Tyler presidencies, manifest destiny

Establishing the authority and credibility of the new federal government

what was one major challenge facing president Washington?

to stabilize and strengthen the US economy

Why did Alexander Hamilton support the creation of a national bank?

Was willing and able to enforce its laws within the states

What did the Whiskey Rebellion demonstrate about the federal government?

the dangers of political faction and foreign entanglements

what did Washington warn Americans about his Farewell Address?

Outrage and a surge of anti-French sentiment

What was the public response in he US to the XYZ Affair?

They were seen as violations of the first amendment rights

why were the alien and sedition acts controversial?

Judicial review

What principle was established by Marbury v. Madison?

It doubled the size of the US and gave the country control of the port of New Orleans

Why was the Louisiana purchase significant?

British impressment of American sailors

what was the primary cause of the War in 1812?

That the US opposed further European colonization in the Americans

What did the Monroe Doctrine state?

the US was destined to expand its dominion and spears democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent

What belief did the idea of Manifest destiny promote?

a dispute over the boundary between Texas and Mexico

Which event sparked the Mexican-American War?

The US acquired a vast amount of territory from Mexico

What was a major result of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

To provide land needed for a southern transcontinental railroad

Why was the Gadsden Purchase important to the US?

The Great Salt Lake Valley

Where did settlers— especially the Mormon community— migrate in search of religious freedom?

Loss of land and forced displacement

What was a major consequence of westward expansion for native Americans?

To maintain a balance between free and slave states

What was the goal of the Missouri Compromise?

Residents of a territory could decide whether to permit slavery

What did popular sovereignty allow in the territories?

Increased anti-slavery sentiment

How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin influence public opinion in the North?

Allowed for the possibility of Slavery in territories where it had previously been prohibited

Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act anger many Northerners?

congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories

What did the Dred Scott decision rule regarding slavery in the territories?

To prevent the expansion of slavery in the territories

What was the main goal of the Republican Party when it formed?

to free and arm slaves and begin an insurrection against slaveholders

Why did John Brown attempt to seize the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry?

an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole

What is sectionalism?