Final Flashcards
Was a war hawk
Henry Clay
Explored the Louisiana Purchase and far west
Meriwether Lewis
American Naval hero in War of 1812
Oliver H. Perry
Saw British attack Fort McHerny
Frances Scott Key
Was appointed Justice of the Peace in DC
William Marbury
Between 1800-1840 the nations most dramatic population expansion occured
West of the Appalachians
Jefferson inauguration was notable for
Being the first in Washington DC
President Jefferson’s cabinet
Included Madison as secretary of state
In the case of Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court
Declared a federal law unconstitutional
Jefferson showed his commitment to limiting government by
Selling the national bank
The Louisiana Purchase was made possible by
Napoleons setback in Haiti
The Louisiana purchase was a problem for Jefferson because
He believed that the Constitution did not give authority to acquire new land
To president Jefferson one major incentive to purchase Louisiana was to
Secure American access to the Mississippi River
Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to
Map and explore well beyond the Mississippi
Lewis and Clark’s expedition
Gave the United States a claim to Oregon
The “Old Republicans” led by John Randolph
Were mostly southerns, defended states rights, opposed tariffs, supported an agrarian society(all the above)
As a result of competing British and France “paper blockades,” American shippers
Ran the risk of capture
Jefferson’s response to British and French inference with American shipping was
What he called a policy of “peaceable coercion”
Jefferson’s embargo policy
Sought to stop all American exports
President Madison’s attempts to deal with British and French interference with American trade
Led to war with the British
The greatest support for the declaration of the war of 1812 came from
The agricultural regions from Pennsylvania southward and westward
Western settlers and politicians believed war with Britain might enable
Conquest of Canada
As the War of 1812 started one strength of the United States was
A small but capable navy
The naval battle on lake Erie resulted in
Commodore Perry’s glorious victory
At Horse shoe Bend, Andrew Jackson won a smashing victory over the
Creeks
The British Invasion of the mid-Atlantic Coast in 1814 resulted in
The capture and burning of Washington DC
The British attack on Baltimore’s Fort McHerny
Resulted in a bombardment that did not force the fort’s surrender
The British defeat at New Orleans is best explained by
Their attack upon a strong defense position
The treaty of Ghent
Ended the war
The Hartford Convention illustrated deep opposition to the war in
New England
The National Road was a good example of an internal improvement since it was financed by the federal government
True
The “Era of Good Feelings” was marked by peace and prosperity
True
Langdon Cheves was president of the second Bank of the US
True
The Bank of the US quickly ended the Panic of 1819 by making credit more easily available
False
As a territory, Missouri had not allowed slavery
False
The Monroe Doctrine was part of President Monroe’s annual message to Congress
True
Four presidential candidates received eletoral votes in 1824
True
John Quincy Adams displayed superb political skills during his term as president
False
The idea of federal support for internal improvements
Was represented by the construction of the National Road
The chief advocate for the program for economic development called the American system was
Henry Clay
James Monroe
Like Madison, was a Virginia Republican
The secretary of state for the duration of Monroe’s presidency was
John Quincy Adams
One notable thing about the 1820 presidential election was
The disappearance of the Federalists
Andrew Jackson led American troops into Florida in 1818
In pursuit of hostile Seminoles
The Transcontinental Treaty of 1819
Extended the boundary of Louisiana to the Pacific
The immediate cause of the Panic of 1819 was
A sudden collapse of cotton prices
Missouri’s admission to the Union as a slave state was balanced by the admission of the free state of
Maine
The Missouri compromise stipulated that in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of 36*30
Slavery would be excluded
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Marshall court struck down that state’s ability to tax
The national bank
The Supreme Court in Gibbon v. Ogden settled a controversy over
Hudson River ferry service
In 1824 the United States signed a treaty with Russia concerning
Claims in Oregon
All of the following were presidential candidates in 1824 except
John Calhoun
The 1825 election was ultimately decided by
The House of Representatives
The “corrupt bargain” in the election of 1824 referred to
The belief that Clay supported Adams in return for becoming secretary of state
The Tariff of 1828
Boosted the presidential hopes of Jackson
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest was published in response to the
Tariff of 1828
One of Jackson’s greatest personal vulnerabilities in the 1828 campaign was
The scandal surrounding his marriage
By the 1820’s, the right to vote had generally been extended to
Adult white males
In this new political era, Jackson had a tremendous advantage because of his
Identification with common people
By the 1820’s the electorate was expanded when most states eliminated property requirements for the vote
True
John Calhoun was born in SC
True
President Jackson’s response to the nullification crisis was to ask Congress to raise the tariff
False
In the midst of the nullification crisis, John C. Calhoun resigned as VP
True
Jacksonian democracy involved the extension of voting rights to blacks, indians, and women
False
The Cherokee Indians were forced westward on the route that came to be known as the Trail of Tears
True
Osceola led the Seminole resistance to their removal from their lands
True
Henry Clay was Andrew Jackson’s second VP
False
Martin Van Buren opposed the establishment of an independent Treasury
False
The Whig presidential candidate in 1840, William Henry Harrison, was born in a log cabin
False
Before he became president Andrew Jackson
killed a man in a duel , was a popular general, fought the British in the Revolution, had experienced youthful hardship( all the above
Andrew Jackson was a true Jeffersonian in his
Belief in limited Government
The Peggy Eaton affair revealed
The destructive gossip of the Washington social scene
Jackson declared his opposition to nullification
In his toast at a Jefferson Day dinner
The death toll in the Civil War was roughly
630,000
Andrew Johnson
Lincoln’s second VP
George McClellan
Was an 1864 Democrat Presidential candidate
Jefferson Davis
Was captured in Georgia a month after the wars end
Stonewall Jackson
Was killed at Chancellorsville by his own man
William T. Sherman
Was determined to “make Georgia howl” in 1864-65
Compromise of 1877
Remove troops from the south and Hayes wins
McKinley was reelected in 1900 despite losing the popular vote to William Jennings Bryan
False
Western imperialism in the late 19th century was stimulated by all of the following except
The fear that Bolshevik ideas might advance around the globe
John Fiske
Wrote American Political Ideas, a book that stressed the superior character of Anglo-Saxon people and institutions
