Early Nation Review

Question 1

Importance of the Louisiana Purchase

Answer 1

• We doubled the size of the U.S. for nothing. 3 cents an acre
• We expand west and conflict with Indians
• The question of slavery becomes more important.
• The idea of Manifest Destiny is fully planted

Question 2

Who was the Louisiana Purchase bought from?

Answer 2

France

Question 3

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Answer 3

• Jefferson wants to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
• He also wants to find what resources might be out there

Question 4

Impressment (War of 1812)

Answer 4

• The British were supplying Native Americans with weapons to fight American settlers
• The British were practicing impressment. They were seizing Americans on ships and “impressing” them into the British navy

Question 5

Consequences of the War of 1812

Answer 5

• The Federalists party is eliminated.
• Some British products are no longer available, so America is encouraged to industrialize.
• This war solidifies the United States as a free and independent nation.
• People are proud to be a U.S. citizen.

Question 6

Monroe Doctrine

Answer 6

The United States says this – No European countries in the Western Hemisphere. This is our backyard and we control it.

Question 7

Characteristics of the North

Answer 7

• The North relies on shipping and foreign trade
• There is some farming but it is not real profitable
• So manufacturing becomes the main industry in the North.

Question 8

Characteristics of the South

Answer 8

• The South continues to be an agricultural society
• Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin and cotton is produced more efficiently.
• The cotton industry in the South explodes

Question 9

Cotton Gin and its repercussions

Answer 9

• The South remains an agricultural society
• Slavery increases in the South
• Industry in the North increases due to more cotton as a raw material.

Question 10

Protective Tariffs

Answer 10

North favors these tariffs

Question 11

Missouri Compromise

Answer 11

• Congress agrees to admit Maine as a state that has no slavery. Missouri however will allow slavery.
• The rest of the Louisiana Territory will be divided evenly between slave states and free states.

Question 12

Sectionalism

Answer 12

The country has such a difference in industry and culture, people’s opinions on law and politics are different.

Question 13

Andrew Jackson’s point of view on Native Americans

Answer 13

• Americans want to settle Western Lands.
• Native Americans are looked upon as a roadblock to the way of great progress.
• Native Americans getting in the way of progress

Question 14

Indian Removal Act

Answer 14

President Andrew Jackson with congress in 1830 passed the Indian Removal Act.

Question 15

Importance of the Gold Rush

Answer 15

• The gold rush creates permanent markets in California.
• Trade develops with other Countries
• Industry forms in California
• Shipping, banking, and newspapers are now part of California’s economy.

Question 16

Amount of people getting rich from Gold Rush

Answer 16

Majority/vast of people did not make any money

Question 17

Why U.S. Citizens moved to Mexico

Answer 17

Cotton. You can make cotton plantations.

Question 18

Problems between U.S. Citizens and Mexico

Answer 18

• White settlers bring their slaves with them.
• Mexico abolished slavery already
• Mexico sees that it is losing control of Texas and stops immigration.
• White settlers in Texas and their families in the United States are now separated by law

Question 19

Impact of Nationalism

Answer 19

Led to the Monroe Doctrine

Question 20

Why did the British Burn down the White House?

Answer 20

Symbolic because it was our capital.