A Growing Nation pp 30 36 Cabinet heads
A Growing Nation pp. 30 -36
• Cabinet – heads of the departments who advised the president and help him govern • Political party – an organized group of people who share a view of what government should do • How were Hamilton’s ideas about government different from Jefferson’s? Hamilton wanted a strong national government, but Jefferson wanted a less active national government, in favor of small farmers and skilled workers
• What was the Louisiana Purchase? Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, which doubled the size of the U. S. • Thomas Jefferson was the first _____ and the third _____. • What did Jefferson want Lewis and Clark to accomplish? To find out more about the geography, resources, and Native Americans of the newly acquired land.
• Industrial Revolution – a change in the way goods were produced • How did the Industrial Revolution change the way goods were produced? Before the IR, goods were made by hand in small shops. After the IR, goods were made by machines in factories. • How did transportation change during the IR and why? Railroads and riverboats were invented because people needed better ways to get their products to market.
• Manifest destiny – belief that the U. S. should expand west to the Pacific Ocean • During the Mexican War, the U. S. fought with ____ over _____. • What effect did the Mexican War have on the size of the U. S. ? The territory of the U. S. now extended to the Pacific Ocean. • Abolitionists – reformers who wanted to abolish, or end, slavery • What was the goal of the abolitionist movement? To end slavery everywhere in the U. S.
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