Jackson
What political party did Jackson start?
Democrats, Jacksonian Democrats
What piece of land did we acquire in 1854 for a railroad?
What reason did the French settle in the New World?
established FORTS to trade FURS
What reform movement wanted to end slavery in the United States?
Abolitionist Movement
Who does Jackson represent?
Common Man
What system allowed friends and supporters of Jackson to take government jobs they may not have been qualified for?
Spoils System
What treaty gave us the Mexican Cession?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Maryland
Who was the leader of Prison/Mental Health Reform?
What pathway was used by thousands of people in order to reach California and Oregon?
Oregon Trail
Worcester v. Georgia
What land did we acquire through the Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819?
Florida
What colony was founded by William Penn and for what religious group?
Pennsylvania was founded for the Quakers
What novel led to increased support for the Abolitionist movement?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What gave the United States a manner of orderly expansion/ a way to add new states to the Union?
Northwest Ordinance
What event led to Jackson threatening military force against South Carolina?
Nullification Crisis
What land doubled the size of the United States?
Louisiana Purchase
What is the nickname of the Middle Colonies and why?
"Breadbasket"- they grew wheat, grains and oats
Temperance
What reasons did the Spanish colonists explore/settle?
Spread Catholicism/religion, find gold
What government entity did Jackson believe only benefitted the wealthy so he refused to renew it?
The 2nd National Bank
When did Texas become a state?
1845
New England- Cold, Rocky Soil, Lumber, Fishing, Whaling, Shipbuilding, Trade
Middle- Mild climate, fertile soil, Breadbasket, Wheat, grains, oats
Southern- Warm, fertile soil, Cash Crops, tobacco, indigo, rice, sugarcane
Name 3 Abolitionists.
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
What court case established that the federal government is in charge of interstate trade? (trade between states)
Gibbons v. Ogden