The Constitution
What war is referred to as the second war for independence
The war of 1812
What was the primary purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition
To explore and map the Louisiana Purchase
What is a cash crop?
A crop that was sold instead of being eaten.
who was in charge of each army, and who was fighting during the civil war
Abraham Lincoln
Where is the U.S
North America
These individuals were in charge of what Departments
Alexander Hamilton Department of the Treasury
Thomas Jefferson Department of State
What was the main impact of the California Gold Rush of 1849
It led to the quick formation of new cities
What is a militia?
An army of people who fight when needed or in an emergency.
The battle of Gettysburg important for
It was a big victory for the North and Turned the tide of the war
What are the cardinal directions
North East South West
What does impressment mean
The act of seizing sailors and forcing them into military service
Which group faced significant hardship on the Trail of Tears
Cherokee
What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hindalgo?
A treaty that ended the Mexican-American War in 1848.
Lincolns plan was what percent
10%
what are all of the hemispheres
Northern Southern Eastern Western
What does it mean to have a strict interpretation of the Constitution
The government can only do what the Constitution specifically allows
What is the significance of the Erie Canal
It connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first ten Amendments.
The purpose of the Emancipation proclamation was
To declare all slaves in Confederate Sates free
What are the line of latitude that divides the Northen and Southern halves
The Equator
What are the four precedents set by President George Washington
Established a Cabinet
Only able to serve two terms
Gave a Farewell Address
Enforced federal laws
Where did the US believe the southern boundary of Texas was located? Where did Mexico believe it was located?
The US believed that it was Rio Grande, Mexico thought it was Nueces River
What was the Age of Exploration?
When Countries explored land and trade routes.
The president of the Confederate states of America during the civil War
Jefferson Davis
Which theme of geograrphy is the way people, goods and ideas move from one place to another.
Movment