U.S Imperialism
When did the U.S purchase Alaska from Russia
1867
What did Jefferson's embargo cause
no trade allowed.
What did native-americans try to create after the treaties
a confederation.
what is the difference between agrarian and industrial societies
agrarian is rural farming, and industrial is factory working and city living.
when did the Mexican war of independence start?
1810
when did the U.S take control of Hawaii
1898
who won the election for 1808
Madison
what was the treaty of ghent
treaty that ended the war of 1812
what was the Indian removal act of 1830
native Americans were forced to move to government built reservations and had to leave their homes behind
What is the name of the treaty that ended the mexican-american war
treaty of cordoba
What is yellow journalism
propaganda style news to draw attention to fantastical information not the factual info.
what early treaties did the colonists promise native-americans
land that will always be the natives, and never taken over.
who led troops at the battle of new orleans
Andrew Jackson
what resource was found on Cherokee land that the Americans wanted.
gold
how did Americans justify manifest destiny
god wanted them to take the land.
how did the U.S take control of Hawaii
abducted the queen and forced the government to sign over the land or be met with a war and violence.
one cause of the war of 1812
impressment of American sailors.
battle of new orleans
whats a petition
a document created to start or stop government action
Name one cause of the Mexican-American war
The U.S wanted to take control of Texas
Importance of the U.S.S Maine
a ship that blew up and the u.s used it as an excuse to invade cuba. It blew up because of a gas leak not an attack.
who were the warhawks
politicians that supported war with the native-americans.
what is abolitionism
an idea to fight against slavery
compromise of 1820
missouri becomes a slave state and nothing else above the mason-Dixon line can be a slave state.
Name one result of the mexican-american war
mexico loses all of it's territory west of the Mississippi and Texas becomes a state.