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the concept that it was God's will for the United States to expand across the continent "from sea to shining sea."
What is Manifest Destiny?
100
was a reform movement that was for the banning or restriction of alcohol and was strongly supported by many women and church groups
What is the Temperance Movement?
100
occurs when a person is more loyal to their region of the nation rather than the country as a whole
What is sectionalism?
100
preserved the Senate balance between slave and free states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
What is the Missouri Compromise?
100
The change in the way Americans made, bought, and sold goods. Came in response to the expanding economy.
What is the Market Revolution?
200
The use of the military to expand a nation's power
What is Imperialism?
200
Created a momentum boost for the rebels who were fighting for Texas independence
What is the battle of the Alamo
200
agreement the United States and Spain that ceded Florida to the U.S.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty
200
The Louisiana Purchase had great geographic significance for the United States because it
opened up westward settlement for the United States
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During the early 1800s, the United States placed few restrictions on immigration because
The industrial economy was producing more jobs
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lasted from 1846-1848 and resulted in an American victory and a gain of a huge amount of territory in what is now the American southwest
What is The Mexican War
300
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was mainly concerned with
suffrage/women's rights
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Which geographic advantage did the United States gain by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803?
new land for settlement and full control of the Mississippi River
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What was the most important thing that the U.S. needed to do following the Louisiana Purchase
Explore gain knowledge of the newly acquired land and map it
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As the United States acquired more land between 1803 and 1850, controversy over these territories focused on the
expansion of slavery
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What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
ended the Mexican War, gave the United States California and a large area comprising roughly half of New Mexico, most of Arizona, Nevada, Utah (Mexican Cession), and called for the U.S. to pay Mexico 15 Million Dollars
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In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between
pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
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What was the biggest complaint that American settlers had about the Mexican government before 1830?
Lack of organization and anti-slavery laws
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The first industrial revolution had what effect on the United States?
expanded the economy, developed transportation, and the increased use of slavery
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The U.S. government insisted on moving Native Americans to reservations primarily because
Settlers from the East were greedy for the Native Americans' ancestral lands
500
Identify the prominent issues in national politics during the 1800s
temperance, abolition, women's Rights, sectionalism, public school reform, and prison reform
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What major event did the developments of the early to mid 1800s bring to the United States?
The Civil War
500
The development of the railroad is credited with provoking
settlement of new areas between the Mississippi and the west coast, immigration, and a second wave of cash croppers
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What regional differences started to develop between the north and the south during the mid 1800s?
political viewpoints on certain issues, social structure, economic foundation, and the labor force