UNIT V Word Scramble
|
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
Normal Size Small Size show me how
| Term | Definition |
| James Monroe | Founding Father; Strengthened Foreign Policy; President during Era of Good Feelings (5th) |
| Monroe Doctrine | Any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US |
| Nationalism | identification with one's own nation and support for its interests |
| Andrew Jackson | Famous soldier from War of 1812, 7th president, Indian Removal Act, served in both houses of Congress. |
| Indian Removal Act | Signed by President Andrew Jackson granting unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy. |
| Indian Territory | Evolving land area (now in E Oklahoma) set aside for Native Americans. |
| John Ross | Principle Chief of the Cherokee Nation during the natives' relocation and Civil War. |
| Trail of Tears | A series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans in the United States from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern US to west of Mississippi/"Indian Territory." |
| Era of Good Feelings | A period in the political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the War of 1812 |
| Industrial Revolution | The transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. |
| Erie Canal | An artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo to connect New York City to the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Cotton Gin | A machine invented by Eli Whitney that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. |
| Samuel Slater | Father of the American Industrial Revolution/factory system. He brought the British textile technology to America. |
| Francis Cabot Lowell | He invented the power loom and the processes of spinning and weaving cotton cloth under one roof (factory). |
| Robert Fulton | He designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship. |
| Steam Engine | Steam power allowed for factories to be located anywhere and the steam engine moved goods and people quicker and more efficiently. |
| Texas Revolution | Sam Houston led the Texas army to defeat the troops of Santa Anna at the Battle of Jacinto. The Treaties of Velasco are signed and officially gives Texas its independence |
| Stephen F. Austin | Father of Texas for establishing the first colony there. |
| James K Polk | 11th and president who believed in manifest destiny who was a Jacksonian democrat. |
| Mexican American War | Between the US and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, helped to fulfill America's "manifest destiny" to expand its territory across the entire North American continent. |
| Bear Flag Revolt | A small group of American settlers in California rebelled against the Mexican government and proclaimed California an independent republic. |
| Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo | Ended the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States. Mexico also gave up all claims to Texas and recognized the Rio Grande as America's southern boundary. |
| Oregon Trail | A route used during the U.S. westward migrations, especially in the period from 1840 to 1860, starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. |
| Mormons | Members of the Church of Jesus and Latter Day Saints that was founded in the 1820s in New York. |
| Brigham Young | Second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who founded Salt Lake City and he served as the first governor of the Utah Territory. |
| Gold Rush | A large-scale and hasty movement of people to a region where gold has been discovered, as to California in 1849. |
| Forty-Niners | A prospector in the California gold rush of 1849. |
Created by:
MWilliams2021
Popular U.S. History sets