GW-RECONSTRUCTION Flashcards
Washington’s first Secretary of the Treasury: Founder of the Federalist Party: His financial plan led to the movement of the capital to Washington D.C.
Hamilton
Revolt of farmers in Western Pennsylvania: proved the government would enforce the laws it passes
Whiskey Rebellion
One of first two political parties; most support from the south; hated tariffs; supported agriculture and the ideas Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Republicans
One of the first two political parties; most support from the north; supported tariffs and manufacturing; leader was Alexander Hamilton
Federalists
President Washington took this stance concerning the war between Great Britain and France.
Neutrality
Gave the US use of the Mississippi River
Pinckney’s Treaty
Was supposed to deal with the problem of British impressments but failed
Jay’s Treaty
An undeclared naval war between US and France
Quasi War
An event surrounding the French demanding bribes from the United States
xyz affair
President during XYZ affair and Quasi War
Adams
Laws passed by above president to keep people from complaining about him
A and S Acts
The idea of nullification was first presented in these documents
VA and KY Resolutions
Showed the peaceful transfer of power from one political party to the other
Revolultion of 1800
His impeachment showed judges could only be removed for criminal behavior
Chase
Established the principle of judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
President who acquired the Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson
Sent to explore the LA Purchase
Lewis and Clark
A group of Federalist that threatened secession over the LA Purchase
Essex Junto
Jefferson passed a __________________, halting all trade with Europe
Embargo Act
President during the War of 1812
Madison
Battle that proved the British were supplying weapons to Native Americans
Tippecanoe
Two Native American Leaders at Tippecanoe
Tecumseh and the Prophet
Major cause of the War of 1812
Impressments
Group of Congressmen that strongly supported entering the War of 1812
War Hawks
Led successful naval campaign on Great Lakes during War of 1812
Oliver Perry
City burned by the British during the War of 1812
Washington D.C.
Major US victory during War of 1812; fought after war was over
New Orleans
Hero of Battle of New Orleans
Jackson
Ends the War of 1812
Treaty of Ghent
Political Party that dies as a result of War of 1812
Federalists
Name given to time period after war of 1812: Presidency of James Monroe
Era of Good Feelings
Henry Clay’s plan for a nationwide transportation network
American System
upheld the constitutionality of “implied powers”
McCulloch v. Maryland
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who greatly increased the power of the federal government over states.
Marshall
Gives Florida to the US
Adams Onis Treaty
Statement that said “Europe mind your own business and the US will mind theirs”
Monroe Doctrine
Connected New York City to the Great Lakes
Erie Canal
Perfected the Steamboat
Fulton
Inventor of Interchangeable Parts and the Cotton Gin
Whitney
First to make instant communication possible
Morse
Two slaves that led rebellions in the south
Vassey and Turner
The Great Compromiser
Clay
Free State according to Missouri Compromise
Maine
Slave State according to Missouri Compromise
Missouri
Line that Divided Free States from Slave States in the LA Purchase
36-30
Name given to the supposed deal between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams during the Election of 1824
Corrupt Bargain
Political Party created to support Andrew Jackson after so-called corrupt bargain.
Democrats
Kinds of people AJ swore to help
Common
the practice of appointing people to government jobs on the basis of party loyalty and supported; Andrew Jackson was famous for using it
Spoils System
The Nullification Crisis erupted over the passage of a ___________________.
Tariff
Prior to the election of Andrew Jackson, most states lifted the ______________ requirement to be able to vote.
Property
_________________ was the state that threatened to secede over the so called “tariff of abominations.”
South Carolina
The court case of ________________________ said that the Cherokee Indians had rights to their land.
Worcester v. Georgia
Andrew Jackson ignored theSupreme Court and sent the Indians on the __________________ to Oklahoma.
Trail of Tears
As president, Andrew Jackson tried to get rid of the _________________ because he felt it only benefited the wealthy.
National Bank
During the early 1800’s many _____________________ immigrants came to America. They came to escape a potato famine and tended to settle in cites.
IRISH
During the early 1800’s many _____________________ immigrants came to America. They usually came with some money and were able to settle in the Midwest.
GERMAN
______________ is a term that refers to the strong dislike of foreigners.
NATIVISM
The __________________ was a movement that tried to get Americans to rededicate themselves to God. It was led by Charles G. Finney.
SECOND GREAT AWAKENING
________________ campaigned for the better treatment of prisoners and the insane.
DIX
_________________ is credited with starting the public school movement in Massachusetts and the rest of the US.
MANN
______________ is a synonym for prohibition or the movement to get rid of alcohol.
TEMPERANCE
The ____________________ is considered the first time women organized themselves in support of suffrage. It was led by ________________ and _______________.
SENECA FALLS, MOTT, STANTON
____________ was the leading white abolitionist. He wrote “The Liberator,” and focused on making slavery a moral issue.
GARRISON
_____________________ was an organization formed in support of freeing the slaves and moving them to Liberia.
ACS
The __________________ were abolitionists that saw first hand the horrors of slavery because they were raised on a plantation.
GRIMKE SISTERS
_____________ was the leading black abolitionist because of his ability to read and write.
DOUGLASS
____________________ refers to the idea that God had given the North American continent to Americans and wanted them to settle western land.
MANIFEST DESTINY
____________________ invented the steel plow, and _______________ invented the mechanical reaper.
DEERE, MCCORMICK
The ________________ was the most famous overland route from east to west.
OREGON TRAIL
_______________ is the founder of the Mormon religion, and _______________ leads the Mormons west to _______________ to avoid persecution.
SMITH, YOUNG
Texas won its independence from the country of _____________________.
MEXICO
__________________ was president during the Mexican War.
POLK
Fifty-four Forty or Fight, refers to a boundary dispute between the US and Great Britain over the future state of ___________________.
OREGON
As a result of the Mexican War, the US permanently gains land that will become the future states of _________________ and _______________.
CALIFORNIA TEXAS
The _______________________ is name of the compromise that brings California into the Union as a free state.
1850
________________ is the idea that people living in future states should decide the issue of slavery for themselves.
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
People that opposed the westward expansion of slavery were sometimes called _________________.
FREE SOILERS
The book __________________ by _________________ is often referred to as a major cause of the Civil War.
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN, STOWE
______________ was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
TUBMAN
The ________________ was a piece of land added to the US in order to build a southern route for the transcontinental railroad.
GADSDEN PURCHASE
_______________ is a term that refers to the state wide civil war that breaks out in the Midwestern US after popular sovereignty fails in that state.
BLEEDING KANSAS
____________________ was a Senator that was almost canned to death for giving an anti-slavery speech.
SUMMNER
The ____________________ was formed in 1854 to oppose the westward expansion of slavery and the Kansas Nebraska Act.
REPUBLICAN PARTY
The _____________________ was a supreme court case that said that slaves were nothing but property and could be taken into any state at anytime.
DRED SCOTT
_____________________ tried to capture the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry and start a slave rebellion.
BROWN
The election of _____________________ in 1860 causes the first seven states to secede from the Union. __________________ is the first to secede.
LINCOLN
Northern Advantages during the Civil War
INDUSRY, POPULATION, GOVERNMENT
Southern Advantages during the Civil War
HOMEFIELD, CAUSE, LEADERSHIP
The battle of ____________________ is a turning point in the Civil War, because after this battle the Union controlled all of the Mississippi River.
VICKSBURG
_______________ is considered the turning point of the Civil War, because the south loses more soldiers during this battle than it could ever replace.
GETTYSBURG
__________________ is president of the Confederate States of America.
DAVIS
_______________ was the infamous POW camp in the South where thousands of people died during the civil war.
ANDERSONVILLE
During the Civil War a ________________ referred to a slave state that did not leave the Union.
BORDER STATE
The _____________________ freed the slaves in the South during the Civil War.
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
General _________________ introduced total war during his infamous “March to the Sea.”
SHERMAN
In 1865, Lee surrendered to Grant at _________________________, ending the Civil War.
APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE
The period of rebuilding after the Civil War is known as ____________________________.
RECONSTRUCTION
The group of congressmen led by Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner that wanted to guarantee the right of African Americans to vote were known as the ________________________.
RADICAL REPUBLICANS
The __________________ was established by the federal government to provide former slaves with food, clothing, shelter, and education after the Civil War.
FREEDMAN’S BUREAU
_________________________ amendment ended slavery
13
_________________________ amendment guaranteed citizenship/equal protection to African Americans
14
_________________________ amendment stated the right to vote could not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
14
___________________ was the first president to be impeached after he violated the ________________________ Act.
JOHNSON, TENURE OF OFFICE ACT
___________________ were northerners who moved south after the Civil War
CARPETBAGGERS
___________________ were owners of small farms that supported republican reforms during Reconstruction
SCALAWAGS
Reconstruction ended when ____________________ promised to remove ____________ from the south in order to be elected president. This deal is known as the _____________________.
HAYES, TROOPS, COMPROMISE OF 1877
