Who promoted the theory of nullification?
John Calhoun
site of famous Texas Revolution battle
Alamo
British practice of seizing American sailors
impressment
agreement ending the Mexican-American war
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago
Cherokee's journey of hardship and death to Indian Territory
Trail of Tears
early milestone in the fight for women's rights
Seneca falls convention
roughly doubled the size of the united states
Louisiana Purchase
leader of the well-known slave rebellion
Nat Turner
movement to end slavery
abolition
promoter of the American system
Henry Clay
former slave who became a prominent abolitionist
Frederick Douglas
period in history in which people bought and sold goods rather than make them for themselves
market revolution
a belief that prompted many Americans to begin settling the West
manifest destiny
By dividing the Louisiana Territory into slave and free states, what temporarily quieted the debate over slavery
Missouri Compromise
said that people should control the government and that a simple government was best
The Jefferson Republicanism
How did Jefferson simplify the federal government?
created Jefferson Republicanism
How did the Federalists lose power during the Jefferson administration?
he lost by 8 electoral votes, blank votes, Jefferson won
How did the election of 1800 change all presidential elections to come?
passed the 12th amendment
The long term importance of the Supreme court's decision in Marbury vs. Madison
established judicial review
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the US?
feared they would be forced to align with Britain
important results of the Lewis and Clark expedition
helped lay foundation for expansion
How did the election of the 1800 lead to passage of the Twelfth Amendment?
electoral college failed which brought the election to a tie
What is the principle of judicial review?
ability of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional
significance of Louisiana Purchase
it more than doubled the size of the US
What did the Monroe Doctrine declare?
European powers were not to interfere
why did the House of Representatives support John Adams over Andrew Jackson?
Adams appointed Clay sec. of state and he struck a corrupt bargain
What did the Indian Removal act call for?
funds to negotiate treaty that would force Indians west
What was John C. Calhoun's theory of nullification?
the constitution was a contract of sovereign states
How did the style of politics change during the Age of Jackson?
gave the common people a chance to participate in government through the soil system
How did Jackson's policies contribute to the Panic of 1837?
made banks close, collapsed credit, job losses, lost savings
The emergence of cotton as a major crop in the south led to what?
the need for more field laborers
The routes of what two Native American groups crossed over part of the Gulf of Mexico?
the seminoles and creek
Down the Ohio, up the mississippi and westward on the Missouri river" described the principal of what group?
The Shawnee and the Senecas
In what present-day states was the Cherokee Nation once found?
N. Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennesee
What was the cause of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Mexico kept losing to the Americans so they cancelled defeat
What was the result of the Treat of Guadalupe?
the US got more territories
Disputes between the Mexican government and American settlers in Texas arose over the issue of what?
slavery
Remember the Alamo" became a powerful rallying cry in the what?
War with Mexico
The man who uttered the famous phrase, "Go west, young man!" was who?
Horace Greely
What was the greatest attraction to western settlers?
land
Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago, Mexico ceded what territories?
California and Mexico
How many present day states are included in the acquisition of Mexico?
10
Which state acquired part of its land from the Mexican Cession, part from the Gadsden purchase and apart from the Texas Annexation?
New Mexico
In what state is most of the land of the Gadsden Purchase found?
Arizona
How much did acquiring these three parcels of land cost the US?
25 million
What did Samuel Morse invent?
telegraph
The group that benefited most from John Deere's invention was...
farmers
The employees of the Lowell textile mills were mostly...
women
Many Irish immigrants faced prejudice in America because of what?
religion
The case of Commonwealth vs. Hunt was a victory for who?
workers
During the early 1800s most Americans lived where?
rural areas