EARLY NATIONAL CONFLICT AND GROWTH

1. EARLY NATIONAL CONFLICT AND GROWTH

2. What decision by Supreme Court Justice John Marshal of Virginia prohibits states from taxing agencies of the federal government?

3. ANSWER! McCulloch v. Maryland “The power to tax is the power to destroy.” John Marshall

4. What decision by Supreme Court Justice John Marshall of Virginia established the power of the federal courts to declare laws unconstitutional “Judicial Review”?

5. ANSWER! MARBURY v. MADISON

6. What doubled the size of the U.S. overnight in 1803?

7. What doubled the size of the U.S. overnight in 1803? ANSWER! Louisiana Purchase

8. What U.S. president bought the Louisiana Purchase from France?

9. What U.S. president bought the Louisiana Purchase? ANSWER! Thomas Jefferson

10. The Louisiana Purchase was west of what river?

11. The Louisiana Purchase was west of what river? ANSWER! Mississippi River

12. Who was put in charge of exploring the Louisiana Territory?

13. Who was put in charge of exploring the Louisiana Territory? ANSWER! Lewis and Clark

14. Who was the Indian woman who served as a guide and translator for Lewis and Clark?

15. Who was the Indian woman who served as a guide and translator for Lewis and Clark? ANSWER! Sacajawea

16. What were the results of American victory over the British in War of 1812?

17. ANSWER! American claim to Oregon territory and increased migration into Florida (acquired by treaty with Spain)

18. What was the Monroe Doctrine?

19. Monroe Doctrine- *Europe “stay out” of Americas- NO colonizing *Western Hemisphere is different from Europe- republics not monarchies *U.S. will view as threat to its own peace any attempt by Europe to bother the Western Hemisphere *U.S. will stay out of European affairs ANSWER!

20. Can you name this invention?

21. Can you name this invention? ANSWER! Cotton Gin, invented by Eli Whitney

22. What was the purpose of the cotton gin?

23. What was the purpose of the cotton gin? ANSWER! Clean seeds from cotton faster!

24. What was the result of the cotton gin?

25. What was the result of the cotton gin? ANSWER! *Demand for slaves increase *“King Cotton” spreads in lower South

26. What two forms of transportation helped support the development of an industrial economy and the westward movement?

27. What two forms of transportation helped support the development of an industrial economy and the westward movement? ANSWER! Canals and Railroads

28. Why did many settlers pour westward from coastal States into the Midwest, Southwest, and Texas?

29. Why did many settlers pour westward from coastal States into the Midwest, Southwest, and Texas? ANSWER! Economic opportunity in the form of land to own and farm (deep south- “King Cotton”)

30. What was the result of American migration into Texas?

31. What was the result of American migration into Texas? ANSWER! Texans led an armed revolt against Mexican rule

32. What was the famous battle for Texas independence in which Texans fought to the last man against a vastly superior Mexican force?

33. What was the famous battle for Texas independence in which Texans fought to the last man against a vastly superior Mexican force? ANSWER! Alamo (“Remember the Alamo”)

34. What was the result of battle for Texas independence?

35. What was the result of battle for Texas independence? ANSWER! Texan victory over Mexico and eventual annexation of Texas into the U.S.

36. What was the result of the Mexican-American War (1840s)in the southwest?

37. What was the result of the Mexican-American War (1840s)in the southwest? ANSWER! American victory and acquisition of territory California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Colorado and New Mexico

38. What was the belief that it was America’s right to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific?

39. What was the belief that it was America’s right to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific? ANSWER! “Manifest Destiny” (see angel figure leading the way west)

40. Why is the concept of Manifest Destiny important in the 1800s?

41. Why is the concept of Manifest Destiny important in the 1800s? ANSWER! It provided political support for territorial expansion.

42. What was the result of America’s westward migration on American Indians?

43. (shrinking Native land) What was the result of America’s westward migration on American Indians? ANSWER! American Indians were defeated in violent conflicts with settlers and soldiers and removed from ancestral homelands to reservations (buffalo skulls)

44. How long did the forcible removal of American Indians continue?

45. (shrinking Native land) How long did the forcible removal of American Indians continue? ANSWER! Throughout the 19th century (1800s), even after the Civil War

46. What was the most famous example of the forcible removal of American Indians from the Atlantic Coast to Oklahoma reservations?

47. What was the most famous example of the forcible removal of American Indians from the Atlantic Coast to Oklahoma reservations? ANSWER! “Trail of Tears”

48. Who was the U.S. president who ordered the removal of southeastern tribes to Oklahoma?

49. Who was the U.S. president who ordered the removal of southeastern tribes to Oklahoma? ANSWER! Andrew Jackson