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Who purchased the Louisiana Purchase? 1803

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Thomas Jefferson from

the French (RULER: Napoleon)

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What is the Manifest Destiny?

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The idea that the US wanted to control all of the land from the Pacific to the Atlantic

** Westward expansion **

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List the order of ownership of the Louisiana Territory

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  1. French
  2. Spanish - given by the French after the Spanish help and lose in the French and Indian War and lose Florida
  3. French - Spanish could not control the territory, given back to the French
  4. Finally, sold to the United States
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What did the purchase of the Louisiana Territory do to the size of the United States?

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It nearly doubled the size of the US

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How was Texas acquired?

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Through the Annexation of the Republic of Texas

*** after Texas became its own Republic, it joined the US

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Texas was originally apart of what country?

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Mexico

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Why did the people of Texas not like Mexican rule?

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They had become discontented and thought the rule was too disconnected from Texas

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What happened as a result of Texas not appreciating Mexican rule?

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They ceded from Mexico, creating their own country of Texas

*** Republic of Texas

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What states did the California territory include?

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California
Nevada
Utah
Arizona 
New Mexico
Colorado
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How was the California territory acquired?

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After the Mexican-American War and the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was signed

$15 million

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How much did the US attempt to purchase the California territory for before the Mexican-American War and the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

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$ 35 million

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With the purchase of the California territory, what had the US completed?

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Their manifest destiny to own from the east coast to the west coast

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What lead up to the Mexican-American War?

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border dispute - US moved into disputed territory along the Rio Grande

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How did the US acquire the Oregon territory?

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Through Great Britain and a treaty

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The land in the southern part of Arizona was purchased how?

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Through the Gadsen Purchase

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Why did the US declare war against Great Britain for the War of 1812?

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Interfering with US shipping

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After the War of 1812, what feeling swept the country?

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Nationalism

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How did the US obtain Alaska?

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PurchAse

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How did the US obtain Hawaii?

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Annexation

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Around 1812 was the US respected as a Sea-fearing or Global-power?

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No, the French and British would pick on the US

eventually the French stopped, but the British continued

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What wrong were the British doing against US sailors? As a result what did the US people want?

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Impressing them

*** a lot of US people were to pushing to go to war with England

• also b/c of interfering with shipping

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What does it mean to impress a sailor?

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To take sailors off of their ships and force them to work on their own

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Who declared War first in the War of 1812?

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US

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Who gained control of land in the War of 1812 and what was a result of this?

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British gained control of US land

US gained control of British land

*** nobody really wins the war and after they sign a treaty to give each other’s land back

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What did the War of 1812 establish the US as?
More of a Naval Power / World Power
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Before the War of 1812, what was going on between the states?
Political infighting
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What is Nationalism?
They states pulled together and became one *** National Identity *** Recalled feelings from the Revolutionary War *** We are Americans!!
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European desire for tobacco and cotton and southern desire for cheap plantation labor led to what?
African Slave Trade
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What was the Middle Passage?
The brutal and inhumane portion of the triangular trade route in which African slaves were brought to America
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The south was dependent on what?
Slaves
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What was the first stop of | "The Passage"??
Europeans would Sail to Africa and buy or kidnap Africans
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Once the Europeans arrived in the South, what would come of the slaves?
They would be sold to the people of the South
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What would the Europeans use some of the money to buy?
Cash Crops * Cotton * Tobacco * Indigo
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What was the last passage of the triangular trade route between Europe Africa US ??
Back to Europe to sell the cash crops
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How did the Africans ride in the boats to the US?
They were stuffed below decks in unsanitary inhumane conditions *** many died
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What conflict caused a growing rift in the US?
Slavery
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What part of the US did not agree with having slaves? As a result, what did they begin to do?
The North *** helped start and abolitionist movement
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What is an abolitionist movement?
Movement to end slavery
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What was the South worried about with a possible abolishment of slavery?
Severely damaging the Southern economy
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What was one of the conflicts of states joining thE US?
Whether they would join the UNION (North - free of slaves) CONFEDERACY (South - slave ownership)
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What is the Missouri Compromise?
As Missouri moved into the Union it was going to compromise the balance of free states vs. Slave states * so they split of a portion of the Massachusetts territory to create Maine - FREE STATE * Missouri would become a Slave state
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What is the Compromise of 1850?
Dealt with the addition of California
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How many people lived in California around 1850?
380,000 Entonces mucho poder in la casa de representatives
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What was the result of the Compromise of 1850?
California would be a free state * New Mexico & Utah would have a choice to be free or slave
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What laws were made a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Very strict laws about capturing runaway slaves
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What was a result of the Kansa-Nebraska Act?
They could chose whether they were going to be free or slave states *** a lot of people were angry / thought it should be based on the Missouri Compromise = balancing free vs. Slave
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After The Missouri Compromise The Compromise of 1850 The Kansas-Nebraska Act What were the North and South thinking?
That there could possibly be a split between the Northern and Southern states *** The abolitionist movement had grown stronger
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What is the Dred Scott Decision?
1. Regarded a slave who had escaped 2. Was then a free state 3. Owner wanted back 4. Because he was considered property, he did not have the freedom, although he was in a free state
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After the Dred Scott decision, how did the abolitionists / northerners feel?
Very angry
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What happened that angered the South regarding slaves / abolitionist movement?
Election of Abraham Lincoln
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Initially, what was Abraham Lincoln's view on abolition? How did it grow?
Was not too strong * he saw that his party was very pro-abolitionist * for political and philosophical reasons he became more pro-abolitionist
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When Lincoln was elected, how did the South view him?
Very pro-abolitionist
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As a result of the Lincoln election, what was the South thinking?
Lincoln would try to abolish slavery, thus the South wanted to cede from the North
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What led to a renewed sense of nativism?
The promise of jobs following the Industrial Revolution lead to waves of immigration during the 19th century
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Nativist policies in the early 20th century led to what legislations?
Chinese Exclusion Act Gentleman's Agreement
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What things were built during the Industrial Revolution?
Railroads / Automobiles
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Initially, What industry did many people want to break into during the Industrial Revolution?
Railroads
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Who was immigrating to obtain the railroad jobs?
Irish & Chinese
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What is nativism?
Idea that a group of people who had moved to the US, were now natives *** the next group of immigrants are encroaching on the land and livelihood
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Nativism / Immigration / Job Competition lead to what?
Ethnic and Racial Animosity * Irish disliked Germans * Germans disliked Chinese
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What movie focuses on Nativism / Immigration / Hatred / Job Competition in New York? in the 19th century?
Gangs of New York
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As we moved into the 20th century what did Nativism begin to focus on? Why?
Asian immigration *** they were sucessful and working hard on the railroads *** led to policies targeting the Asians
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What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Prohibited people from China to immigrate to the US
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What is the Gentleman's Agreement?
US asked Japan to restrict their people from moving to the US
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As a result of the Nativist policies of the early 20th century, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act and the Gentleman's Agreement what happened to Asian immigration to the US?
It became very difficult to immigrate to the US for Asians
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When was the Monroe Doctrine introduced?
1823
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What did the Monroe Doctrine (1823) assert?
asserted US power by forbidding further European colonization or interference in the Americas *** stated dominion over North and South America / strong political statement
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What did the Monroe Doctrine say to Europe?
We have taken control of the Americas *** Europe, you will no longer interfere with the Colonization or interference in economies political systems Governments Of North or South America
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At the time of the Monroe Doctrine, what was happening in many other countries?
They were establishing their freedoms and new governments and new economies In turn, the US said, "this is our region"

US History, Government, and Citizenship - TTP (12 decks)

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