Expansion
Geography
Indian Removal Act
Wars and Policies
Abolitionist Movement
100
This term describes the idea that the United States should possess the entire continent, expanding coast to coast.
Manifest Destiny
100
Which region fueled the slave trade because of all the plantations (cotton and tobacco mostly)
South (southern) region
100
This president was in favor of the Indian Removal Act because he agreed that white settlers deserved the land where Natives lived.
Andrew Jackson
100
True or false: Women in the 1830s abolitionist movement had the right to vote.
False
100
What would happen to a slave who escapes their master and is caught?
Returned to their master.
200
The Erie Canal connected the midwest to this coast
Atlantic
200
This geographical feature provided routes for shipping agricultural and manufacturing products.
Rivers
200
Andrew Jackson said this to which group of people: "I have no motive, to deceive you. Listen to me, therefore, while I tell you that you cannot remain where you are now."
Native Americans
200
This document limited European influence in the Americas.
Monroe Doctrine
200
Which group of people opposed gaining new western territory because they were afraid the new states would be slave states?
Abolitionists
300
The Louisiana Purchase was made by Jefferson, even though it conflicted with his belief in a strict interpretation of the Constitution, because he wanted to secure this important port, as well as control of the Mississippi River.
The Port of New Orleans
300
Lewis and Clark relied on this geographic feature when exploring new lands.
Rivers
300
Which two bodies of water did the natives need to cross when they were forced to leave their land during the Indian Removal Act?
Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi River
300
The United States was able to maintain its independence and territory as the result of this second war with Great Britain, which was essentially the "Second War for Independence" because Britain never respected the U.S. as a real nation.
The War of 1812
300
This rebellion coordinated by slaves killed 60 whites, however most primary source documents only show the side of the whites/slaveholders.
Nat Turner's Rebellion
400
The Erie Canal increased population in upstate NY because of the connection between the Atlantic Ocean and what other bodies of water?
Great Lakes
400
Before expansion, this river was the western border of the U.S. (1783)
Mississippi River
400
The Indian Removal Act was considered by Congress to be __________.
Unconstitutional
400
This term means for governments to deal with other nations in a sensitive and effective way- like creating Treaties.
diplomacy
400
What is one non-violent way that the slaves rebelled against slavery?
Underground Railroad
500
These six states were created with this expansion policy: Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio
Northwest Ordinance
500
This major river in New York was used more after the Erie Canal was completed because it improved transportation between it and the Great Lakes- this also led to New York City being the nation's commercial center.
Hudson River
500
According the Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) and Worcester v. Georgia (1832), the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was an ___________, and therefore the Indian Removal Act is ______________.
Independent Nation, Unconstitutional
500
According the the Monroe Doctrine, what would happen if European nations tried to claim land in the Americas?
The U.S. would take it as a personal attack, and would retaliate.
500
According to the Constitution (1788), slaves were considered to be ______ of a person when it came to representation in Congress (House of Reps)
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