Unit 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

1803 purchase from France by the United States of the territory between Missouri and the Rocky mountains

(Hint: Hands shaking to honor Louisiana’s transition to the U.S.)

Answer 1

Louisiana Purchase

Question 2

1804 expedition sent by President Jefferson to explore the newly-acquired Louisiana Purchase

(Hint: Expedition that led to Sacajawea being on a coin)

Answer 2

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Question 3

Loyalty and devotion to one’s nation

(Hint: USA day during Spirit Week)

Answer 3

Nationalism

Question 4

4th President of the United States who was President during the war of 1812

(Hint: “Father of the Constitution” )

Answer 4

James Madison

Question 5

19th century doctrine that said Westward Expansion of the United States was not only inevitable but a God-given right

(Hint: Pushing the colonies West)

Answer 5

Manifest Destiny

Question 6

Treaty signed in 1819 in which Spain gave the U.S. Florida in exchange for the U.S. giving up any claim to Texas

(Hint: Spain – Florida … U.S. + Florida)

Answer 6

Adams-Onis Treaty

Question 7

Foreign policy doctrine set forth by intervention in the Western Hemisphere

(Hint: Policy barrier between USA and Western Hemisphere)

Answer 7

Monroe Doctrine

Question 8

A major general in the War of 1812 who was later elected president by the “common man”. From the Tennessee frontier

(Hint: Worst man in U.S. history during the 1800’s)

Answer 8

Andrew Jackson

Question 9

Andrew Jackson and his followers’ political philosophy concerned with interests of the common people and limiting the role of the federal government

(Hint: Used the same symbol as Democrats today)

Answer 9

Jacksonian Democracy

Question 10

Act passed by Congress in 1830 that allowed the federal government to negotiate land trades with the Indians in the Southeast

(Hint: Trail of Tears)

Answer 10

Indian Removal Act of 1830

Question 11

A group of Natives’ case to the federal court in which the court ruled that Georgia’s land seizure was unconstitutional

(Hint: Congress: “Please stop.” … A.J: “No.” )

Answer 11

Worcester v. Georgia

Question 12

1820 agreement calling for the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state and banning slavery in the Louisiana Purchase Territory

(Hint: Even scale with Slave states & Free States)

Answer 12

Missouri Compromise

Question 13

Extreme protective tariff designed by members of Congress to promote the American Industry and embarrass President Adams to ensure Jackson’s victory

(Hint: Taxes!)

Answer 13

Nullification Crisis

Question 14

Man from Tennessee that was a Jacksonian Democrat and slave holder who believed in Manifest Destiny; 1844 President

(Hint: 10 letters in JKP + 1 for good luck = 11th President)

Answer 14

James K. Polk

Question 15

Conflicts due to James K. Polk’s troops occupying the border rivers in Mexico and shots fired from the Mexican cavalry which caused misunderstanding that led to the war

(Hint: Catastrophic misunderstanding that led to war)

Answer 15

Mexican-American War

Question 16

The US bought parts of present-day New Mexico and Arizona from Mexico

(Hint: T.o.G.H)

Answer 16

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

Question 17

Land sold by Mexico to the US after Mexico lost the Mexican-American War: California, Utah, Nevada, parts of Arizona and New Mexico

(Hint: CA, UT, NV, AZ, & NM –> U.S.)

Answer 17

Mexican Cession

Question 18

Production of goods in large numbers through the use of machinery and assembly lines

(Hint: Shein, Fashion Nova, Drop shipping)

Answer 18

Mass Production

Question 19

Inventor of the cotton gin and the system of interchangeable parts that led to the prevalence of “King Cotton”

(Hint: Bundle of Cotton)

Answer 19

Eli Whitney

Question 20

The period between the formation of the U.S. government and the outbreak of the Civil War

(Hint: American flag v.s. Confederate flag)

Answer 20

Antebellum Era

Question 21

A legislative action that promoted settlement and development of the American West

(Hint: Homes built in the West)

Answer 21

Homestead Act of 1862

Question 22

Henry Clay’s plan to unite the sections of the U.S. and create a stable, self-sufficient economy

(Hint: 3 parts: Protective Tariff, National Bank, and pay for internal improvements like national roads, canals, etc.)

Answer 22

The Missouri Compromise

Question 23

Religious revival movement in the first half of the 1800’s

(Hint: Religious Road Trip during the 1800’s)

Answer 23

Second Great Awakening

Question 24

Nineteenth century movement that sought an end to slavery

(Hint: Chains breaking)

Answer 24

Abolitionist Movement

Question 25

The ban of the sale of liquor

(Hint: Ban of Liquor led to TEMPER!)

Answer 25

Temperance

Question 26

A rebellion in which Nat Turner guided his people through his interpretation of God through Virginia to march to freedom

(Hint: Faith in God led to journey to freedom)

Answer 26

Nat Turner’s Rebellion

Question 27

Movement beginning in the mid 1800’s in the United States that sought greater rights and opportunities for women

(Hint: “Votes for Women” )

Answer 27

Women’s Rights Movement