Term | Definition |
In 1800, which one of the following places was still not a state? Vermont, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee | Ohio |
Why did Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory from France? | to establish a port for farmers in the Northwest Territory |
After traveling more then 3,000 miles from St. Louis, what landmark did Lewis and Clark reach? | the Pacific Ocean |
Zebulon Pike's capture by the Spanish governor of New Mexico led to_ | an increase in the number of American traders traveling to New Mexico. |
The British took American sailors off their ships and forced them to work on British ships, a practice know as- | impressment |
Who helped supply the Native Americans with guns to fight off the American settlers moving west? | Britain |
The War Hawks | did NOT want to be allies with the Native Americans |
American Captain Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British in what battle? | the Battle of Lake Erie |
What President issued a doctrine stating that European nations must stop colonizing lands in North America? | James Monroe |
It is NOT true that | President Andrew Jackson came from a wealthy Massachusetts family |
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark | led the first expedition across the Louisiana Purchase |
Merchants strongly supported the War of 1812 | as a way to get more trading partners |
In a democracy, | people are free to make choices about their lives and government. |
Some wealthy people did not like Andrew Jackson | because they feared he would work to end their power |
By signing the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico gave the United States one area of land known as | the Mexican Cession |