Irrelevant Flashcards
what three things did Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton disagreed on
national bank,
an alliance with France, and
the authority of state governments
what did the Supreme Court’s ruling in Marbury V Madison establish
Judicial Review
The power of Judicial review is
Supreme Court’s power to declare a law unconstitutional.
what did the Louisiana purchase accomplish
doubled the size of the United States, it secured the United States’ western borders, and
it gave western farmers access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans
what was the Goal of Lewis and clark expedition
find an all-water route to the Pacific Ocean.
why did the U.S declared war against Britain in 1812
British interference with American shipping,
British impressments of American sailors, and
the British had encouraged American Indians to attack settlers in the West
why was it important to politicians to keep the number of free and slave states balanced in the case of the Missouri Compromise
to keep representatives of slave states
from having a majority in the Senate
what is Sectionalism
when politicians become divided over the interests of the regions they represent
Through the Spoils system, President Jackson rewarded his supporters with?
government jobs
What did the States’ Rights doctrine say?
Since the states formed the federal government, state power was greater than federal power
The Indian removal act (1830) relocated thousand Cherokees from Georgia to Indian territory for the purpose of
making the land available for white miners and farmers
What Action did the Cherokee take to resist there removal from Georgia and North Carolina to the west
sued the state in the courts
What factor Sparked the Mexican American War
Mexico insisted that Texas’ southern border lay along the Nueces River, rather than the Rio Grande
Which of the following was a Negative effect of the California Gold Rush
Chinese workers were targets of violent attacks, Foreign miners had to pay a high monthly tax, and Native Americans and Californios were pushed off their land.
The Belief that the United States was ordained by God to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean
Manifest Destiny