Part 2 Social Studies Final 8th Grade Studying

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President that Facilitated the Louisiana Purchase

Thomas Jefferson

Louisiana Purchase’s Price Tag

$15 million

Explorers for the Louisiana Territory

Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark’s main objective

to explore and learn more about the acquired territory

Guide for Lewis and Clark

Sacagawea

Countries that fought in the War of 1812

Britain and the US

Tecumseh

a native leader who tried to create a native confederation, but eventually joined the British

Events that followed the Battle of Tippecanoe

The dreams of a Native Confederation are crushed, and the Natives choose to side with the British

American Leader in the Battle of Lake Erie

Oliver “Hazard” Perry

American Leader in the Battle of New Orleans

Andrew Jackson

Ending of the War

the war ended through the Treaty of Ghent: no borders changed, no real effect besides ending the fighting. Neither side won

Result of the war of 1812

American patriotism

Monroe Doctrine

a speech written by John Quincy Adams stating that Europeans would not be involved in American conflicts, and Americans would not be involved in European conflicts.

Missouri Compromise

A compromise that outlined a line, where above would be Free, and below would be Slave

Nationalism

pride in your country

Manifest Destiny

belief that Americans are destined to go settle in the West

Act that forced Natives to relocate

Indian Removal Act

Trail of Tears Destination

Oklahoma

Countries that held claim to the Oregon Territory

Russia, US, Spain, Britain

How Texas became a state

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexican-American War)

American Industrial Revolution

The turn to machinery and automation in the United States

Region that made factories quick

New England

Region with large agricultural economy

The South

Cotton Gin

A machine used to remove seeds from cotton: downside was that it required more slave labor

Invention that enable train travel

Steam Engine

Industrial Revolution Civil War Impact

These technologies made it far more deadly, and allowed for better transportation of troops and supplies