Final 150 Part 2 Flashcards
Election of 1800
John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson. After the election, two candidates had 73 Electoral votes: Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The election was decided by The House of Representatives. After this election the 12th Amendment was voted in and the 12th Amendment set the requirements for presidential elections by stating that the electoral votes went to one candidates.
Louisiana Purchase
France sells the territory for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase was during 1803. Involved 830,000 square miles and doubles the size of the US. A group of federalists threatened to secede from the union over the purchase.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
They followed the Missouri River on their trip to the Pacific Ocean. But most importantly they inspired people to go west and settle by sparking a sense of adventure.
Impressment and the attack of the Chesapeake
The British also impressed thousands of US Citizens. Impressment- the Act of forcing Americans to serve in the British Navy. The US ship the Chesapeake was going to drop off goods in June 1807 and was intercepted by a British vessel demanding to search for dissenters. The captain refused and in turn the British commander attacked. America tries to cut off the trade with Great Britain with the Embargo Act that cut off trade with the rest of the world, but it just hurt their own economy.
War Hawks from the War of 1812
They were people who pushed for war with Great Britain such as Henry Clay and a John C. Calhoun.
War of 1812 – DC burned, Fort McHenry, Battle of New Orleans
The impressment of soldiers and attack on the Chesapeake are the the cause of the war of 1812. British forces were able to march into Washington D.C. And burned the capital and presidents mansion down. Dolly Madison is famous for saving a portrait of George Washington. The British attack Fort McHenry was on the fort at the entrance to Baltimore Harbor. After the Fort McHenry bombardment, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the song “The Star-Spangled Banner”. The British decided that it wasn’t worthwhile to continue the war. The treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812. The Battle of New Orleans took place after the peace treaty of signed. This battle was a decisive victory for the US and made Andrew Jackson a household name. The outcome of this war helped the US gain respect around the war and built a strong national identity. This is called Nationalism.
The Star Spangled Banner
After the Fort McHenry bombardment, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write “The Star-Spangled Banner”.
Monroe Doctrine
The Western Hemisphere was no longer open for colonization, The Unites Stared would regard any interference in Western Hemisphere affairs as a threat to its security. This was put in place due to many Latin American nations gaining independence from Spain at this time. The Monroe Doctrine became an important part of American foreign policy instability.
Irish Potato Famine’s relationship to Immigration
Growth of industry in the north created many new jobs, a large group of Irish immigrants came to the United States because of terrible potato famine.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s convention
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry. In America, the Industrial Revolution began in New England. The Industrial Revolution grew when textile mills were growing in New England, demand for cotton grew. The growth of factories in the north also resulted in the growth of cities and towns. Urban=City and Rural=Country.
Capitalism
This is when individuals put their capital into a business in hopes of making profit. Capital: money used for the investment.
Free Enterprise System
This or as it also called The Free Market System is when people are free to buy, sell, and produce what they want and can work where they wish. Prices/cost is set by supply and demand in a Free Enterprise System. The 4 elements are: Competition, Price, Private Property, and Economic Freedom.
Supply and Demand
Prices/cost is set by supply and demand in a free enterprise system.
Number One Crop in the South in the 1800’s
Cotton
Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin – what it did and why that was important
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Urban vs Rural
Urban=City, Rural=Country
Wilderness Road
This was the route to Kentucky from the Atlantic Coast. The Wilderness road aided the early exploration of Tennessee because it made passing through the mountains easier and opened the door for more settlement.
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone and 30 skilled foresters blazed the trail that became the Wilderness Road. This made him a long hunter, an American wilderness explorer for at least 6 months at a time.
Cumberland Gap
The Cumberland Gap in the mountains allowed for a path to be created that made passing through the Appalachian Mountains easier.
The Corrupt Bargain
The speaker of the house, Henry Clay, meets with Adams and agrees to use his influence to help Adams get the vote in the House of Representatives. John Quincy Adams wins the Election of 1824.
Andrew Jackson – spoils system, fight with the bank
He was named “Old Hickory” because he was “as tough as a hickory stick”. His popularity with the common man changed politics in Washington D.C..Suffrage expansion during Jacksons Presidency. Suffrage:is the right to vote. The spoils system is the practice of practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters. Jackson tried to kill the bank by withdrawing all federal funds from the national bank and placing them in smaller state banks.
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 is the Act passed by congress in order to relocate Native Americans. Relocation is moving to a new place. The federal government offered to pay for this relocation to the newly formed Indian Territory, modern day Oklahoma.
Trail of Tears
This is the relocation and movement of Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma. In 1838, General Winfield Scott and an army of 7,000 federal troops came to remove the Cherokee from their homes.
Sequoyah
She is known for creating the written Cherokee language.
William Henry Harrison’s Presidency
He was the 9th President. Tipeconoe and Tyler Tou. gave inauguration speech that lasted over 2 hours. He died of Pneumonia shortly afterwards on April 4,1841. Shortest presidency- 32 days.
Manifest Destiny
This is the belief that America should extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Texas Rebellion
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