APUSH 4.3

Question 1

US interest in increasing foreign trade, expanding its national borders, and isolating itself from European conflicts shaped what?

Answer 1

The nations foreign policy

Spurred government and private initiatives

Question 2

Struggling to create an independent global presence, US policy makers sought to dominate what?

Answer 2

North America contient

promate foreign trade

Question 3

What did the US do after the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 3

expand trade and contact beyond the border

Question 4

What was significant about the new Oregon border?

Answer 4

US and Canada eventually settled in the 49th Parallel

Question 5

What was significant about annexing Texas?

Answer 5

After Texas declared independence, the US added Texas in 1845 (debates over slavery)

Question 6

What was significant about the US trading with China?

Answer 6

Treaty of Wanghia (1844) improved trading rights for US in China

Question 7

In what ways did the US seek to dominate North America?

Answer 7

military
judical actions
diplomatic efforts

Question 8

What did the Monroe doctrine do?

Answer 8

Warned Europe to stay out of Latin America, in return US would stay out of European affairs

Question 9

What was the Webster-Ashburton Treaty?

Answer 9

helped resolve the Maine/Canada boundry dispute (Aroostook War)

Question 10

Various American groups and individuals initiated, championed, and/or resisted what?

Answer 10

expansion of territory and/or government powers

Question 11

What were debates raised about?

Answer 11

expansion

incorportation of new territories

Question 12

What did the Missouri Compromise desire to balance?

Answer 12

number of free and slave states

Question 13

Who resisted the authority of the federal government?

Answer 13

North and South states

Question 14

What was New England’s reaction to the War of 1812 and embargoes against Britain?

Answer 14

Hartford Conversation

Question 15

What was southeners reaction to high tariffs (SC Exosition and Protest)?

Answer 15

Nullification Crisis

Question 16

Who advocated for expansion?

Answer 16

those living on the frontier

Question 17

Who started Warhawks during War of 1812?

Answer 17

Henry Clay

Question 18

After War of 1812, why were Indians on the frontier less of a threat?

Answer 18

they were pushed west

Question 19

What were the two Native American conflicts and federal efforts to control Natives?

Answer 19

Indian Removal Act

Seminole Wars

Question 20

What was the Indian Removal Act?

Answer 20

supported by southerners, pushed Natives west of the Mississippi River

Question 21

What was the Trail of Tears?

Answer 21

forced removal west of MIssissippi

Question 22

What were the Seminole Wars?

Answer 22

series of wars with Natives in Florida

Question 23

The American acquistion of lands in teh West gave rise to what?

Answer 23

contest over the extension of slavery into western territories
a series of attempts at national compromise

Question 24

Missouri Compromise had _ _ success, but eventually _ _.

Answer 24

short term; broke down

Question 25

What were the 3 parts of the Missouri Compromise?

Answer 25

ME= free
MO = slave
36 degrees 30’

Question 26

Who warned of the Missouri Compromises affects?

Answer 26

Thomas Jefferson

Question 27

What was the MO compromise later overturned by?

Answer 27

KS-NB Act

Question 28

What did the KS-NB act lead to?

Answer 28

Bleeding Kansas

Question 29

What was the cause of increased tensions and debates over national goals, priorities, and strategies?

Answer 29

Slavery expanding to the Southwest