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What compromise resolved representation issues at the Constitutional Convention?
The Great Compromise (bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and population-based in the House).
What did George Washington warn against in his Farewell Address?
Political parties and entangling foreign alliances.
What was the significance of the Election of 1800?
It marked the first peaceful transfer of power between political parties (Federalists to Democratic-Republicans).
What was the purpose of the Louisiana Purchase (1803)?
To control the port city of New Orleans, acquire land for westward expansion and secure control of the Mississippi River.
What did the War of 1812 demonstrate about the United States?
The nation could defend itself and sparked national pride.
What was the Monroe Doctrine (1823)?
A policy warning European nations to avoid colonizing or interfering in the Americas.
What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise (1820)?
It maintained the balance of free and slave states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
What changes did the Market Revolution bring to the U.S. economy?
Increased industrialization, transportation (canals, start of railroads), and communication.
How did Andrew Jackson justify the Indian Removal Act (1830)?
He argued it was necessary for westward expansion and economic development.
What was the impact of the Seneca Falls Convention (1848)?
It launched the women’s rights movement, advocating for suffrage and equality.
What was the concept of Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent.
What was the result of the Mexican-American War (1846–1848)?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which gave the U.S. territory within the Mexican Cession.
How did the Compromise of 1850 attempt to ease sectional tensions?
By admitting California as a free state and enforcing a stricter Fugitive Slave Act.
What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)?
It reignited tensions over slavery by allowing popular sovereignty.
How did the Dred Scott decision impact sectionalism?
It ruled that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories.
Why was the Battle of Antietam significant?
It led to the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation.
