Vocabulary
Not supporting or helping either side in a conflict
Neutrality
This treaty helped the U.S. acquire the state of Florida
Adams Onis Treaty 1819
Used 13,000 troops to shut down the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania. He proved that the new federal government was strong and could maintain order.
George Washington
Their economy was based on the plantation system
South
He escaped slavery, taught himself how to read and write, and would later become an advisor to president Lincoln
Fredrick Douglass
Capturing or taking of men into a military by force *Caused the war of 1812
Impressment
This treaty sought to end British impressment and help maintain neutrality in the U.S. (It was ineffective)
Jay's Treaty 1794
When he acquired the Louisiana Purchase from France it doubled the size of the U.S. however he went against his own beliefs because purchasing land was not written within the constitution
Thomas Jefferson
Their economy was based on industry and factories
North
He was an advocate for public education
Horace Mann
The cultural belief that American settlers were destined to expand across North America from coast to coast
Manifest Destiny
3 French agents demanded a bribe from president John Adams to end impressment of American Merchant Ships
XYZ Affair
Issued the doctrine to the rest of the world that stated no one was allowed to further colonize the Americas
James Monroe
Their economy was based on homesteading and mining metals like gold
West
This movement was religious based and wanted to outlaw the consumption of alcohol
Temperance Movement
The group of people who fought to abolish slavery:
Abolitionist
The first ever women's rights convention in Seneca Falls NY. *an Erie Canal boom town. This convention was set up by reformers such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony
Seneca Falls Convention 1848
This president ignored the supreme court ruling of Worcester v Georgia and set up the framework for Indian Removal *Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson
Slavery was outlawed in this section of the country
North
She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The right to vote:
Suffrage
This war could have been prevented, however the peace treaty from Britain did not arrive in time before congress declared war. The war started over British impressment. The British would also alliance with Native American tribes in this war.
War of 1812
This president further pushed for Manifest Destiny and baited Mexico into a war
James K. Polk
The cotton gin led to an increase to an increase in the institution of slavery in this section
South
She escaped slavery and became a conductor of the Underground Railroad. She carried a pistol and never lost a passenger on her 100+ trips from North to South.
Harriet Tubman