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A new republic
study guide chapters 9-11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Adams-Onis Treaty? | Jacksons presence in Flordia convinced spanish leaders to negotiate. In 1819 which settled all border disputes between Spain and the United States. |
| Which president proposed the Monroe Doctrine? | James Monroe |
| What is the Monroe Doctrine? | Exclusive statement of American policy warning European powers not to interfere. |
| First 2 basic parts of the Monroe Doctrine? | 1. U.S. wouldn't interfere with European Nations 2.U.S. would recognize and not interfere with european colonies that already exists in North and South America. 3. Western Hemisphere was off-limits to future colonization by any foreign power. |
| Last 2 basic parts of the Monroe Doctrine? | 3. Western Hemisphere was off-limits to future colonization by any foreign power. 4.U.S. would consider any european power's attempt to colonize/ interfere with nations in western hemisphere as a hostile act. |
| Meaning of Nationalism? | Feeling of pride and loyalty to a nation |
| What's Sectionalism? | disagreement between the different regions |
| Era of Good Feelings? | 1815-1825 U.S. enjoyed and was a time of peace, pride, and progress |
| What's the issue with Missouri becoming a state? | adding it as a slave state would have tipped the balance in the senate in favor of the south also 36'30. |
| What was agreed upon to in Missouri Compromise? | Settled conflict that arisen from Missouri's application for statehood |
| Who convinced congress to agree to the Missouri Compromise? | Henry Clay |
| Election of 1828 was between which 2 candidates? | John quincy adams vs Andrew Jackson |
| Who won and how in the Election of 1828 | Andrew jackson, because of popular votes |
| Why was NC nicknamed the "Rip Van Winkle" state? | NC "fell asleep" for 20 years and "slept" through the revolutionary war and woke up to a drastically changed and different life. It was said they made little progress while other states grew. |
| Spoil system? | practice of giving government jobs to political backers |
| kitchen cabinet | informal group of trusted advisors who sometimes met in the white house kitchen. |
| What 3 regions of the U.S. emerged during the Jackson Administration? | north, west, south |
| indian removal act? | 1830 authorizing removal to native americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the west. |
| Which president pressured congress to pass the Indian removal act? | andrew jackson |
| which territory is known as the indian territory ? | U.S. land modern day oklahoma |
| Bureau of indian affairs? | to manage indian removal to western land, congress approved the creation of new government agency. |
| trail of tears? | Cherokee's 800-mile forced march |
| 4 major trails that settlers travel on to go west? | california, mormon, santa fe, oregon trails |
| Why did the mormons travel west? | to find isolated place to not get persecuted for worshipping religion |
| why settlers went to oregon territory? | offered free land, away from disease, ect. |
| what country did texas revolt against to gain their independence? | mexico |
| manifest destiny? | settle land all way to pacific ocean in order to spread democracy |
| who was president during the time of manifest destiny? | James Polk |
| californios? | early california settlers |
| Mexican American War? | war between Mexico and U.S. 1846-1848 |
| Gadsden purchase? how much was paid for the land? | U.S paid $10 million to Mexico. In exchange, U.S. got southern parts of Arizona and New Mexico. |
| Gold rush? | 1848 James W. discovered gold in Sacremento valley which started a trend of mining gold |
| Impact the gold rush have on california? | gold mining businesses sprung up all over the region and eligible to become state 2 years and transformed economy |
| how did 49's get their name? | they came to california in 1849, gold- seekings migrants. |