Vocabulary 1
A low or level piece of land
What is lowland?
The land and oceans around North and South America
What is Western Hemisphere?
To declare something as a group
What is joint declaration?
This General became the hero of the nation when he invaded Seminole country and won the United States all land east of the Mississippi and Florida from Spain.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
A series of actions carried out to work toward a certain goal.
What is movement?
To put to death
What is execute?
a rebellion
What is a revolt?
The condition of being a state
What is statehood?
This President's two terms were known as the Era of Good Feelings.
Who is James Monroe?
related to interests of a region
What is sectional?
The length of time a crop is given to grow
What is growing season?
Money lent to someone
What is a loan?
Able to bring in money above operating costs
What is profitable?
This man invented the cotton gin.
Who is Eli Whitney?
An arrangement between people or countries as to a course of action.
What is agreement?
A state that allowed the practice of slavery
What is slave state?
A state that did not allow the practice of slavery.
What is free state?
Persons in command of something
What is authorities?
These settlers were independent and adventurous with a strong sense of nationalism, unlike the early colonists.
Who were the Westerners?
This compromise was made to try and keep a balance of power between free and slave states.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
An official public announcement.
What is proclamation?
Having to do with raising crops and animals for food or profit
What is agricultural?
Fit for a given purpose
What is qualified?
This man was credited with getting the Missouri Compromise approved.
Who is Henry Clay?
This was a government policy that was put in place to make sure that European powers didn't extend its influence to the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?