Period 4 1800-1848 Flashcards
(25 cards)
What year was the Louisiana Purchase completed?
1803
True or False: The War of 1812 began in 1812.
True
Fill in the blank: The Missouri Compromise was enacted in _____.
1820
What significant event took place in 1824 that involved a controversial presidential election?
The election of John Quincy Adams.
What year did the Erie Canal open?
1825
True or False: The Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830.
True
What year was the first steam locomotive built in the United States?
1829
Which event took place in 1836 and involved Texas gaining independence?
The Texas Revolution.
What year did the U.S. annex Texas?
1845
Fill in the blank: The Mexican-American War began in _____.
1846
What significant compromise was passed in 1850, addressing issues related to slavery?
The Compromise of 1850.
True or False: The California Gold Rush started in 1849.
True
What year did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo end the Mexican-American War?
1848
Which prominent abolitionist movement began around the year 1830?
The American Anti-Slavery Society.
What year did the first Women’s Rights Convention occur in Seneca Falls?
1848
Fill in the blank: The Gadsden Purchase was completed in _____.
1854
What year did Andrew Jackson’s presidency end?
1837
True or False: The Compromise of 1820 allowed Maine to enter as a free state.
True
What major economic event happened in 1837 in the United States?
The Panic of 1837.
Fill in the blank: The Second Great Awakening began around the year _____.
1800
What year did the U.S. acquire Florida from Spain?
1819
True or False: The first U.S. census was conducted in 1790.
False
What year did the U.S. Supreme Court rule on the case of Marbury v. Madison?
1803
What significant transportation development was completed in 1830?
The first railroad in the U.S. was completed.
