History Test study guide Flashcards
What was the American System?
A plan to assist the United States in becoming self-sufficient economically
Who invented the American System?
Henry Clay
What were the three parts of the American System?
Protective tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements (infrastructure)
What effect did the American System have on the regions?
North saw an increase in trade, better transportation centers, and industry grew. The South did not like the American System
What is Sectionalism?
An exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole
What were some differences between the regions (North and South).
North- economy based on manufacturing and trade, has more cities/towns so therefore more immigrants
South- economy based on agriculture and slavery
Where does the phrase “54’40’ or fight” come from?
The Oregon territory
Explain the Louise and Clark expedition and what came out of it.
A military expedition that started in St. Louis, Thomas Jefferson purchased it, they were trying to find a water route to the west, and they wanted to go to Oregon. Mapped land, rivers, and mountains, journals with details about Native Americans, scientific notes about unfamiliar plants and animals, and stories came out of it
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
Spain gave Florida to the U.S. in exchange for $5 million, also created the border in the west with Mexico
Who coined the term, Manifest Destiny?
John O’ Sullivan
What was Manifest Destiny?
The belief that Westward expansion of the U.S. was inevitable and a God-given right
When the south was complaining about the Tariff of Abominations what issue were they focusing on that they said was being violated?
State’s rights
How would the Tariff of Abominations affect Southerners?
Raised the cost of living because of raised prices on cropped goods, and cut into profits with the world market (southerners wanted to nullify this tariff, this was called the nullification crisis)
What was the issue that brought concern as territories became states out west?
The expansion of slavery, the balance of free and slave states, and how this would affect the balance in Congress
Why did Americans in Texas want to declare independence from Mexico?
Differences on religion and slavery (considering Mexico banned it) caused tension
Why did the U.S. seem reluctant to annex Texas?
It would disrupt the balance between free and slave states
What was the Monroe doctrine and why was it issued?
Discouraged European intervention in the west, it was issued to stop colonization in the western hemisphere
What was the effect of the cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney in the south?
The growth of slavery
What was the Missouri Compromise?
Called for the admission of Missouri as a slave state, and Maine as a free state, and banned slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the 36*30’N latitude
What did the Missouri Compromise accomplish?
A balance between free and slave states
What was the Anaconda Plan?
A Northern Civil War strategy to starve the south by blockading seaports, controlling the Mississippi River, and the seizure of Richmond
