Benchmark Test 2 Flashcards
Why did Jefferson purchase the Louisiana territory?
It doubled the size of the country and it gave us access to the Mississippi River for trade and also give us access to New Orleans
How did Jefferson have to change his constitutional views in making the Louisiana purchase?
He believed in a strict interpretation of the constitution but had to change that view because he went against congress to make the purchase
Define nullification
A state refusing to abide by a law
List in order the four main land acquisitions in this time period
Louisiana purchase
Texas annexation
Oregon country
Mexican cession
What was the trail of tears?
Trail the native Americans had to walk on the way to Oklahoma when president Jefferson relocated them
True or False? The southerners supported the tariffs in place in this time period
False; the tariffs hurt the south by raising the price of all manufactured goods they bought
Explain manifest destiny
The belief that it was a God-given right to expand westward across the nation
What was the Monroe doctrine?
Saying that other countries needed to stay out of the business of our half of the world
What type of impact did the Monroe doctrine have in the 19th century?
Not much of an impact, the United States was not strong enough to enforce the doctrine
Describe the Missouri compromise.
The debate over whether or not Missouri would be entered as a free or slave state. This compromise also established the Mason Dixon
Why wasn’t Texas immediately annexed by the United States?
It was a big state and it would disrupt the balance in congress and House of Representatives
What was Texas after it was freed from Mexico but not part of the United States yet?
A baby country
Why was the north more industrialized than the south?
The north had more access to money to build the factories and better access to the other resources needed to run business
What were internal improvements and which region(s) supported them?
Building roads and canals to better trade; the north region mostly benefitted from it but the west liked it as well to connect them to the rest of the country
How did Polk use Manifest Destiny to defend going to war with Mexico?
Said it was our God-given right to expand and that Mexico was in the way of that so they had to go
