1. What were Thomas Jefferson’s central political beliefs? 2. Who were the previous owners of the Louisiana territory before the United States and what were the terms of our purchase? 3. What was the Embargo Act and how did it impact the United States? 4. How did British impressment lead the United States to declare war against Britain in 1812? 5. How did New England’s first industrial revolution increase sectionalism in the United States? 6. How did the South benefit from New England’s industrial revolution? 7. How did the Election of 1824 lead to Andrew Jackson’s election as president in 1828? 8. How did the victory at New Orleans during the War of 1812 contribute to Jackson’s election in 1828? 9. Why were Native Americans forced to relocate from their tribal lands on the East coast under Jackson’s administration and what federal laws and court cases supported this removal? 10. How did the Republic of Texas become a part of the United States? How did this contribute to the start of the Mexican-American War?
