Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Unit VI SS Part 1

Unit VI Social Studies Flash Cards

Presidencies of George Washington He set the bar for future presidents. He entered the office with full support of national and state leadership.
John Adams Politician and business man, also a director of the Continental Congress.
Thomas Jefferson American founding father and the principle author of the Declaration of Independence. Also the third president of the United States and served in the Continental Congress.
James Monroe Last president that was a founding father of the United States. Fought in the Revolutionary War and also served as a delegate in the Continental Congress.
Andrew Jackson 7th president of the United States, and an army general who defeated the creek indians.
Lewis and Clark They were the first Transcontinental expedition they conducted. The task was undertaken by the United States and was commissioned by Thomas Jefferson.
War of 1812 A 32 month conflict and resolved the remaining issues of independence.
East meets West-Japan and China Japan-They wanted to get new technology like steam engines, so Matthew Perry had to open up Japan to the West. China-Statement of principles initiated by the United States for the protection of equal privileges among countries trading with China.
Forty-Niners People started to flock to the United States in 1848, all told the news of gold, 300,000 people came to mine in California.
Mormons Started in New York in 1820, they followed the leader to a territory in Utah, now most of the Mormon culture in influenced in Utah.
Oregon Trail A 2,000 mile wagon route, the significance of this trail is that it transported people from Missouri across the states.
Santé Fe Trail Connected Franklin, Missouri to New Mexico and it was a good trail by gold miners (mostly used by gold miners).
Manifest Destiny A belief widely held by Americans that America would spread across the continent.
Mining Claims The general mining act of 1872 that governs prospecting and mining for economical resources such as gold.
Homesteading Lifestyle of self-sufficiency. Home preservation of foodstuffs. It was significant because it proved that people knew how to live on their own.
Ranching The practice of raising livestock such as cattle or sheep.
Corporate Mining
factory labor In the new factories, a large number of workers gathered together six or seven days a week to engage in tightly coordinated tasks paced by machinery.
Created by: 4kidsandadog
Popular U.S. History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards