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Westward Expansion
Mrs. Ethridge fourth grade 2019
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This machine removes seeds from the flower of cotton, lessening the amount of work needed to process cotton. | cotton gin |
| This device uses hot, evaporated water to do work. | steam engine |
| This waterway connected the East Coast with the Great Lakes. It ran from Albany to Buffalo, in New York State. | Erie Canal |
| This land transportation machine, powered by steam engines, could move heavy materials and passengers over great distances. | railroad |
| This machine harvests, or picks, ripe crops. | reaper |
| This is the practice of kidnapping sailors and forcing them to serve in the navy. | impressment |
| A battle between Mexican forces and Texans happened here. | Alamo |
| Many paths led west, but this path was the most traveled. | Oregon Trail |
| This device allowed messages to be sent over great distances, quickly and efficiently. | telegraph |
| Buying this land doubled the size of the United States. | Louisiana Purchase |
| Produced maps and information while traveling over new Western territories. | Lewis & Clark |
| These two sides fought in the War of 1812. | United States, Great Britain |
| This group was often pushed off its land by the US Army. | Native Americans |
| Impressment of sailors was seen as one cause of this. | The War of 1812 |
| This law forced Native Americans off of their lands. | Indian Removal Act (1830) |
| These two Washington DC structures were burned by British troops during the War of 1812. | The White House, the US Capitol |
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