Expansion
What does "Manifest Destiny" refer to?
Westward expansion of the U.S.
George Washington and James Monroe both maintained a foreign policy of
Neutrality, avoiding conflicts with other nations
Identify one cause of Sectionalism between the North and the South prior to the Civil War.
Slavery, States Rights
Define "Abolitionist"
Someone who wants to end slavery
Identify TWO ways the U.S. acquired more land.
Purchase, annex (take), war, cede (given), treaty
The Monroe Doctrine was designed to prevent European powers from colonizing what part of the world?
Latin America or Western Hemisphere
What event directly caused the Southern States to secede from the United States?
Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860.
How was popular sovereignty used in the lead up to the civil war?
People voted in new states to decide if slavery would exist
The annexation of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and the Louisiana Purchase are all examples of what?
Acquiring more land, Manifest Destiny
The purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was
avoid conflicts by preventing European nations from colonizing Latin America
The Missouri Compromise (1820), Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act attempted to settle disputes over what?
The spread of slavery to new states.
Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, John Brown, and Harriet Beecher Stowe are all famous for what?
Being abolitionists who fought to end slavery
The purpose of the Indian Removal Act was to...
Force Native Americans to move West of the Mississippi River
What effect did Andrew Jackson's policies as President have?
Expanded/Strengthened the power of the federal government.
How did abolitionists feel about the Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) decision?
Abolitionists began fighting harder to end slavery
One negative effect of the cotton gin was
slavery increased in the South
What effect did the building the Erie Canal, and National Road have on trade and Transportation in the United States?
Faster travel and increased trade.
What two areas of the country did the Erie Canal connect?
Midwest/Great Lakes were connected to the Atlantic Ocean
How did Manifest Destiny increase sectionalism between the North and the South?
North and South argued over the spread of slavery
Andrew Jackson argued that the Spoils System increased democracy by
Giving government jobs to his supporters and friends