Part 2 Flashcards
John Adams v.s. Thomas Jefferson
Election of 1800
Decided by House of Representatives
Election of 1800
France sells territory for 15 million
Doubled the size of the US
Louisiana Purchase
Two people sent to explore the new territory and find resources
Lewis and Clark Expedition
British attacked Chesapeake when the captain refused to let the British search for disinters
Impressment and the attack of the Chesapeake
Caused War of 1812
Impressment and the attack of the Chesapeake
People who pushed for war with Great Britain
War Hawks from the War of 1812
Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun
War Hawks from the War of 1812
Written by Francis Scott Key in the War of 1812
Star Spangled Banner
Western Hemisphere was no longer used for colonization
Monroe Doctrine
Irish had a shortage of food, so they came to America
Irish Potato Famine’s relationship to Immigration
Discussion on women suffrage
Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s convention
The movement of an agricultural society to one based on industry
Industrial Revolution
The Economic System of the US
Capitalism
Individuals put their capitals into business in hopes of making a profit
Capitalism
People are free to sell, buy, and produce what they want
Also allowed to work were they want
Free Enterprise System
In the Free Enterprise System, cost/pride is set by it
Supply and Demand
Number One Crop in the South in the 1800’s
Cotton
Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin – what it did and why that was important
Cotton was very labor intensive, and took forever to make, so it made making products from cotton easier and faster
Urban vs Rural
Urban = city Rural = country
Aided early exploration by making it easier to cross the mountains
Went from Kentucky to Atlantic Coast
Wilderness Road
Blazed the wilderness road
Daniel Boone
Allowed passing the Appalachian Mountains easier
Cumberland Gap
Corrupt Bargain
Henry Clay said he would get people to vote for John Quincy Adams if he could be Secretary of State
