AY Chapter 12 Flashcards

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What is the Young America Movement?

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A political and cultural movement in the 1840s and 1850s that promoted democracy, expansion, and the idea of American exceptionalism.

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What was the Missouri Compromise?

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An agreement passed in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave and free states.

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Who were the opponents to manifest destiny?

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Various groups including Native Americans, abolitionists, and some political leaders who opposed territorial expansion.

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What were the negative consequences of westward expansion?

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Displacement of Native Americans, environmental degradation, and increased tensions over slavery.

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Who is John Louis O'Sullivan?

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A journalist who coined the term 'Manifest Destiny' in the 1840s.

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What was the impact of Manifest Destiny on Native Americans?

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It led to land dispossession and forced removal from their ancestral lands.

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What did Emerson say about aggressive expansion and imperialism?

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He criticized it, arguing that it contradicted American values of liberty and democracy.

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What was the result of the Mexican American War?

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The U.S. acquired significant territories including California and New Mexico.

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How did western expansion affect democracy?

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It was seen as a way to spread democracy, but often excluded Native Americans and enslaved people.

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What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 grant the President?

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The power to negotiate treaties to remove Native American tribes from their lands.