US History Unit 4 EOC Review

fought Mexico for territory in the Southwest.

gained the Florida territory from the Spanish.

fought France for control of the Louisiana Territory.

responded to England's attempts to restrict US trade in Europe.

was a major cause of the Spanish-American War.

resulted in increased conflict between the U.S. and France.

resulted in the removal of all British military forces from North America.

almost doubled the area of the U.S. and gave it control of the Mississippi River.

the popular election of the President

the tradition of only serving two terms

naming nine Justices to the Supreme Court

addressing the Chief Executive as as "Your Highness"

he had campaigned against such a purchase.

he is considered to be a strict constructionist.

he thought the country was too big prior to the purchase.

he had previously said the Louisiana Territory as useless.

Great Britain gaining control of Canada.

the United States gaining control of Spain.

the United States maintaining its previous strength.

Great Britain agreeing to end the practice of impressment.

New Orleans was key to accessing and controlling trade on the Mississippi River.

Jefferson was concerned that New Orleans would fall into the hands of Great Britain.

New Orleans was important to keeping a balance of "free" and "slave" areas in the country.

Jefferson need to be assured that French culture would be limited and eventually eliminated here.

The United States should ally closely with the nations of Europe.

The Bill of Rights merely suggests rights and can be easily changed.

The common man must be protected from the tyranny of the aristocrats.

The states must consistently yield to the power of the Federal government.

the states proved that they could nullify federal laws.

the forces of prohibition achieved a ban on alcoholic beverages.

the states were able to pass legislation reversing a national tax.

the federal government used force to enforce the laws of the land.

He thought they could create problems but were necessary.

He thought they would create divisions and bitter arguments.

He thought they would ultimately lead to an overthrow of the government.

He thought they would work in a democracy but not other types of government.

U.S. factories began using free labor- rather than slave labor- to produce the goods needed to win the war.

Businessmen in the United States relied on a flood of immigrant labor to keep their factories running during the war.

The U.S. needed to create an army and navy to fight the British, and American industry was able to mobilize the resources of the entire country.

Since European goods could not be easily imported during the war, more factories were built in the U.S. to supply Americans with the goods they demanded.