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This is an action or decision that later serves as an example

A precedent

President Washington created this group of dept President Washington created this group of dept. heads to help advise him on important issues

Cabinet

Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution allowed the powers of government to be stretched.

Elastic Clause

This view meant the federal gov’t could only do what the Constitution specifically says it can do; Jefferson’s View

Strict Construction

The Federalist Party supported this type of government; Hamilton supports

Strong central government

France sold this area of land to the U.S. in 1803

Louisiana Territory

One goal of the Lewis & Clark expedition was to learn more about the people and land and this…

To find a river route to the Pacific; the northwest passage

This was a political effect of the California Gold Rush in 1849

CA gains statehood after only 2 years

One reason Texas petitions to become a part of the Union

Financial problems, Conflict w/American Indians, weak country

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo gave the U. S The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo gave the U.S. an area of land known as…

Mexican Cession

A belief the U.S. was meant to expand to the Pacific Ocean

Manifest Destiny

Name the factor: Mormons who headed west for religious freedom

Social Factor

Name the factor: The desire to create more states in the west

Political Factor

This country was in the way of completing our manifest destiny

Mexico

The negative economic effect resulting from CA’s rapid growth

Massive Inflation

The President who signed the Indian Removal Act

Andrew Jackson

Reason Americans wanted American Indians removed from the southeast

Americans wanted the land for farming

The area reserved for American Indians to move to.

Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma)

Action the Cherokee took to resist removal

Created the Cherokee Nation

Result of court case Worcestor v. Georgia

Cherokee are their own community; GA has no authority over them

Texas won its revolution and independence from Mexico becoming this country

The Lone Star Republic

Advances in transportation and communication caused this to grow

Population (Cities)

This group became lost in the Rocky Mountains and resorted to cannibalism

Donner Party

Name the factor: Encouraged prospectors to head west.

Economic Factor

This area of land was bought from Mexico to use for the southern railroad

Gadsden Purchase

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After the annexation of TX, this key issue arose over the addition of new territories to the U.S.

Issue of balance of power – slave states vs. free states