Manifesting
What was the name of the land we purchased from France in 1803?
Louisiana
Who was living west of the Mississippi River when Americans were trying to expand?
Native Americans
Texas was originally a territory of what country?
Mexico
Who led a rebellion in Virginia which resulted in over 55 white people killed?
Nat Turner
What waterway connected Albany, NY to the Great Lakes?
Erie Canal
Who coined the term "Manifest Destiny?"
John O'Sullivan
True or False: The land sold west of the Mississippi was cheap to purchase
True
Who was elected President of Mexico in 1833?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
True or False: Slavery was just a southern thing
False
What famous rebellion began because of a tax on alcohol?
Whiskey Rebellion
What is the definition of Manifest Destiny?
The belief that Americans are destined by God to expand west.
What is the name of the event where large groups of people moved out west to find gold?
The Gold Rush
What battle resulted in the Mexican army slaughtering the Texian resistance?
Battle of the Alamo
What year was the cotton gin invented?
1793/4
Which two members of George Washington's Cabinet argued over the National Bank?
Thomas Jefferson & Alexander Hamilton
What was an economic reason people moved west?
Cheap land, business opportunities, mining for gold
What act forced the removal of over 50,000 Native Americans from their homeland?
Indian Removal Act of 1830
What was the name of the people who sold cheap Texas land to Americans?
Empresarios
What act required enslaved people to be returned to their enslavers, even if the enslaved person made it to a free state?
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
What religious group began the world's first anti-slavery society?
Quakers
Which two men famously led and expedition out west under the direction of Thomas Jefferson?
Lewis & Clark
How much did the population of the United States increase from 1800 to 1850?
Approx. 20 million people
Fill in the blank: Before the Mexican-American War began, Mexico claimed the border with the U.S. was at the _______ River, while the U.S. claimed the border with Mexico was at the ___________ River.
Nueces; Rio Grande
Missouri
What famous rebellion began because of rising taxes, inability to pay debts, and lack of payment from the Revolutionary War?
Shays' Rebellion