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Chapter 9
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7th Grade
05/24/2011

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Why was the Monroe Doctrine written?
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So we didn't go to war with Europe.
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When wa the doctrine issued?
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Dec. 2, 1823
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Name the four basic points of the Monroe Doctrine.
Definition
1. no interference with Europe
2. would recognize already assisting European colonies in North America
3. would consider colonization
4. no western hemisphere for them
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What was the first national road built by the government? Where did it run? When did construction begin?
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Cumberland Road; from Maryland to Ohio; 1815
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What was the expansion of the road called?
Definition
National Road
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How did Americans try to make water transportation easier? Where did the Erie Canal run?
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Erie Canal; Albany to Buffalo, New York
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How long did it take to build? What immigrants dug the canal? How did they do it? How much did it cost?
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8 years; British, German, and Irish; with shovels; millions
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What was the Era of Good Feelings? When did it occur? Who coined the phrase?
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a time of no war; 1815-1825; Henry Clay
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What was the Missouri Compromise? When did it pass? Who proposed it?
Definition
settled the disagreement about Missouri's statehood; 1820; Henry Clay
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Name the three main conditions of the Missouri Compromise.
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1. enter as slave state
2. Maine as free, so it could be equal
3. slavery not allowed for new states in north
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Name three results of the Erie Canal.
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1. faster trading
2. better economy
3. faster transportation
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What type of architecture was used prior to the American Revolution? After the revolution, what styles did Thomas Jefferson want Americans to model?
Definition
Greek; Greek
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