Mexican

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Mexican War
An Expanding Nation
Government
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The war with Mexico gave the United States what
area?
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The Mexican Cession, which consisted of

• Mexico gave up all land claims on Texas.
• Agreed to Rio Grande as border
• California and New Mexico for 15 million

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How did the United States acquire the Texas
territory?
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An annexation agreement with the Republic of Texas
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What happened in Texas that led to the attack at
the Alamo?
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American settlers set up an independent
government.
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Why were Americans opposed to war with Mexico?
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They feared slavery would spread to new
territories and Southern power would increase in
Congress
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What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo?

• List 2 of the 3

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1. Mexico gave up all claims to Texas2. The
Rio Grande was the official border between US and
Mexico. 3. The area of California and New
Mexico became part of the US the US paid 15
million for the land.
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Why did Lewis and Clark explore the Louisiana
Purchase territory?
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To explore the new are for trade and settlement

• To learn about the plants, animals, and people
  that lived there.

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Why was Oregon territory appealing to so many in
the 1840s?
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Oregon had ideal farming soil and fur trapping.
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Where did the Mormons settle?
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The Great Salt Lake area-Utah
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What is Manifest Destiny?
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The idea that is was Gods will for Americans to
settle from Atlantic to the Pacific.
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What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
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It was a warning go European countries to stay
out of the Americas or risk consequences.
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The Magna Carta and the American system of
government share similar rights. What is an
example of these shared rights?
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- Protection against unlawful imprisonment-
Trial by jury
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Common citizens have the most civic participation
under which type of government?
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Representative democracy
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The 13th Amendment led to what?
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Slavery abolished
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What was the purpose of the 14th Amendment?
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It gave citizenship to anyone born in the United
States, except Native Americans.
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The purpose of the 15th Amendment was to..
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Give freedmen the right to vote
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Suggested strategies for those beginning to work
in a group include

• Be able to list 3

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1-set goals2-establish rules3-create a timeline
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Provide two examples of a primary document.
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1. A diary2. An autobiography3. A
letter/book written from the time period
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What is global interdependence?
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Countries need to rely on other nations for many
of their goods/supplies

• For an extra 200 provide an example of global
  interdependence.

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What characteristic do Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam share?
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A belief in one God
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What are reformers?

• Name 2 AND what did they work for?

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Reformers are people who want to fix problems
they believe in society.

• Examples
• Susan B. Anthony
• Dorthea Dix
• Frederick Douglas

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What was Hamiltons and the Federalists belief in
the banking system in the US?
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Believed in a National Bank
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Why were New Englanders more likely to be
Federalists?
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New Englanders and Federalists believed in
protective tariffs (New England was where
factories began)
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What did Andrew Jackson do to remove the Native
Americans as a roadblock to expansion?
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Passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830
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Why did the Irish immigrate to the United States
between 1840 and 1880?
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To escape famine and starvation from the potato
famine
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What Supreme Court right was established by the
Marbury vs. Madison case?
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Judicial review the right for the Supreme Court
to declare laws unconstitutional.