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
The Alamo – battle significance
Bought the Texans some much needed time in order to fight the Mexicans
Davy Crockett
Backwoods man from Tennessee who volunteered to fight in the Alamo
Oregon Trail
Was used for settlers migrating northwest
James K Polk – President that fulfilled what?
He fulfilled Americas dream of becoming one nation and fulfilled the manifest destiny
Mexican War – Border dispute, Mexican Cession
The US thought that the border was different form Mexicos and it caused issues which led to the war. Following the war Mexican government gave California and New Mexico away and in return for 15 million
John Sutter and the California Gold Rush
John Sutter made the first to find a gold nugget on his property which led to the start of the Gold Rush
Brigham Young
Led the migration of the mormons to The Great Salt Lake Area in Utah
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
Was made to keep the balance between the free states and slave states
John Brown
A violent abolisher that did all that was possible to stop slavery
Harriet Tubman
Famous for her Underground Railroad. She also led the most people to freedom
Underground Railroad
A network of routes in the south for slaves
Frederick Douglass
Most well known black abolitionist
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Novel that explores the issue of slavery
Fugitive Slave Act
Required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Increased the amount of territory open to slaveholding in the Us. Popular Sovereignty
Bleeding Kansas
Kansas became the first territory to shed blood over slavery.
Sumner-Brooks Incident
Summer lashed out against slavery, butlers cousin, brooks walked in and hit sumner with his cane
Raid on Harper’s Ferry
John brown led 18 on a raid to attack harpers ferry in hope to start a rebellion
Dred Scott v Sandford
Dred Scott was a slave that moved into a free state but stayed as a slave and sued his owner but lost.
Lincoln-Douglass debates – House Divided Speech
Lincoln was concerned about slavery but not willing to deal with it.
Douglas was seriously concerned
Election of 1860
Lincoln becomes the 16th president and he wins because of the south
Causes of the Civil War
The north wanted no slavery and to keep the country together. The south wanted to preserve there way of life.
Fort Sumter
Start of the civil war when the confederacy shoots first and the north looses
Ulysses S. Grant
General for the north and 17th president
Robert E. Lee
Confederacy general
Stonewall Jackson
Battle of the bull run, general for the south
First Battle of Bull Run
A victory for the confederacy that was in Manassas Junction
Anaconda Plan
To choke out the south and force a surrender
54th Massachusetts
Best African American army for the north
The Battle of Gettysburg
The confederacy gets slaughtered and lee gets blame for the bloody pickets charge.Gettysburg is where Lincoln gave his address. And is considered the turning point of the war
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman marched into Atlanta and burned it down and went on to burn savannah
Lee Surrendering to Grant
Lee surrenders to Grant at the Appomattox courthouse which ended the war
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery in 1865
14th Amendment
Got citizenship to all citizens born in the us
15th Amendment
Gave A-A men the right to vote
Lincoln Assassination – theater name, murderer, place of death
Lincoln was murdered by John Wilkes Booth at fords theatre later dying in the Peterson house
10 Percent Plan and Radical Republican Plans for Reconstruction
The 10% plan was not harsh to the south but the republicans plan was
Freedman’s Bureau
Helped slaves earn rights
Segregation
Separation of 2 races
Jim Crow Laws
Tried to Make slaves not have rights
Ku Klux Klan
Black terrorist group
Battle of Vicksburg
The battle of Vicksburg was also a turning battle of the war.
