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Why was the Republic of Texas not initially admitted in the Union?
To avoid tensions with Mexico
The US purchased the Louisiana Territory from this country.
France
What year did the War of 1812 start?
1812
What branch of government has the power to declare war?
Congress
The Adams - Onis Treaty gave the US control of this southern state.
Florida
What were opportunists who travelled to California in search of gold called?
Forty-niners
What dangers did settlers face on the Oregon Trail?
Impressment (the kidnapping of sailors) was one of the causes to what war?
War of 1812
What did the Wilmot Proviso aim to ban?
Slavery
What countries did the Monroe Doctrine support?
Latin American countries
What were towns that had a sudden population boom and were hotspots for gambling, drinking, and violence called?
Boomtowns
How long did a trip on the Oregon Trail usually take?
4-6 months
Who captured Washington DC and burned it during the War of 1812?
The British Army
What is the name of the system that gives job in government based on party loyalty?
Spoils System
When California was admitted into the Union as a free state, without a slave state accompanying it, what happened in Congress?
Free states had a majority
What is the main thing the National Bank has the power to create?
Money
What was the name of the people who travelled on the Oregon Trail?
Overlanders
What war gave the US the land that make up modern day Nevada, California, Arizona, and New Mexico?
Mexican- American War
What supreme court case granted the power of Judicial Review?
Marbury v Madison
What did the Trail of Tears do?
Force Native Americans to leave their homelands.
What was the goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
To find the Northwest passage
What is the meaning of manifest destiny?
The idea that settling the west, having America reach from coast to coast, was willed by God.
During what war was the Star Spangled Banner written?
War of 1812
What political party that supported a strong federal government?
Federalists
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
Admit Missouri into the Union as a slave state
Admit Maine into the Union as a free state