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Democratic-Republica
VUS.6a,6b,6c
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What political party dominated American politics in the early 1800s? | Democratic-Republican Party |
| What factors caused the U.S. to expand its territory to the Pacific Ocean before the Civil War? | 1) Economic and strategic (military defense) interests 2) "Manifest Destiny" |
| What territory did the United States purchase during Jefferson's presidency? | Louisiana |
| From what country did the United States purchase during Jefferson's presidency? | France |
| Who did President Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Territory? | 1) Meriwether Lewis 2) William Clark |
| How did the Louisiana Territory affect the size of the U.S.? | Doubled it |
| Who served as guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition? | Sacajawea |
| What 2 countries fought in the War of 1812? | 1) U.S. 2) Great Britain |
| Who was president during the War of 1812? | James Madison |
| Why did France and Great Britain interfere with American trade during the Napoleonic War? | Neither country wanted its enemy to trade with the U.S. during the war |
| Define impressment. | The practice of drafting sailors by force |
| Why did the British navy stop and board American ships and impress American sailors? | British navy needed sailors to fight against the French |
| Why did Western congressmen want war with Great Britain? | 1) British interference with American shipping 2) Western Expansion |
| Who were the War Hawks? | Western congressmen who wanted war with Great Britain |
| What 2 countries fought the War of 1812? | 1) U.S. 2) Great Britain |
| What region was against the War of 1812? | New England |
| What political part was against the War of 1812? | Federalists |
| How did the Federalists respond to President Madison's decision to declare war on Great Britain? | 1) Opposed the war 2) Talked about secession 3) Proposed constitutional amendments that were not acted upon |
| What was the result of Federalist criticism of the War of 1812? | 1) Federalist Party collapsed 2) Federalists stopped being an effective political party on the national level |
| What were 2 results of the American belief that the U.S. won the War of 1812? | 1) U.S. claimed the Oregon territory 2) More American settlers moved to Florida |
| From what country did the U.S. acquire Florida? | Spain |
| What 2 countries signed the Adams-Onis Treaty | 1) U.S. 2) Spain |
| What territory did the Adams-Onis Treaty give the U.S.? | Florida |
| What issue did the Monroe Doctrine involve? | Foreign policy |
| What set forth the basic principles of American foreign policy from 1823 until the end of the 19th century? | the Monroe Doctrine |
| What was the most important point of the Monroe Doctrine? | European countries should stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere |
| What were the 3 points of the Monroe Doctrine? | 1) No more European colonies in the Americas 2) If European countries threatened any country in the Americas, then they threatened the U.S. 3) U.S. would stay our of European affairs |
| What precedent did the Monroe Doctrine set for American presidents? | Presidents would consider it a threat to the U.S., if European countries meddled with countries in the Western Hemisphere |
| According to the Monroe Doctrine, what would the U.S. use to protect its interests in the Western Hemisphere? | Military force |
| What were 2 trends in American life during the first half of the 19th century? | 1) Westward movement 2) Economic development |
| Why did Americans move west during the first half of the 19th century? | 1) Economic opportunity 2) Wanted land; both to own and farm |
| What 2 transportation improvements encourage westward movement and economic development? | 1) Canals 2) Railroads |
| Who invented the cotton gin? | Eli Whitney |
| What resulted from American immigration into Texas? | Armed revolt against Mexican rule |
| What happened at the Battle of the Alamo? | Mexican army killed all the American men defending the Alamo |
| What later happened when the Texans defeated the Mexican army? | Texas gained its independence from Mexico |
| What action did the U.S. eventually take in regard to Texas? | 1) Annexed Texas 2) Added Texas to U.S. |
| What idea provided political support for territorial expansion? | Manifest Destiny |
| What was Manifest Destiny? | The belief that it was God's will for the U.S. to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean |
| What 2 countries fought in the Mexican War? | 1) U.S. 2) Mexico |
| Who won the Mexican War? | U.S. |
| What was the Mexican Cession | The land Mexico gave up to the U.S. at the end of the Mexican War |
| What present-day states were part of the Mexican Cession? | 1) California 2) Nevada 3) Utah 4) Arizona 5) Part of Colorado 6) Part of New Mexico |
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