Presidents
This President ended the U.S. National Debt
Andrew Jackson
Polk attempted to avoid war by?
Offering to buy the land instead of going to war over it.
What happened to the Democratic-Republican party?
They split
What state did the U.S. gain from Spain?
Florida
What year did Texas join?
1845
This President was more worried about his legacy than fixing the country
James Buchanan
What was the U.S.' justification of war
The Mexican Government was authoritarian and declared war on the U.S.
What was Andrew Jackson's party?
Democrats
What state was added in 1820?
Missouri
What years were Bleeding Kansas?
1854-1859
This President died because he had too long of a speech
William Henry Harrison
What was the Mexican justification for war?
The U.S.' annexation of Texas
The Irish fought with the freed Black population because?
They were both cheap labor forces
What state was an independent country before joining the Union?
Texas
What was the problem with the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It allowed for Popular Sovereignty and people flooded the border of Kansas to vote for or against slavery.
This President led the U.S. through the Mexican-American War
James K. Polk
By recruiting Irish off the boats.
How many waves did the Irish immigrate to the U.S.?
2
What allowed Kansas to join the Union?
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
What was wrong with the Missouri Compromise?
The 36'30 line was too far South.
This President oversaw the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Franklin Pierce
This future President served as a General in the M-A War.
Zachary Taylor
How were the Irish seen in the North?
The same way the slaves were seen in the South.
What allowed California to join the Union?
1850 Compromise
Why did the North not like the 1850 Compromise?
It passed the Fugitive Slave Act, making it illegal to not help the South capture slaves.