Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
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.)
Louisiana Purchase
1804 expedition sent by President Jefferson to explore the newly-acquired Louisiana Purchase
(Hint: Expedition that led to Sacajawea being on a coin)
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Loyalty and devotion to one’s nation
(Hint: USA day during Spirit Week)
Nationalism
4th President of the United States who was President during the war of 1812
(Hint: “Father of the Constitution” )
James Madison
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)
Manifest Destiny
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)
Adams-Onis Treaty
Foreign policy doctrine set forth by intervention in the Western Hemisphere
(Hint: Policy barrier between USA and Western Hemisphere)
Monroe Doctrine
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)
Andrew Jackson
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)
Jacksonian Democracy
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)
Indian Removal Act of 1830
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.” )
Worcester v. Georgia
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)
Missouri Compromise
Extreme protective tariff designed by members of Congress to promote the American Industry and embarrass President Adams to ensure Jackson’s victory
(Hint: Taxes!)
Nullification Crisis
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)
James K. Polk
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)
Mexican-American War
The US bought parts of present-day New Mexico and Arizona from Mexico
(Hint: T.o.G.H)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
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.)
Mexican Cession
Production of goods in large numbers through the use of machinery and assembly lines
(Hint: Shein, Fashion Nova, Drop shipping)
Mass Production
Inventor of the cotton gin and the system of interchangeable parts that led to the prevalence of “King Cotton”
(Hint: Bundle of Cotton)
Eli Whitney
The period between the formation of the U.S. government and the outbreak of the Civil War
(Hint: American flag v.s. Confederate flag)
Antebellum Era
A legislative action that promoted settlement and development of the American West
(Hint: Homes built in the West)
Homestead Act of 1862
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.)
The Missouri Compromise
Religious revival movement in the first half of the 1800’s
(Hint: Religious Road Trip during the 1800’s)
Second Great Awakening
Nineteenth century movement that sought an end to slavery
(Hint: Chains breaking)
Abolitionist Movement
