Post-War
What perception did Marquis de Lafayette have about America?
He found a peaceful and prosperous nation
What are the five Native American Indian Nations and what areas (we have today) did they occupy?
the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole. They adopted many features of the surroundings white southern society
How did Andrew Jackson feel about the Native Americans?
He called for a removal of the Native Americans and this caused the Trail of Tears.
Name three major Supreme Court Cases
McCulloch v. Maryland
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Gibbons v. Ogden
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The Monroe Doctrine was a proclamation issued by President James Monroe (1817-1825) to European nations stating that their colonization of the Western Hemisphere would be viewed as aggressive and provoke a US response.
What did post-war expansionists turn their attention to?
They turned their attention first to the Spanish holdings, which included Florida and much of the present-day American West.
What was the smallest tribe and how did they respond to White Americans?
the Seminole reacted to pressure from white settlers with armed resistance rather than accommodation, and because their multicultural history gave them a different relationship to slavery
What is the Trail of Tears?
The Indian-removal process, they called it Trail of Tears because the US government forcefully remove thousands of Cherokee Indians from their home
What are Toll Roads ?
- A free way that cost money to use
Who created the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association of 1844?
Who was head of Continental Army and also known as the 1st President of the United States?
What key forces drove American expansion westward during this period?
Westward expansion was fueled by the ambition to expand American territory and to economically exploit and develop the Far West.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
It was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted.
Who inventor of the first steamboat, the Clermont.
John Marshall- Chief Justice
Treaty that ended the war and recognized the independence of the United States.
What decisions did the federal government face as the country expanded?
The government decided whether new states would allow slavery, how the Supreme Court would function, and how the United States would deal with the European powers.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
It was the action of removing Indians from the lands East of the Mississippi River. The plan was finished by moving the Indians to what is now Oklahoma.
What was the first federal transportation project and how did it affect America
the building of the National Road
He was elected President in 1925 after a very contested election that led to the revival of partisan political conflict
Who was the prominent Virginian man who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Peace with Great Britain in 1815 allowed _____ to shift their attention from Europe and the Atlantic to the vast interior of North America.
This treaty, ratified in 1821, gave the United States a favorable western boundary of the Louisiana Territory to the Pacific. Also, the United States purchased Florida, but temporarily surrendered its claim to Spanish Texas.
Adams-Onis Treaty
How did developments in transportation support the growth of agriculture and manufacturing?
New turnpikes, canals, steamboats, and eventually railroads expanded the access of farmers and small manufacturers to a regional and even national market. Farmers began to produce staple crops to sell rather than subsistence crops for their own families.
This treaty, ratified in 1821, gave the United States a favorable western boundary of the Louisiana Territory to the Pacific. Also, the United States purchased Florida, but temporarily surrendered its claim to Spanish Texas.
Adams-Onis Treaty