Westward Expansion & Manifest Destiny
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the US and cost $15 million
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This British practice of seizing American sailors and forcing them into naval service was a major cause of the War of 1812
What is impressment?
He was the 4th President and led America through the War of 1812
Who is James Madison?
This man made waterway connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and was completed in 1825
What is the Erie Canal?
This act limited the number of foreigners who could immigrate to American under President Adams
What is the Alien Act?
This term describes the growing division between different regions of the US during this period that eventually leads to states seceding?
What is sectionalism?
The belief that God wanted Americans to expand from ocean to ocean across North America
What is Manifest Destiny?
Someone who favored was with England over impressment and wanted to expand into British Canada and Spanish FLorida
What is a war hawk?
This political system allowed President Jackson to appoint friends and supporters to government positions, even if they were unqualified
What is the spoils system?
The Erie Canal was this many miles long (within 25 miles)
What is 363 miles?
Jefferson challenged this strict interpretation of the Constitution when he purchased the Louisiana territory
What is strict constructionism?
Someone who chooses not to participate in violence
What is a pacifist?
These two explorers were hires by Thomas Jefferson to map and chart the territories of the Louisiana Purchase
Who are Lewis and Clark?
This treaty officially ended the fighting in the War of 1812
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
The 5th POTUS who warned European powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere and Latin America
Who is James Monroe?
The Erie Canal reduced shipping costs between Europe and the US by over this percentage
What is 50%?
This doctrine warned European powers not to interfere with newly independent Latin American countries
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The War of 1812 is also known by this nickname, referring to President Madison
What is "Mr. Madison's War"?
This forced march in 1838 resulted in the deaths of many Native Americans
What is the Trail of Tears?
He was a war hero at the Battle of New Orleans and later becomes the 7th POTUS
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This act passed under President Adams banned negative press against the government that could lead to arrest
What is the Sedition Act?
This New York city saw dramatic population growth due to the Erie Canal's completion?
What is: Buffalo, Rochester, or Albany?
The control of the Port of New Orleans gave Americans full access to this river for trade
What is the Mississippi River?
Over this amount in goods were shipped through the Port of New Orleans annually after the Louisiana Purchase
What is $1 million?
SCOTUS ruled in this case that Georgia had no authority over Cherokee territory, but the state ignored the ruling
What is Worcester v Georgia?
This composer wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" during the Battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812
Who is Francis Scott Key?
Jackson's presidency expanded voting rights by removing this requirement for white males
What is property ownership?
The Erie Canal paid back its $5 million investment in this many years
What is 10 years?
The Louisiana Purchase sparked this long running debate that eventually leads to the Civil War
What is the issue of slavery?
The Erie Canal featured 18 of these structures and 83 locks to manage water levels
What are aqueducts?