providing them with voting rights

guaranteeing their freedom of speech

providing them with access to the court system

guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery

expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean

acquiring land for a southwestern railroad

reserving western territory for American Indians

securing the southern border of the country

To strengthen the authority of the federal government

To improve the organization of the judiciary

To give each state an equal amount of power

To protect individual freedoms from the federal government

support settlement of U.S. territory gained through the U.S.-Mexican War

encourage commerce among U.S. states formed from the Louisiana Purchase

allow the United States and Mexico to share railroad construction costs

encourage the sale of U.S. government land in Florida

decreasing the need for canals

allowing more efficient movement of goods

reducing the costs of settling in western territories

transporting workers from southern states to northern states

political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

interference of Great Britain in the slave trade

economic consequences of the Great Awakening

economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War

Shays’s Rebellion

The War of 1812

The Nullification Crisis

The Civil War