Chapter 6: Birth of the Republic
When a president sets a rule not found in the Constitution for future presidents to follow, they are establishing this (Ex: Presidential cabinet, political parties)
What is precedent
Eli Whitney invented this tool that separated cotton fibers from the seeds
What is the cotton gin
During the 2nd Great Awakening, many new religious groups were formed, including this devout group led by Joseph Smith and later Brigham Young
Who are the Mormons
Throughout history, our country has expanded its borders/frontier between these 2 compass directions
What is east to west
Women's Rights advocates like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Lucretia Mott all met here to discuss their issues and to write the Declaration of Sentiments
What is Seneca Falls
Under John Adams, the government passed these laws that changed the rules for gaining citizenship and banned people from speaking out against their government
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts
Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act and forced the Cherokee Indians in the South off their land in this journey that killed off about 1/4th of their total population
What is the Trail of Tears
Dorothea Dix, Horace Mann, and William Lloyd Garrison are all examples of this
Who are social reformers
This is the idea that encouraged westward expansion and said America is fated to one day grow and expand "from sea to shining sea"
What is manifest destiny
The Industrial Revolution began in America due in large part by this final war with Great Britain
What is the War of 1812
Thomas Jefferson hired Merriweather Lewis and William Clark to explore this land after he purchased it from Napoleon Bonaparte of France
What is the Louisiana territory
In both the Monroe Doctrine and Washington's Farewell Address, the country was encouraged to stay out of foreign affairs/problems, also known as this
What is neutrality/isolation
Abolition, temperance, and specifically suffrage, are all aspects of this influential social movement
What is the Women's Rights Movement
John Ashton, The fur trade, Mountain Men, and an old video game are all associated with this development during westward expansion
What is the Oregon Trail
Thomas Jefferson involved America in the Barbary wars against a group of African countries over this issue in the Atlantic Ocean
What is piracy
As Washington's Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton raised the tax on this popular product which resulted in a rebellion/uprising in Pennsylvania
What is whiskey
This piece of architecture was built in upstate New York that helped to connect the state to the west and boost trade, commerce, and population.
What is the Eerie Canal
Authors Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau are part of this movement which provided new ways to think about the relationship between humans, nature, and religion/God
What is transcendentalism
The annexation (addition) of Texas and the cession (loss) of land from Mexico (California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, etc) to America in exchange for $18 million are all terms found in this document which ended the Mexican-American War
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
During the War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson placed this on Great Britain in order to block all trade with them
What is an embargo
After the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison, this rule/power was established which grants justices the power to declare a law constitutional or unconstitutional
What is judicial review
Under President John Quincy Adams and the Adams-Onis Treaty, we annexed this southern territory from Spain which will later become our 27th state in 1845.
What is Florida
This document was modeled after the Declaration of Independence and was used to call for equal rights for both men and women
What is the Declaration of Sentiments
During Texas' fight for independence, Mexican dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna surrounded and laid siege to this fort for almost 2 weeks straight
What is the Alamo
The people who went out west to settle in mining towns and get rich during the California Gold Rush were known as these
Who are the 49'ers