US History Facts 54-100

The ___________established two ideals; Europe could not colonize in America any longer and America would not interfere with European conflicts.

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• Monroe Doctrine

Napoleon (France) sold the Louisiana territory to America for $15 million roughly doubling the size of the U.S.; this was called the ___________,

• The Great Compromise

• Louisiana Purchase.

• Transcontinental Railroad

_________ in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the west.

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Trail on Tears

• The Indian Removal Act

The U.S. Army moved 15,000 Cherokee west during the winter of 1838-39 resulting in the deaths of 4,000; this became known as the ________.

• Trail of Tears

• The Indian Removal Act

• The Monroe Doctrine

_________explored the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains in search of the Northwest Passage.

• Lewis and Clark

• Marco Polo

• Henry Ford

The _____ was fought against Britain over land, impressment, and the furnishing of weapons to Native Americans.

• The Civil War

• The Revolutionary War

• The War of 1812

________, signed in Belgium on December 24, 1814, ended the War of 1812.

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Treaty of Ghent

• The Great Compromise

_______ended the Creek War and forced the Creek to give up millions of acres of their land.

• The Treaty of Ghent

• The Treaty of Fort Jackson

• The Treaty of Versailles

_______ is a feeling of pride and loyalty to a nation.

• Patriotism

• Individualism

• Nationalism

______ series of measures intended to make the U.S. economically self-sufficient was called the American System.

• Henry Ford's

• Henry Clay’s

• Samuel Gompers