GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION
The 40 years prior to the Civil War are referred as _____.
Antebellum Period.
What group of people were being forced to relocate AND in what direction were they relocating to?
Native Americans/Indigenous People, West.
Who was involved in the War of 1812?
The United States, Great Britain, and Native Americans.
Define the term: Antebellum.
The time period before the Civil War.
Define the alien portion of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
Deportation and limited rights of immigrants in the United States.
The Antebellum Period started in _____ and ended in _____.
1820 and 1860.
Why were white settlers demanding Native American land?
They wanted to expand the territory further to capitalize off the Institution of Slavery in the American south.
Who declared war in the War of 1812?
The United States.
Define the term: Slave State.
A state in America in which the institution of slavery was legalized.
Define the sedition portion of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
A violation of the First Amendment Rights of Americans, penalizing Americans for speaking and or writing against the American government.
What Native American group experienced conflict with Georgia over land?
The Cherokee Natives.
What was the name of the former United States president that was For Native American relocation and had previously fought the Creek and Seminole in Georgia.
President Andrew Jackson (7th President).
What was the cause of the War of 1812?
Great Britain impressed upon American cargo ships.
Define the term: Free State.
A state in America in which the institution of slavery is no longer legal and has been abolished.
What did Manifest Destiny say about the United States of America?
The United States of America has the right to purchase and acquire as much land as possible because it is their God given right.
(a) Cherokee
(b) Creek
(c) Seminole
(d) Chickasaw
(e) Choctaw
Explain/Define the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
The law allowed the federal government to pay Native Americans to move west.
What treaty brought an end to the War of 1812?
The Treaty of Ghent.
Define the term: Sectionalism.
Loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole. Rivalry based on the special interests of different areas.
The Louisiana Purchase gave the United States _____ additional states.
15.
What is the name of the Supreme Court case involving Georgia and the American government?
Worcester v Georgia (1832).
What did the Treaty of Echota determine?
500 Cherokee signed agreeing to give up their land by 1838.
After the Treaty of Ghent, the American people felt a sense of _____.
Nationalism.
Define Industrial Revolution.
A period of rapid technological advancement and the development of mills and factories.
The Embargo Act harmed what country the most?
The United States of America.