Vocabulary
What is forcing sailors to serve in the British navy?
Impressment
A war between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846–1848 over land and borders.
Mexican-American War
The U.S. buying land from France in 1803 to double its size.
The Louisiana Purchase
A statement made to the world that those in the Eastern Hemisphere should not start conflict in the West, and that those in the West will not interfere in the affairs of the Eastern world.
The Monroe Doctrine
A law that forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.
The Indian Removal Act
Making large numbers of the same product quickly is?
Mass Production
A war between the United States and Great Britain that began during Madison's Presidency?
The War of 1812
Who led an Expedition west during Jefferson’s Presidency into Louisiana Territory?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Which European country controlled Cuba during the Monroe presidency?
Spain
The belief that the U.S. was meant to expand west.
Manifest Destiny
A government order stopping trade with other countries
Embargo
What is the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War and saw the US pay Mexico $15 million?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Who did Jefferson purchase Louisiana from?
France
What continent were the countries from that Monroe was warning to stay out of the Western Hemisphere?
Europe
Which election was the one where Jackson won the most votes, but was not elected president as the House of Reps decided that John Quincy Adams was to be President
The Election of 1824
Strong pride and loyalty to one’s country
Nationalism
Which US General led American troops on the March to Mexico City in 1847
General Winfield Scott
True or False: When Jefferson became president in 1800, the Western boundary of the U.S. was the Mississippi River. The region west of the Mississippi belonged to Spain.
True.
In 1801 Spain turned over the land to France and since Jefferson didn't want a strong military power as a neighbor, he offered to buy the land from France.
True or False: In 1823, when the Monroe Doctrine was made, the United States had a small military and could not realistically stop major European powers on its own.
True
Nullification Crisis
This invention removed seeds from cotton quickly
Cotton Gin
True or False: The White House was burned in the War of 1812
True
Jefferson ordered a(n) _____________ on all goods that were traded between the US and Great Britain during his presidency. This is an order that stops trade.
embargo
What part of the Americas did the Monroe Doctrine set the stage for the U.S. to be involved in?
Latin America
What was the name of the conflict during Jackson's presidency where he disagreed with the national bank and what to change how federal money was handled?
Bank War