Vocab
This term refers to loyalty or preference for one’s own region of a country, often leading to conflicts.
Sectionalism
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution is called
The Bill of Rights
This 1803 land purchase from France doubled the size of the U.S. and opened up vast territories for settlement.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
What were the first two political parties in America?
Federalists and anti-federalists
This 1830 law authorized the forced relocation of Native Americans to lands west of the Mississippi River, leading to the Trail of Tears.
Indian Removal Act
This refers to the idea that people have inherent rights to life, liberty, and property.
Natural Rights
What was the first constitution of the United States called?
The Articles of Confederation
This idea was the belief that America was destined by God to expand from coast to coast across North America.
Manifest Destiny
This 1823 policy warned European nations against further colonization in the Americas
The Monroe Doctrine
This 1832 decision ruled that the state of Georgia could not remove the Cherokee tribe from their lands, but Andrew Jackson ignored the ruling and enforced removal anyway.
Worcester v. Georgia
This is the movement to end slavery in the United States.
What is Abolition?
This system established in the U.S. Constitution divides government responsibilities up into three branches
Separation of Powers
This war (1846-1848) resulted in the U.S. gaining California, Arizona, and other southwestern territories.
Mexican American War
What three things did Washington warn against in his farewell address?
Sectionalism
Political Parties
Foreign entanglements
Jackson’s system of awarding government jobs to his political supporters, viewed as a reward for loyalty and helping to maintain political power.
Spoils System
Period in the 19th century when the U.S. economy shifted from farming to industrialization, with new inventions, transportation, and communication systems that changed how goods were produced and traded.
Market Revolution
What are the four freedoms protected in the First Amendment?
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Religion
Freedom to peacefully assemble and petitiion the government
This 1846 treaty with Britain settled the boundary dispute over the Oregon Territory and established the 49th parallel as the border between the U.S. and Canada
Oregon Treaty?
British impressment of American seamen was the main cause of this war
The War of 1812
This event refers to the forced journey of over 15,000 Cherokee Indians from their native lands in the southeastern U.S. to Oklahoma, resulting in significant suffering and deaths.
What is the Trail of Tears?
A policy of relaxed enforcement of laws, allowing colonists more freedom, especially in the early years of British rule.
What is Salutary Neglect?
The compromise that created a bicameral legislature, with one house based on population and the other giving equal representation to each state.
Great (Connecticut) Compromise
This 1845 land acquisition admitted the Republic of Texas into the United States and led to a 3 year war with Mexico
Texas Annexation
Which U.S. President promised to serve only one term, but vastly expanded the nation's borders with key land acquisitions during his presidency?
James Polk
Andrew Jackson extended suffrage to
non land owning white men