Final 150 Part Two Flashcards
Election of 1800
John Adams vs Thomas Jefferson two candidates tied, election was decided by the House of Representatives, 12 Amendment
Louisiana Purchase
France sells Louisiana territory for $15 Million
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark were sent on an expedition to explore this territory and find its resources, followed the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, inspired others to move west and settle
Impressment and the attack of the Chesapeake
Impressment- forcing Americans to serve in the British navy, the Chesapeake was intercepted by British vessel demanding to search for dissenters, captain refused and British commander attacked, America passed the Embargo Act
War Hawks from the War of 1812
People who pushed for war with GB such as Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun
War of 1812 – DC burned, Fort McHenry, Battle of New Orleans
The White House, the Capital, and the Library of Congress were all set on fire by British troops Fort Henry- British attacked fort McHenry near Baltimore harbor Battle of New Orleans- took place after the peace treaty was signed, made Andrew Jackson famous, victory
The Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key was inspired by attack on Fort McHenry, to write the song “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Monroe Doctrine
The Western Hemisphere was no longer open for colonization
Irish Potato Famine’s relationship to Immigration
The Irish were starving so the immigrated to the US looking for work, the were the largest group of immigrants
Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s convention
First Women’s Rights convention, Seneca Falls, New York
Industrial Revolution
The change from an agrarian society to one based on industry
Capitalism
Individuals put their capital into a business in hopes of making a profit
Free Enterprise System
People are free to buy, sell, and produce what they want and can work where they wish
Supply and Demand
the amount of goods and services that are available for people to buy compared to the amount of goods and services that people want to buy
Number One Crop in the South in the 1800’s
cOttion
Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin – what it did and why that was important
A machine that removes seeds from cotton, increased production
Urban vs Rural
Urban- city
Rural- Country
Wilderness Road
The trail blazed by Daniel Boone was the route to Kentucky from the Atlantic Coast, made passing through the mountains through Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee easier
Daniel Boone
Blazed the trail that became the wilderness road. A long hunter and American Wilderness explorer for a least 6 months at a time
Cumberland Gap
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
Andrew Jackson – spoils system, fight with the bank
Spoils system-the practice of replacing gov’t employees with the winning candidates supporters Jackson tried to kill the bank by withdrawing all federal funds from the national bank and placing them in smaller state banks. made the nation enters a depression
Indian Removal Act
Act passed by congress in order to relocate Native Americans
Trail of Tears
Relocation and movement of Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma
Sequoyah
Known for creating the written Cherokee language
William Henry Harrison’s Presidency
Gave long inauguration speech, died of pneumonia shortly afterwards, shortest presidency 32 days
Manifest Destiny
The belief that the US was clearly destined by God to extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean
Texas Rebellion
The Alamo and when Texas became independent
