Modules 10-12: Expansion and Conflict (8th Grade)

What invention is Robert Fulton known for?

• Sewing Machine

• Cotton Gin

• Steamboat

• Thresher

What invention is Eli Whitney known for?

• Cotton Gin

• Telegraph

• Thresher

• Steel Plow

What invention is Cyrus McCormick known for?

• Lightbulb

• Steel Plow

• Typewriter

• Mechanical Reaper

What invention is Peter Cooper known for?

• Tom Thumb

• Steamboat

• Tractor

• Clipper Ship

What invention is John Deere known for?

• Tractor

• Thresher

• Steel Plow

• Cotton Gin

What invention is Samuel Morse known for?

• Telephone

• Typewriter

• Cellphone

• Telegraph

The idea that the United States was destined to own all of the land between the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

• Frontier

• Manifest Destiny

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Indian Territory

This was the system of messengers who delivered mail on horseback.

• Stallion Services

• Colt Carriers

• Pony Express

• Horse Handlers

This means to reject a bill.

• Cancel

• Nullify

• Deflation

• Prospect

This means searching for gold.

• Prospect

• Mine

• Survey

• Excavate