After 1803, New Orleans and the Lower Louisiana Territory continued to have a French flavor because
Louisiana in 1808 adopted a legal code based on French civil law.
The Missouri Compromise
Allowed the South to protect its interests in the Senate.
The four major routes west
Kept the regional cultures largely separated and distinct.
Among the products imported into the United States from China were
Teas and silks.
The case of Marbury v. Madison was important because
It established the principle of judicial review.
The Panic of 1819
Produced resentments that Andrew Jackson later took advantage of.
Monroe's adoption of the American System in 1816 shows that
Both parties had accepted the idea that the government should promote economic growth.
The battle of Tippecanoe
Made William Henry Harrison a hero to white Americans.
Jefferson's Indian policy
Was a well-intentioned but destructive offer to acculturate or remove.
Jefferson's inauguration was important in American history because
It marked the peaceful change of power from one political party to another
When the Second Bank of the United States was chartered, it showed that
Commercial interests had become much stronger.
Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States partly because
His army in Haiti had been defeated.
The "flower of American shipbuilding" was the
Clipper ship.
Jefferson explained buying the Louisiana Territory by arguing that
The land would ensure the existence of the republic and liberty.
The major migration routes westward show that
Each section of the country had its own route to the West.
The war against the southern Indian peoples during the War of 1812
Ended in the loss of over half the Creeks' lands.
The Embargo Act
Was an extreme effort that hurt the Americans more than the Europeans.
The revolution to free Mexico from Spain
Began with the populist revolt of Father Hidalgo in 1810.
Tecumseh
Rejected treaties because all land belonged to all Indian peoples and no one could give away the common property of all.
The American attacks on Canada during the war of 1812
Failed in part because New England refused to support the war effort.
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