Vocabulary Terms
What term refers to the belief that Americans were destined to expand across the continent?
Manifest Destiny
What was the purchase in 1803 that doubled the size of the U.S.?
Louisiana Purchase
What term describes the belief that expansion was not just a right but a duty?
Justified
Who was the President during the War of 1812?
James Madison
What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
To explore and document the new territory
What do we call the act of making something official or adding it to a country?
Annex
Who were the explorers sent to explore the newly acquired land after the Louisiana Purchase?
Lewis and Clark
What term refers to a group formed by Native American tribes to resist U.S. expansion?
Native American Confederacy
Which explorer is known for mapping the Louisiana Territory?
Meriwether Lewis
What was the impact of the Monroe Doctrine on future U.S. foreign policy?
It established the U.S. sphere of influence in the Americas
This act was signed in 1830 to relocate Native Americans. What is it called?
Indian Removal Act
What conflict was fought between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846 to 1848?
Mexican-American War
What is the term for the act of giving up land from one country to another?
Cession
Who was the co-leader of the expedition to explore the West alongside Lewis?
William Clark
Which state was admitted to the Union as a result of the Missouri Compromise?
Maine
What term describes the loyalty to the interests of one's own region over the country as a whole?
Sectionalism
What agreement was made to maintain the balance between free and slave states in 1820?
Missouri Compromise
What was a major cause of the Mexican-American War?
Nationalism
Which U.S. President is associated with the term "Manifest Destiny"?
James K. Polk
What was a significant consequence of the Indian Removal Act?
Displacement of Native American tribes
What was the forced journey of the Cherokee people called?
Trail of Tears
What doctrine, established by President Monroe, warned European nations against colonizing in the Americas?
Monroe Doctrine
What act allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who were the Native American leaders that opposed U.S. expansion?
Tecumseh and others
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect U.S. territorial growth?
It significantly increased the size of the U.S.