New Nation & Expansion (SS Weekly Gr. 5, Wk. 21-22)

Who established the nation's money and banking system?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Clay

• Noah Webster

• George Washington

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• John Deere

• Henry Clay

• Eli Whitney

• George Washington

Who developed the first dictionary for the United States?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Clay

• Noah Webster

• George Washington

Who suggested a way for the USA to pay its war debts?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Henry Clay

• Noah Webster

• George Washington

Who invented the steel-bladed plow for farming on the prairie?

• John Deere

• Henry Clay

• Eli Whitney

• George Washington

Who was “first in peace, first in war, and first in the hearts of his countrymen”?

• John Deere

• Washington Irving

• Eli Whitney

• George Washington

Who was the first American author able to financially support himself through his writing?

• John Deere

• Washington Irving

• Eli Whitney

• George Washington

What invention made it possible for boats to move on water without wind or current?

• Canal

• Steamboat

• Census

• Migration

What term refers to people moving from one place to another?

• Canal

• Steamboat

• Census

• Migration

What term refers to the government counting the population every 10 years?

• Canal

• Steamboat

• Census

• Migration