Vocabulary
Appointed figures of executive departments
Cabinet
George Washington
Purchase of land from France for $15 million that doubled the size of the United States
Louisiana Purchase
To incorporate
Annex
Main issue that led to the Civil War
Slavery
How much did the US pay France for the Louisiana Purchase transaction?
$15 million
Abolished slavery everywhere in the United States
13th amendment
Conductor of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Protest of farmers refusing to pay the tax; attempt to close Court house so courts will not open for cases on property to be heard
Whiskey Rebellion
Two year conflict between Mexico and the United States
Mexican-American War
The bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history
Battle of Antietam
Where was the first national capital (before District of Columbia)?
New York
Define manifest destiny
Belief that the US is destined to expand across the continent (from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean)
First political parties
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
Territory that became independent from Mexico in 1836
Texas
Nation formed when Southern states seceded
Confederate States of America
Why was the protective tariff passed?
To encourage American production of goods
What is protective tariff?
A tax passed on imported goods produced in Europe
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Purchase from France to gain more territories, which doubled the size of the US
Territories that the US wanted to purchase from Mexico (before war began)
California and New Mexico
Important battles during the Civil War
Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Shiloh, and Antietam
Tax passed that led to the Whiskey Rebellion
Excise tax
Treaty ending the war between Mexico and the US, and gave the US territories of Mexico (California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What was the goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Map the land, find a water route, and study the plants and landscapes
President during the Mexican-American war
What are the 4 areas that were affected by the Civil War?
Politics/political life, economy, soldiers and civilians, and African Americans
Territories gained by the US as a result of the Mexican-American war
California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas