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Territory acquired through a treaty at the end of the American Revolution
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Territory acquired from France when President Jefferson purchased it to gain control of the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans
Louisiana Purchase (1803)
Territory acquired after Spain ceded it through the Adams-Onis Treaty
Florida Cession/Florida (1819)
Territory acquired when the Republic of Texas was annexed to the United States, leading to a border dispute with Mexico
Texas Annexation (1845)
Territory acquired after negotiations with Great Britain
Oregon Territory (1846)
Territory acquired through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, included California
Mexican Cession (1848)
Territory acquired after purchasing from Mexico, needed for the construction of the southern transcontinental railroad
Gadsden Purchase (1853)
Laws passed during the presidency of John Adams, violated the First Amendment of the Constitution, gave the president the power to deport immigrants
Alien and Sedition Acts
Prohibited European countries from colonizing the Western Hemisphere (the Americas)
Monroe Doctrine
Event that challenged the domestic authority of the federal government (angry farmers from Pennsylvania)
Whiskey Rebellion
British impressment was the major cause of this war
War of 1812
Term used by Jackson supporters to describe the result of the election of 1824
"corrupt bargain"
The reason Andrew Jackson won the election of 1828
Increased voter participation (more men could vote)
Supreme Court Case: established judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
Supreme Court Case: The national bank is constitutional, states cannot tax federal institutions
McCulloch v. Maryland
Supreme Court Case: federal government regulates interstate commerce; federal supremacy over states
Gibbons v. Ogden
