Vocabulary
Planning a New Government
LA Purchase and War of 1812
Industrial Revolution and AJ
Texas and Mexico
100
The first plan of government for the United States
Articles of Confederation
100
What was the biggest reason the Articles of Confederation failed?
Each state had separate money systems
100
Which President was in office when the US completed the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
100
What was the time period called when new machines and new ideas changed the way people worked, traveled, and lived.
Industrial Revolution
100
What did the Americans get if they moved to Texas?
Mexican Citizenship and free land
200
The highest court in the United States
Supreme Court
200
Who is the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
200
Who was sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase land?
Lewis and Clark
200
Name 3 things made during the Industrial Revolution
Cotton Gin, Steam Engine, Interchangeable Parts, Power Loom, Erie Canal, reaper
200
What did Americans want in Texas that was illegal in Mexico?
Slavery
300
Forcing American soldiers to work on British ships
Impressment
300
Name the three branches of government
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
300
Why did the US enter the war of 1812?
Defend against impressment or because the British were helping the Native Americans
300
Why were trains so important to the economy of America?
Move goods faster for more money
300
The US acquired a huge chunk of land from Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo...name 4 of the 8 states that this land would turn into.
Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, Wyoming, Utah, California, Colorado, Arizona
400
This document stated that the US would not allow new colonies by other countries in America. Also, that Americans would not mess with colonies that were already in America.
Monroe Doctrine
400
What are the first ten amendments to the US constitution called?
Bill of Rights
400
To punish Americans for invading Canada the British did what?
Burned Washington D.C.
400
Andrew Jackson was seen as a King and not as a President. Why?
Because he forced states to collect taxes on imported goods.
400
What were the people referred to who rushed to California to get rich quick?
49ers
500
Under this Treaty, the US bought Texas for $15 million dollars.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
500
What caused Americans to realize that the Articles of Confederation were a failure?
Shays Rebellion
500
Under the Adams-Onis Treaty, the United States acquired what state?
Florida
500
The trail of tears caused the Indians to move 800 miles west to what state? What was the Act called that made them move?
Oklahoma and the Indian Removal Act
500
What fort did the US attack in San Antonio to try and gain control of Texas?
The Alamo
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