Early Presidents
Which of the following started under Washington's presidency despite his warnings in his Farewell Address?
Political parties
Yes or no - was there a clear winner of the War of 1812?
NO clear winner.
Belief it is the right of the U.S. (our "obvious fate") to expand West.
Manifest Destiny
To add or incorporate land (what happened w/ Texas)
annex / annexation
Why did the U.S. go to war w/ Mexico?
Border w/ Texas was argued over
Which political party favored a strong national/central government?
Federalist
Which foreign policy statement told Europe to not interfere with America?
Monroe Doctrine
Who led the expedition chart and map the West, and also opened trade for commercial reasons there...
Lewis and Clark
To give up (land)
Cede or cession
Biggest U.S. trading partner by 1800
Great Britain
Whose financial plan included a paying off state debts and raising sales taxes on items such as whiskey (angering farmers...)
Alexander Hamilton!
As a war hero from the Battle of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson later took over Florida from Spain for what reason?
Seminole attacks
Which territory in the Pacific Northwest saw mass migration when gold was discovered nearby?
Oregon! Oregon Trail! Oregon Fever. 1840s!
Proved the U.S. could be a world power by asserting itself over our hemisphere. (Europe stay out!)
Monroe Doctrine
2 ways the U.S. acquired teritory
treaties and purchases
Which president has the legacy of doubling the size of the U.S.?
Thomas Jefferson/Louisiana Purchase
Where were the Cherokee Native Americans forced to relocate?
What were two controversies associated with Texas Annexation?
War w/ Mexico, Texas as a slave state (expansion of slavery)
Washington warned against political parties and foreign entanglements in this final message to the American public
Farewell Address
States included in the Mexican Cession
New Mexico, Arizona, California
Why was the Louisiana Territory of strategic importance?
Control of the port of New Orleans/trade on the Mississippi River
What did the Indian Removal Act lead to?
The Trail of Tears
Final purchase that completed Westward Expansion and made a transcontinental railroad possible
Gadsden Purchase
Which territory was ceded by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexican Cession (CA, AZ, NM) - reducing the size of Mexico and giving U.S. land
Where was the Star-Spangled Banner written?
Fort McHenry during the War of 1812