Vocab
The term for forcing American sailors to work on British ships.
What is impressment?
Thomas Jefferson buys some land from France in 1803
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This guy warned Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
Who is James Monroe?
War fought between Britain and the U.S. over impressment and the English supporting Native Americans in their aggression towards American settlers.
What is the War of 1812?
This part of the country was primarily agriculture and argued they needed more slaves.
What is the South?
The belief that American was ordained to own all the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Forced removal of the Cherokee tribe from Georgia to Oklahoma
What is the Trail of Tears?
President who started the spoils system and was responsible for the Trail of Tears.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This guy was the leader of Americans settling in Texas at the invitation of the Mexican government.
Who is Stephen F. Austin?
Americans began to make and sell goods instead of making them for themselves.
What is the market revolution?
The act of giving government jobs to friends and political supporters.
What is the spoils system?
America gains California and New Mexico territories in this treaty.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildago?
White abolitionist who owned an anti-slavery newspaper.
Who is William Loyd Garrison?
He was commander of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution and later became the president of the Texas Republic.
Who is Sam Houston
An economic system where people can own their own business with little government interference.
What is the free enterprise system?
Abolition
What is to end slavery?
This deal allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Former slave and famous speaker and writer calling for the end of slavery.
Who is Fredrick Douglas?
A slave who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia killing dozens .
Who is Nat Turner?
List three benefits of competitive markets for the consumer.
What is affordability, quality products and a lot of choice?
The power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
A really big ditch dug from New York to Lake Erie.
What is the Erie Canal?
Woman who fought for abolition and women's rights. She led the Seneca Falls Convention
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
Former slave and spokesperson for abolition and women's rights. She believed God ordained her to speak the Truth.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Textile plant in Massachusetts that employed many young women.
What is the Lowell Textile Plant?
This decision gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Former slave who became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
One casualty of the War of 1812 was the end of this political party.
Who are the Federalists?
Name at least 4 presidents we discussed in this chapter in order of their presidency.
Who are Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
James Monroe and Andrew Jackson?
Between 1830 and 1850, the geographic size of the U.S. grew by about one third. This was mostly due to
A. Purchase
B. War
What is war?