Unit 3A Expansion

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established a model for later settlement by providing for the

• legal expansion of slavery

• creation of national parks

• distribution of free land to war veterans

• process for territories to become states

Between 1820 and 1850, Southern lawmakers consistently opposed protective tariffs because these tariffs

• decreased trade between the states

• harmed American shipping

• increased the cost of imports

• weakened national security

In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because

 

• white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians lived

• Native American Indians were attacking southern cities

• he wanted to punish Native American Indians for their political opposition

• he sought complete control of Texas by the United States

The Erie Canal contributed to the development of the United States by

• eliminating the need for railroads

• linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast

• becoming the major trade route to California

• allowing southern planters to ship their

  cotton westward

.  The Monroe Doctrine (1823) established the United States foreign policy that

• provided foreign aid to developing nations

• opposed the creation of new colonies in Latin America

• led directly to the Civil War

• encouraged expansion into East Asia

.  In the early 1800s, which factor was most important in the development of Northern

manufacturing centers?

• abundance of water power

• availability of slave labor in the North

• development of gold mines

• access to passes through the Appalachian

  Mountains

During the 1850s, Irish immigrants were often discriminated against because they

• refused to participate in local politics

• displaced slave labor in the South

• arrived in the United States with great wealth

• practiced the Roman Catholic religion

One result of the War of 1812 was that the United States

• acquired French-held territory in southern

  Canada

• maintained its independence and its territory

• lost control of the Ohio River valley

• gained territory from Mexico