Expansion of Territory and Sectional Tensions Flashcards
What development for expansion was there in 1803?
Jefferson was able to buy Louisana from France
What was sustained from 1776 to 1800?
The original political assumptions of America
What were the political assumptions of America?
Debt should stay low and the government should remain small
What was significant about minimal debt continuation?
America kept as little debt as possible until WWII
What was the result of the 1812 war?
The White House was burnt down but America won the war
What was the advantage of America gaining Mississippi?
They were able to use canals to transport crops and cotton to help the economy.
What did the Monroe Doctrine say?
The USA would intervene in any European attempts to try and get involved in Latin American countries
When was the Monroe Doctrine created?
1823
How did the Monroe Doctrine later develop? What did it now say?
Europe was not able to intervene in the USA itself getting involved with the Latin American countries
What was the idea of ‘Manifest Destiny’ ?
The belief that the current American colonies were destined to expand to the rest of North America
How would USA expansion go about?
Existing states would send pioneers to further western areas to colonise them and adopt the same policies as the rest of the USA
What institution did Northern and Southern USA states get representation in?
The House of Representatives
What was the North South divide with the states of America?
North states were considered free states and South states were considered slave states
What did a compromise in the US constitution result in for slave state representation?
Slave states only counted as 3/5 the value of free states for membership representation of the USA
What was significant about the slave states gaining representation in the USA?
It helped to gradually create a sectional balance
