ALHSGE IIIB Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Bunker Hill | Where did the first major battle in the war for American Independence take place? |
Great Britain | The following actions: impressment of US sailors, interference with US trade, and support for rebellious acts by Native Americans, led to a war between the US and |
Lewis and Clark | Who did Jefferson hire to explore the West? |
Era of Good Feelings | The years following the War of 1812 under Monroe (years of peace, prosperity, and one political party) were called what? |
Missouri Compromise | What maintained a balance between slave and free states? |
MAIN purpose of the Monroe Doctrine | To prevent further European influence in the Western Hemisphere |
Land acquisition | Why did the US fight Mexico (Mexican War) in 1846-1848? |
Slavery | Frederick Douglas and William Lloyd Garrison are known for their work to end what? |
Horseshoe Bend and New Orleans | Two battles in the South that were won by the Americans during the War of 1812 |
Andrew Jackson | Which president is MOST associated with the following: spoils system, nullification crisis, growth of democracy, Indian Removal Act? |
Manifeast Destiny | What was the name for the US goal (or fate) which called for the gaining of land in the West (extending the country from sea to sea)? |
Mexico | What country did New Mexico gain its independence from in 1836? |
Balanced: industrial and agricultural | Description of the northern economy before the Civil War |
Agricultural - based on cotton | Description of the southern economy before the Civil War |
Santa Fe, Oregon, Mormon, and California | Trails used by settlers in the western US |
Trail of Tears | What event resulted in the Cherokees marching at gunpoint from Georgia to Oklahoma? |
Indian Removal Act | What law forced the five civilized tribes of the Southeast to leave their lands? |
Monroe Doctrine | What famous speech outlined American foreign policy in 1823? |
Brigham Young | Who led the Mormons to relocate to Utah? |
1819 | In what year did Alabama become a US state? |
Louisiana Purchase | What action allowed Jefferson to double the size of the US in 1803? |
Northwest Ordinance | What law passed in 1787 disallowed slavery in areas that eventually became the states of Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio? |
Nullification Crisis | South Carolina's attempt to void the Tariff of 1832 was called the . |
Seneca Falls Convention | What famous meeting, hosted by Locretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1848, called for women to demand greater equality and opportunity in the US? |
McCulloch v. Maryland | Which Supreme Court case (under Marshall) ruled that the national bank was in fact constitutional? |
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