. The diminished threat from England encouraged settlement in the West. |
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Identify the locations on the map of the eastern United States. |
Cape Cod Chesapeake Bay North Carolina Florida Hudson River New York Georgia Maine Long Island Cape Hatteras |
