U.S. History Exam - Reform Movements , Nullification Crisis, Manifest Destiny, Bleeding Kansas, Acquisition of Territory

In the South, what was the Tariff of 1828 called?

Tariff of Abominations

Who wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest?

John C. Calhoun

Unionists argued that ___ ______ created the government, not the states.

the people

How did South Carolina respond to a slightly lower tariff being enacted in 1832?

They voided the tariff(s) by enacting the Ordinance of Nullification

How did the Nullification Crisis end?

The South repealed the Ordinance of Nullification

In the early 19th century, there were several slave revolts that were unsuccessful… why were they?

The plans kept getting uncovered and thwarted

In which 1831 Virgini slave revolt were more than 50 whites killed by slaves and over 200 African Americans killed by the state military and vigilante groups?

Nat Turner’s Rebellion

Which term, coined by John L. Sullivan in 1845, gave a name to the long-held American belief that the U.S. has a clear divine mission to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean?

Manifest Destiny

What territory did the U.S. acquire as part of the Adams-Onis treaty?

Florida

How did the U.S. acquire its part of the Oregon Territory? (deal made with which country?)

A compromise was made with Great Britain that set the Canadian border at the 49th parallel

How was the balance of power in the senate maintained in the Missouri Compromise?

Maine was added as a free state

For what main purpose was the Republican Party founded in 1854?

To oppose the spread of slavery