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NCVPS Unit 5 L1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| American System | a system proposed by Henry Clay which called for the government to help with internal improvements |
| Erie Canal | a canal which connected the Great Lakes to New York |
| First Transcontinental Railroad | a railroad that was completed in 1869 which connected the east and west coast |
| Gadsen Purchase | a purchase named after James Gadsen in which the US purchased more territory from Mexico that would eventually make up the southern part of Arizona and Mexico |
| Guadalupe Hidalgo | a treaty which stated that the United States had won area in the present |
| Henry Clay | was a powerful political figure during the mid 1800's. He served in Congress for several terms and even ran for President several times |
| Industrial Revolution | a period in American (and world history) when the focus was on machines, factories, and industry |
| James Gadsen | the ambassador who helped negotiate the treaty |
| Lewis and Clark | two explorers who helped create a map so that Americans would be able to migrate and settle in the territory gained from the Louisiana Purchase |
| Lewis and Clark Expedition | an expedition consisting of a group of explorers led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark that explored western North America |
| Mexican War | a war that lasted 1 1/2 years, but was won easily by the US because the US had better weapons and leadership |
| Texas | became the 28th state after being annexed by the United States in 1845 |
| Western Expansion | government policies which helped to gain territories in the west |
| Annex | to add |
| Migration | moving from one place to another |
| Settle | moving to a place that not many people live in and working to make it a place that people can live in |
| Canal | a man made waterway that allowed passengers of boats or ships inland. It also helped connect Midwest farmers to the northeast and world |
| Cotton Gin | a farming tool that made it easier to remove seeds from cotton |
| Fifty four forty or fight | a phrase which referred to the latitude lines of the northern boundary of the Oregon territory over which England and America were arguing. |
| Hand Cart | a wagon that goods were placed in which is pushed by a person |
| Internal Improvements | roads, bridges, canals, and other similar projects that help make travel easier. |
| Mechanical Reaper | a farming tool that made it easier to harvest wheat |
| Railroads | allowed for travel year around and was comfortable for passengers |
| Steam Boats | could go upstream or downstream and cut traveling costs and made travel faster |
| Steel Plow | a farming tool that made tilling up the ground much easier |
| Trails | used in the 1800's that made traveling west much easier for settlers |
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