The Developing and Expanding Nation

<p>Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Loss of Choctaw lands in Mississippi</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lack of external support</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Present-day Oklahoma</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A Choctaw leader</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To facilitate trade between Buffalo and New York City</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>584 km</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Buffalo transformed from a small town to a larger city</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Difficulty in accessing modern machinery</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One dollar</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1817</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Entailing manual labor, cutting down trees and digging dirt</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To develop east-west canals of their own</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To gain control over California's trade routes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It increased to over ten thousand.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some Americans, like Lincoln, criticized the decision.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A mix of Spaniards, Mexicans, and Native Americans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provoke a response from the Mexican army</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He refused to pay taxes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The relationship was fraught with territorial disputes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It had harbors suitable for trade.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Alamo</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sam Houston</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They suffered significant loss but gained morale.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To attack the Alamo</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Half of the Mexican army was killed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To acknowledge their independence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>30,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>President of the Republic of Texas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To carry mail quickly along long routes on fast horses</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Union Pacific Railroad Company</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ten square miles of land for each mile of track laid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hostile weather conditions throughout the year</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As valuable land to be sold after the railroad was constructed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Omaha and Sacramento</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1,800 miles (2,900 km)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To independently build and connect their lines</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Canvas tents and plain board shanties</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Most were hangers-on around the disbursements of the Railroad.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Every thirty or forty days</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hell on Wheels</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Restaurant and saloon keepers, gamblers, and desperadoes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It shaped how people worked, lived, and played.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Technological advancements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rough and temporary shelters</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>James Madison was the fourth president of the United States and was a Democratic-Republican.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were the leaders in Congress who were calling for armed action against Britain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Great Britain promised them their own nation defended by the British if the British won the war.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The U.S. Army had few troops, and the U.S. Navy had few ships, while the British had plenty of soldiers and ships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The British burned them, and then a hurricane hit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He was a politician from Kentucky who served in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives and as secretary of state for John Quincy Adams.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were establishing a national bank, placing tariffs on imports, and using the money from the tariffs to improve infrastructure in the South.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was known as the Era of Good Feelings because it was a calm and prosperous period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>This was not a good era for many African Americans and Native Americans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It gave Florida to the United States and settled the border between the United States and New Spain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Monroe Doctrine was a statement that the United States would not intervene in European colonies that existed in the Americas but would view European attempts to establish new colonies or interfere with independent nations in the Americas as acts of aggression.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Supreme Court referred to the Necessary and Proper Clause and the Supremacy Clause.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both cases involved the power of the federal government as it relates to money and commerce.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He was not well liked, and he believed that the role of the president was to advise Congress rather than to persuade Congress to follow him, so little got done.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An American force led by Andrew Jackson, with help from Jean Lafitte, stopped the British from capturing the city of New Orleans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The war ended in a draw, but it did stop arms sales to Native Americans in the West and the British policy of impressment. It also inspired a sense of nationalism among the American people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Python = General-purpose programming JavaScript = Client-side scripting for web applications SQL = Database queries CSS = Styling web pages</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It simplified the process of removing seeds from cotton fibers, making cotton production more efficient and profitable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To encourage westward expansion by providing free land to settlers who would farm and improve the land.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, which created a demand for laborers, particularly Chinese immigrants who were willing to work under harsh conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The difficulty of transporting goods and people over long distances, particularly in the Western territories, which hindered economic development and limited social interaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rise of nativism, a movement that promoted hostility towards immigrants and sought to restrict their rights and opportunities, resulting in discrimination and violence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Transcontinental Railroad linked the East and West coasts, enabling faster settlement and shipping.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>James Madison was the fourth president of the United States.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Warhawks were leaders in Congress who called for armed action against Britain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Great Britain promised Tecumseh and his allies their own nation defended by the British if they won the war.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The U.S. Army had few troops, and the U.S. Navy had few ships compared to Britain's vast resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The British burned the White House and other buildings in Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812, and a hurricane subsequently hit the city.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>James Monroe's first term was known as the Era of Good Feelings because it was a calm and prosperous period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Adams-Onís Treaty gave Florida to the United States and settled the border between the United States and New Spain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Supreme Court referred to the Necessary and Proper Clause and the Supremacy Clause to support its decision.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden cases both involved the power of the federal government as it relates to money and commerce.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>John Quincy Adams wasn't well-liked, and he believed the president's role was to advise Congress rather than persuade it to follow him.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Homestead Act of 1862 gave 160 acres of land free to anyone who would settle on it and farm for at least five years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A tariff is a tax on products that come from other countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States had a divine mission to expand its borders to the Pacific Ocean, pushing Westward.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The U.S. annexed Texas in 1845, leading to increased tensions between Texas and Mexico.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stephen Austin was an American who negotiated with the Mexican government to establish a settlement of American settlers in Texas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The discovery of small nuggets of gold in California in 1848 led to a significant influx of immigrants, known as the &quot;forty-niners.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A locomotive is a railroad engine.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication, making it possible to send messages quickly across vast distances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Pony Express used riders on fast horses to take mail quickly along long routes, switching horses at strategically placed stations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Transcontinental Railroad significantly reduced travel time across the continent, facilitating the movement of goods and people and greatly contributing to westward expansion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The construction of the Transcontinental Railroad posed significant challenges, including traversing mountainous terrain, harsh weather conditions, and the need to transport supplies, often relying on immigrant labor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A multiple-effect evaporator is a system used in refining materials by removing water through a series of steps under a vacuum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Steamboats provided a faster and more efficient mode of transportation on rivers compared to traditional flatboats, enabling faster travel and facilitating the movement of goods and people upstream and downstream.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two main reasons for slow immigration in the early days were ongoing wars in Europe and European governments' efforts to restrict emigration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main push factors for European immigrants were economic hardship, overcrowding, and limited opportunities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nativism, a preference for people born in one's own country, arose from anxieties about immigrants taking jobs, resources, and cultural dominance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 prohibited Chinese laborers from immigrating to the US and was a law that remained in effect for over 60 years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Industrial Revolution refers to a period of rapid technological advancements and economic development, characterized by the widespread adoption of machines and factories.</p> Signup and view all the answers