Part 2 Final 150 Flashcards
Election of 1800
John Adams vs Thomas Jefferson
2 candidates had 73 votes- Thomas Jefferson and Aron Burr
The election was decided by the house of reps and Jefferson won
Louisiana Purchase
1803 by Thomas Jefferson
15 million dollars
Helped westward expansion
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark were sent on a exploration of the new land to find its values
Impressment and the attack of the Chesapeake
Both were causes of the War of 1812
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 Impressment of soldiers and attack on the Chesapeake started the war because of Britain messing with America.
The Star Spangled Banner
After the fort Mc Henry bombardment, Francis Scott Keys was inspired to write the song called the national anthem
Monroe Doctrine
America basically told England to leave us alone and we will leave they alone
Irish Potato Famine’s relationship to Immigration
The Irish had the potato famine which allowed for more Irishmen to come and start a farm in America
Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s convention
Held in Seneca Falls
She takes about the women’s suffrage rights
Industrial Revolution
Change from ag to industry society
Capitalism
Individuals pit there money Minot a business in hopes of making a profit
Free Enterprise System
People are free to buy, sale, and produce what they want and can work where they wish
Supply and Demand
The higher the supply the lower the cost
The higher the demand the higher the cost
Number One Crop in the South in the 1800’s
Cotton
Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin – what it did and why that was important
It made the process of interchangeable parts that allowed product to be made by using indentical machine parts
Urban vs Rural
Urban- city
Rural- county
Wilderness Road
Route to Kentucky from the Atlantic
Made passing through mountains easier
Daniel Boone
Blazed wilderness road. He was a long hunter, an American explorer
Cumberland Gap
Allowed a path through the Appalachian mountains which allowed expansion easier
The Corrupt Bargain
Henry Clay meets John Adams and agrees to use influence to help Adams get the vote in the House of Reps
Andrew Jackson – spoils system, fight with the bank
The spoils system is Jacksons way of replacing old employees with his new ones.
He also tried to make the federal banks, state banks.
Indian Removal Act
Act passed by congress in order to relocate Indians in Oklahoma
Trail of Tears
Relocation and movement of Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma. Many died
Sequoyah
Made the Cherokee alphabet and saved the Lewis and Clark notes.
William Henry Harrison’s Presidency
9th President with the longest inauguration ever in the rain and snow. Died 32 days of office
Manifest Destiny
Belief that America will expand from east to west
Texas Rebellion
Was a rebellion of colonist from the United States in putting up restrictions to the Mexican government