Ch 8-9
True or False: The expedition traveled nearly 4,000 miles to the Pacific Ocean.
True
Why was the statehood of Florida and Texas delayed?
They were waiting for a pair to balance the free and the slave state
Who did the udnerground railroad help and how?
Escaping slaves, secret/safe way to flee
True or Flase: Abraham Lincoln wanted African Americans to be equal to whites
False
Who went to France to delegate the Louisiana Purchase?
James Monroe & Robert Livingston
Why did Mexico get the blame for the war President Polk provoked?
They clashed with the U.S. troops in the disputed area, giving Polk the excuse to claim they attacked first
What did Worker Unions do?
Pressured employers to increase wages and lower work times
Define: Draft
the mandatory enrollment of individuals into a country's armed forces enforced by law
Why was the Louisiana Purchase so controversial?
The U.S. Constitution did not explicitly grant it as a power to the President.
Why did the Cherokee oppose the Indian Removal Act and the creation of Indian Territory?
They believed the federal government had no right to force them from their lands
The lack of railroads caused what in the South?
slower technological advances
What was Popular Sovereignty?
When the people vote to ban or keep slavery in a territory
Why did the British burn Washington D.C during the War of 1812?
To get revenge for the US burning capital buildings in Canada
Why did Andrew Jackson support moving Native Americans to the Great Plains?
He believed relocating Native Americans would reduce conflict between settlers and tribes
How did the Civil War boost the women’s respect + oppurtunities?
More open jobs, Women could work as spies, They were taken more seriously as professional workers
What did the Confederacy want during the war?
To become independent
Describe what the Monroe Doctrine did.
It declared the Western Hemisphere off-limits to further European colonization and interference, and that the US would not get further involved with European affairs.
Why did many Cherokee and some U.S. senators believe the Treaty of New Echota was unfair?
The treaty was signed by only a small group that did not represent most of the Cherokee Nation
What are slave codes?
Slave codes are rules or laws enforced only on people who were enslaved to prevent them from meeting or revolting.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the purpose of the war?
It made it about the end of slavery.