Manifest
Destiny 1
Destiny 1
This is the belief the the U.S. should expand to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Manifest destiny?
This best explains many Americans were willing to move westward?
What is the desire for new lands?
Name of the treaty that gave the US the Mexican Cession.
What was The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
This group of men were known for blazing trails out west...
Mountain Men
Known for her work with the mentally ill as well as prison reform...
Dorothea Dix
What is the Spoils System?
when a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (cronyism), and relatives (nepotism) as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party
In an attempt to refresh the government and make it more efficient, President Andrew Jackson replaced many long-time civil servants with people loyal to him, rather than appointing the most qualified candidates.
Name of the early trial that established freedom of press in Colonial America...
Zenger
this is how Texas became a part of the US.
What is annexation?
A state joining the United States
What is annexation?
acquiring territory in Arizona and New Mexico to build a southern railroad route across the country.
What was 1853 Gadsden Purchase?
lasted from 1846-1848, this was caused by Mexico firing on American troops along the Rio Grande. Mexico did not want to sell Polk California and New Mexico.
What was Mexican-American War?
Known for "Maine Law" which prohibited Alcohol in Maine...
Neal Dow
Why Andrew Jackson disliked the Bank of the United States?
Jackson's distrust of the Bank was also political, based on a belief that a federal institution such as the Bank trampled on states' rights. In addition, he felt that the Bank put too much power in the hands of too few private citizens -- power that could be used to the detriment of the government.
What was the year of the Treaty of Paris that ended the French and Indian War?
1763
Florida was sold by this country to the US
What is Spain?
A state leaving the United States
What is secession?
The route over which settlers traveled to Oregon in the 1840s and 1850s; trails branched off from it toward Utah and California.
What was Oregon Trail?
Year that the United States controlled all the way to the East side of the Mississippi (think end of American Revolution).
1783
Sisters who wrote "On the Inequality of Sexes and Condition of Women"
Grimke
What did Jackson used to get rid of the Bank of the United States?
He thought it was unconstitutional, corrupt and supported the wealthy
This act allowed British soldiers to barge into colonists' homes...
Quartering Act
Give THREE facts about the Louisiana Purchase.
Full control of Mississippi
Doubled size of country
Bought in 1803
From France (Napoleon)
Polk's campaign slogan regarding Oregon
What was 54 -40 or fight?
Forced march of Native Americans from the southeastern US to the West
What is the Trail of Tears?
Attempt in 1830 where the government tried to "peacefully" move the Natives from the South....
Indian Removal Act
What was the name of the Newspaper William Lloyd Garrison was known for?
"The Liberator"
As far as voting goes, what changes helped Jackson to be elected overwhelmingly in 1828?
Less restrictions on voter requirements which allowed more common men to vote
This man was known as the "Father of the Modern Factory System"
Samuel Slater
Went west to escape religious persecution.
Who are the Mormons?
The year Texas joined the United States
What is 1845?
What was the name of the treaty where America gained Florida?
Adams-Onis
The president most closely associated with Manifest Destiny
Who is President Polk?
This man believed every child should receive an education...
Horace Mann
What was the nullification crisis involving John C. Calhoun?
Congress passed the tariff of 1828 (Abominations). It was a 50% or more tariff which really hurt the south. Calhoun threatened succession if the government tried to enforce it. Ultimately, cooler heads prevail and the tariff is reduced back to what it was prior.
This is what Jefferson did to try to avoid war with Britain...turned out to be a total failure...
Embargo of 1807