Democracy Grows Unit

Question 1

cotton gin

Answer 1

an invention made by slave Eli Whitney. Made cotton so popular that slaves became high demand.

Question 2

industrial rev/Samuel slater

Answer 2

boosted up the north’s power and allowed less manual labour. Samuel slater built the first textile mill

Question 3

irish potato famine

Answer 3

caused a wave of Irish immigrants to joking the country, they supported democratic party

Question 4

manumission

Answer 4

the act of freeing slaves

Question 5

2nd national bank

Answer 5

Jackson ordered that federal deposits be removed from the second National Bank and put into state banks, causing the panic of 1837. jackson believed it was unconstitutional, gave too much power to wealthy elites, acted as a monopoly, favoring big businesses over the common people, particularly farmers and the working class (his party)

Question 6

common man

Answer 6

uneducated masses, their leader is jackson

Question 7

Missouri compromises

Answer 7

a law passed in 1820 to ensure states below the line are slave states and above are free.
a law passed in 1850 ensures popular sovereignty to choose if you want to be a slave state

Question 8

Westward migration/ gold rush

Answer 8

The influx of gold resulted in the expansion of manufacturing and the service industries. got rid of the 1820 line because so many people moved there

Question 9

Texas independece

Answer 9

origianally mexico, Americans colonized to provide a barrier between Mexico and the indians. then, land was fought over where America got it.

Question 10

slavery/abolitionism

Answer 10

social movement that sought to end the practice of slavery in the United States

Question 11

sectionalism

Answer 11

transition from nationalism to the idea of being more loyal to a specific region of a country than to the country as a whole. Caused by religion king cotton vs industry.

Question 12

states rights

Answer 12

the belief held primarily by Southern states that states should have significant autonomy from the federal government, particularly regarding the issue of slavery, and that they could even secede from the Union if federal laws interfered with their state interests

Question 13

compromise of 1850

Answer 13

based on the line of 1820 california needed to divide, but people didnt want to. This causes them to get rid of the line. This results in a compromise allowing western territorys popular sovreignty for decding to be a slave states.

Question 14

bleeding kansas

Answer 14

a period of violent conflict in Kansas Territory from 1854 to 1861 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups. The violence was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which gave settlers in Kansas the right to vote on whether the territory would be admitted to the Union as a free or slave state. This concept was known as popular sovereignty

Question 15

John brown

Answer 15

John Brown was a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement preceding the war. he was funded by the “Secret Six” (radical abolitionists). led the raid on Harper’s Ferry

Question 16

dred Scott decision

Answer 16

Denied citizenship to people of African descent, enslaved and free, Upheld slavery in US territories. Stated that enslaved people were not protected by the federal government or courts.

Question 17

interchangeable parts

Answer 17

allowing for the mass production of goods at a lower cost and faster rate

Question 18

Lowell girls

Answer 18

factory workers (women)

Question 19

overseer/drivers

Answer 19

an overseer was the person who managed the day-to-day work of enslaved people, while a driver was an enslaved person who was promoted to the position of overseer by their master

Question 20

nat Turner’s rebellion

Answer 20

Biggest slave result in southern history. Ends manumission due to fear of another slave revolt. ends slave rights

Question 21

Indian removal

Answer 21

this act allowed the president to exchange Native lands for lands west of the Mississippi. The act also provided financial and material assistance to tribes that agreed to relocate

Question 22

kitchen cabinet

Answer 22

a group of advisors for a president. (informal)

Question 23

Nullification crisis/ John C calhoun

Answer 23

Calhoun= led the nullification crisis, led sectonalism,
The crisis was due to the tariff of 1828 which largely benefited the north. Calhoun stated that states had the right to declare federal laws null and void within their borders.

Question 24

Manifest destiny/ Oregon issue

Answer 24

the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America mandated by God. The Oregon issue, a territory dispute leaving the US and the British to compromise over the Willamet valley and surrounding land that provided good trade.

Question 25

Mexican American war

Answer 25

The U.S. claimed the border was the Rio Grande, while Mexico claimed it was the Nueces River, they fought over land. The U.S. won the war and gained more than 500,000 square miles of Mexican territory. We do not take Mexico because it would upset Senate balance

Question 26

2nd great awakening

Answer 26

led to the formation of black churches. The Second Great Awakening inspired many moral and philanthropic reforms, including temperance and the emancipation of women.

Question 27

temperance movement

Answer 27

promoted abstinence from or moderation in the consumption of alcohol. product of the Industrial Revolution

Question 28

underground railroad

Answer 28

a network of people, places, and routes that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom in the United States.

Question 29

industrialism/ plantation system

Answer 29

industrialism: a social or economic system built on manufacturing industries.
Plantation system:a method of agriculture that involved growing cash crops on large farms using forced labor.

Question 30

Kansas Nebraska act

Answer 30

a law that repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. this ensured equal balance in the senate

Question 31

sack of lawrence

Answer 31

a violent attack on the antislavery town of Lawrence, Kansas, by pro-slavery settlers. during bleeding kansas