American History Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is Manifest Destiny? | The theory that the U.S. would expand across the west was justified and inevitable. |
What is the Louisiana Purchase? | A land deal between the U.S. and France, in which the U.S. acquired almost the entire western half of the United States for 15 million dollars. |
When was Texas officially annexed by the US? | 1845 |
What were some improved forms of transportation and communication in the 1800s? | Roads, railroads, canals, postal service, and steam power. |
Who invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts? | Eli Whitney |
Americans wanted to improve their every day lives | Spirit of Improvement |
What was the temperance movement? | A movement to stop the consumption of alcohol |
What did banks do in the early 1800s? | They gave out loans and printed bank notes |
What was the speech that President Monroe gave that said that the US wouldn't take sides in European conflicts and wouldn't allow European countries to settle in western areas? | The Monroe Doctrine |
What were 3 major things that happened in Andrew Jackson's presidency? | The spoils system was created, limited government was enforced more, lots of Indians were relocated. |
What was the movement to end slavery? | Abolition Movement |
Who invented the first american steamboat? | John Fitch |
Who invented the Electromagnet? | Joseph Henry |
Who invented the internal combustion engine? | Samuel Morey |
Who mad the Clermont (the first commercially successful steamboat)? | Robert Fulton |
Who invented the Textile Mill? | Samuel Slater |
What was the underground railroad? | A secret network of escape routes for slaves |
When did Abraham Lincoln win the presidential election? | 1860 |
What were labor unions? | Organizations of workers formed to protect members' interests |
What does it mean to nullify something? | To reject federal law |
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