Chapter 12 Flashcards
What were the effects of the War of 1812?
- Nationalism
- Respect from other nations
- Demise of Federalist party
- Created war heroes
- Promoted industrialization
- Revivals of literature, bank, military
What were the 2 purposes of the American system
- Further nationalism
- Improve domestic market and profit
What were the effects of Marshall’s court rulings?
- Increased Federal power w/ loose construction
- Bolster barriers against attacks on property rights
- Safeguarded businesses from state govt.
What was the biggest fear to America that led to the Monroe Doctrine?
Russia expansion to America
Why did America want to attack Canada?
British forces were weakest there
What three battles did America win at the end of the war?
- Battle of Plattsburgh
- Battle of Baltimore
- Battle of New Orleans
What fort could the British not capture that protected Baltimore?
Fort McHenry
Why did British enforce a naval blockade? What resulted from this?
- Loss in Battle of New Orleans
- Crippled economy and bankrupted treasury
What three things did British want when negotiating the Treaty of Ghent?
- Indian buffer state
- Control of Great Lakes
- Part of conquered Maine
Why did British eventually compromise in Ghent?
News of New York and Baltimore battles, war-weariness
What was agreed to in the Rush-Bagot Agreement?
Limited naval power on both sides of the Great Lakes, created unfortified boundary
What did the Hartford Convention want?
- Compensation for lost trade
- Amendment for 2/3 vote for major decisions
- Abolition of 3/5 slave vote
- President limited to 1 term, same state not allowed
Why was the Tariff of 1816 passed?
British began dumping cheap goods on America, strictly for protection
Why was the north opposed to a better transportation system?
It would drain population away from north
What were the 3 parts of the American System
- Improved transportation system
- Protective tariff
- Stronger banking system
What ended the goodness in the “era of good feelings”?
- Thoughts of abolition of slavery
- Panic of 1819
What led to the panic of 1819?
Overspeculation of western land
Why did people move west?
- Cheap land with small down payments
- Fresh land (eastern was exhausted)
- Economic distress during embargo
- Land opened after Indians left
- Improved transportation (canals and highways)
Why was the Tallmadge Amendment passed in House but not Senate?
North was more populous than south = more representatives in house
What did the Missouri Compromise agree to?
- Mizzou admitted as slave state
- Maine separated from Mass. to keep balance
- Slavery prohibited north of Mizzou’s southern boundary
What did the Anglo-American Convention agree to?
- Share Newfoundland fisheries w/ Canada
- Fixed northern limits of Louisiana Territory
- Joint occupation of Oregon Country
Why did America fear Europe’s democratic suppresions?
- Feared it would interrupt their own
- Feared it would endanger security
Why did British want treaty with US to stop European nations from invading Latin America?
To stop America from seizing Spanish Territory and jeopardizing their possessions in the Caribbean
What were the two main features of the Monroe Doctrine? Who were these directed to?
- Noncolonization: Russia
- Nonintervention: European intervening in western hemisphere
What did Russo-American Treaty do?
Set Russia’s southern limit as southern tip of Alaska
