Presidents
Which president enacted the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott were both generals during which war?
The Mexican-American War
Who were the two people who explored the Louisiana Purchase Territory?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
What was the name of the argument between the North and the South as new territories began to be admitted into the Union?
Sectionalism
A slave state
Name first four presidents in order:
George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison
What was the name of the war that was fought over the land in Florida that Americans wanted to occupy but was already occupied by the Seminole tribe? Who was the leader of this tribe?
The Seminole War. (Second Seminole War, tech.)
Osceola
What were the four objectives the Lewis and Clark needed to accomplish on their journey?
1 - Find an all water route to the Pacific Ocean
2 - Describe the flora and fauna (plants and animals) that were found there.
3 - Establish good relations with the Native Americans.
4 - Make a map.
What issue was this debate over?
Slavery
As a result of MO's application for annexation, the US government was concerned about an imbalance of power among the slave and free states. They drafted the ________________ _______________________.
Who was the president that made the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What war was fought over Texas and ended with Mexico giving America a lot of land in the Southwest?
The Mexican-American war.
Who was the female Native American who helped Lewis and Clark on their journey?
Sacagewea
Why was the number of states and the population of the state important for new states entering the nation to either be slave or free states?
The three terms of the Missouri Compromise were
1 - _________________ would be admitted as a slave state.
2 - _________________ would be admitted as a free state.
3 - Slavery would be banned everywhere north of the _____________________ parallel except _____.
1 - Missouri
2 - Maine
3 - 36' 30 m parallel, MO
What year was the Louisiana Purchase made?
1803
Name the seven states that the US acquired after the war with Mexico.
Texas, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California
What was the name of the trail that the Native Americans were forced to follow to find a new home after the American citizens had trouble with settling nearby their homes?
The trail of tears.
In what branch of government the imbalance of power be?
The legislature
What event in what year led to California's application for statehood?
The 1849 Gold Rush
What president prevented the Nullification Crisis by restraining South Carolina from seceding?
Andrew Jackson
What was the name of the war which was caused by the British "impressment" of American sailors, by the desire for America expand into British Canadian territory, and was also known as the "Second War of Independence."
The War of 1812
What is the name of the doctrine that most Americans believed was their God-given right to move and settle the Western part of the United States?
Manifest Destiny
What was the negotiating tool with which senators and representatives (hint - Henry Clay) used to admit new states into the Union without causing a lot of argument or possible secession?
compromise
What were the terms of the compromise of 1850, which was drafted as a result of California's application for statehood? (3 major)
1 - California enters as a free state
2 - New Mexico and Utah Territories have popular sovereignty
3 - The Fugitive Slave Act is enacted which forces all states to return slaves from which they are taken.
4 - Washington DC banns the slave trade.