Westward Expansion
What area did America buy from the French in 1803?
The Louisiana Territory
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Where in America was war support the strongest?
Where was it the weakest? (Specifically)
Strongest: South/ South West
Weakest: New England
What year did 80,000 Americans travel across the country for the California Gold Rush? (Hint: Football)
1849
The Articles of Confederation gave more power to who?
The States
The 3/5ths compromise resulted in the south being able to count who as 3/5ths of a vote.
Slaves
Which president oversaw the Gadsden Purchase?
Franklin Pierce
What is the natural border between Texas and Mexico called?
The Rio Grande
Abolitionists believed in getting rid of what?
Slavery
What was the name of the meeting in Philadelphia 1787 that resulted in the drafting of the Constitution?
The Constitutional Convention
The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches.
The term manifest destiny, was coined by who in 1845?
John L. O'Sullivan
Who officially declared war on Mexico?
Congress
Succession
The rebellion of back-country Massachusetts farmers in 1786 and 1787 was known as what?
Shay's Rebellion
What system ensures that none of the branches becomes more powerful than the others?
Checks and Balances
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What two main things did the Missouri Compromise include?
Admission of Missouri and Maine as states.
Established the 36' 30' latitude line, dividing the Louisiana Territory into areas where slavery was and was not permitted.
General Zachary Taylor (12th)
Who created the Missouri Compromise in 1820?
Henry Clay
What two bodies make up the Legislative Branch?
House of Representatives and the Senate
(Congress)
Who created the financial plan during Washington's administration that said Congress should assumes stated debts, established a National Bank, and created the Whisky Tax in 1791?
Alexander Hamilton
What was the name of the two extremist groups in regard to the Compromise of 1850.
Abolitionists and Fire-Eaters
Which Mexican city did the Americans open a second front upon, hoping to lead to a swift end to the war, and laid siege until the city surrendered on March 29th 1847?
Mexico City
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What four things did the Compromise of 1850 establish?
California was admitted as a free state.
The US Government assumes Texas' debts.
Outlawed the slave trade in DC.
Stricter fugitive slave law.
How are the electoral college votes determined?
Number of Senators (2) + the number of Representatives in the House.
What agreement created the Senate and House of Representatives to make up Congress?
The Great Compromise