AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
Who bought the Louisiana Territory and from whom?
Jefferson bought it from France
What was Jackson’s nickname?
Old Hickory
What does "Manifest Destiny" mean?
Belief U.S. should expand coast to coast
What was the main reason colonists wanted independence?
No taxation without representation
What did Washington warn against in his Farewell Address?
Political parties & foreign alliances
What did the Monroe Doctrine say to Europe?
No more colonization in the Americas (No Europeans in the Americas/South America)
What law led to the Trail of Tears?
Indian Removal Act
What state’s annexation helped cause the U.S.–Mexican War?
Texas
How did the colonists react to the Tea Act?
The Boston Tea Party
What was Hamilton’s role in Washington’s cabinet?
Secretary of the Treasury
What year was the Louisiana Purchase?
1803
What political party did Jackson help start?
Democratic Party
What treaty ended the U.S.–Mexican War?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris, 1783
Why did Hamilton want a national bank?
To stabilize the economy and pay debts
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
Kept balance of free and slave states; added Maine & Missouri
What was the Spoils System?
Giving government jobs to supporters
What territory did the U.S. gain from Mexico?
California, and Texas
What were some of the taxes the British forced onto the colonists? (at least 3)
Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Tea Act, Townshed Act
What rebellion tested the strength of the new federal government under Washington?
Whiskey Rebellion
Why was the Louisiana Purchase controversial?
Constitution didn't clearly allow land purchase
Why did Jackson oppose the National Bank?
He thought it favored the rich
Name one reason critics opposed the war.
It spread slavery, was seen as unjust land grab