SOC test 8 Flashcards
A New nation time period:
1800- 1837
“We have met the enemy and they are ours”
Commodore O.H Perry
“Liberty union now and forever, one and inseperable”
Daniel Webster
Because Nappy needed $ for another war wth GB wad did Napoleon offer to the U.S?
HE offered New Orleans and the entire La. Territory
What is our national anthem?
Star spangle banner
France controlled what river that was vital for U.S trade?
The Miss. River
New orleans stretching from Miss. to the rocky mnts belonged to who?
Emperor Napoleon and France
France allowed the US to use the Miss. and what ship port?
the port of NEw Orleans
What did Jefferson want to buy from Napoleon?
The new orleans
In 1803 what does the US buy that almost doubles the size of America?
The US buys the Louisiana territory for 15 millon $
Many Latin Amercan countres began gaining what from their Euro owners?
independence
What does the US want from the Latin Amercan countries?
The US wanted them to maintain ther independence for trade
What does America not want the Euro nations to do n th ewest Hem.?
The US wants them to not establish new colones
In 1823 President James Monroe proclaims the US ‘ new doctine called
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
What does the Monroe Doctrine state:
- The US would consider it an unfriendly act if Euro
countries interferes with the sovereignty of ANY L.A.
country. - The US would strongly oppose any new colonies.
- The US would stay out of Euro affairs.
In the war of 1812 what countries are at war?
France and England
What was US actively selling to france durng the war of 1812?
SUPLIES
What did England begin doing to US ships in the war of 1812?
They began taking their cargo and impressing sailors
What Act is passed in 1807 by Thomas Jefferson to avoid conflict but stops all trade and the US economy collapses?
The Embargo Act
What happends to public opinion in the war of 1812?
Publc opinion is against England and blames economic problems on them
What do many US polticians in the War of 1812 want to do? and what are these polticans called?
They wanted to take Canada and they were called “War Hawks”
When does America declare war on england in the war of 1812?
June 1812
The French only used th louisiana territory for hunting and trpapinng but what did jefferson want from the new lands? What did congress do to help jefferson acheive that?
He wanted them surveyed and explored. Congress cponsored an expedton to explore and survey the new lands.
Who were chosen to lead the expedition from St. Louis Mo. in 1804? What was the name of the natve American they recruited
Merwether Clark and William Lewis were chosen to lead and they recruited Sacagawea as their guide
How many years did it take Louis and Clark to return with maps and infromation of the new lands?
2 years
Who explored lands west of the Miss.
and discovered what is now Pikes Peak in Colorado.
Zebulon Pike
From the American explores other Americans learned of what? and what did they start doing?
They learned of the Great Plains and Rocky Mtns. Americans started moving west
By 1800 how many US merchant ships were there trading around the world which greatly aided the economy
?
1000 merchant ships
What sea and what coast was filled with pirates?
The MEditerranean Sea by the Barbary Coast
What did these pirates demand for safe passage?
trivutes ($)
Many countries felt was was cheaper than going to war with the prates?
they thought paying tribute was cheaper
What does the US eventrually do fed up wth paying trbutes and how does it end
The US goes to war with the pirates and the war endsn a stalemate
What does the Pirate leader Tripoli do in the negotiations with the US after the war?
He decides to stop harrasing the US ships
In the war of 1812 how many ships do we have n out Navy?
16
What does GB do imediatley in the war of 1812 the cripples our economy?
GB sets up a blockeades at Amercan ports
What does the US do in 1812-1814?
The US luanches several unsuccessful attacks on Canada
In 1814 the British troops penetrate deep into US territory and attack.shell DC. What do they do to the white house?
The brtsh burn t to the ground
James Madison is president durng the war of 1812 and his wife dolly stays back at the white house to do what?
She stays back to save prceless are and papers fromburning
Who writes the “Star Spangled Banner” wile sequestered aboard a britsh man o war while watching Amercan fort Mc Henry s bombarded?
Francis Scott Key
When is the peace treaty signed in the war of 1812
1814
In 1815 what does the US do in the war of 1812?
The US scores a victory at the battle of New Orleans
After the war of 1812 what does England agree to?
They agree to cease all impressment of US ships and sailors
After the War of 1812 what does the US do and what feeling do they get?
After the war the US rebuilds DC and the nation. The US also receives a strong sense of nationalism the grows across the nation
What happends to the North and the South after the war of 1812?
Industry grows in the North and agriculture booms n the South
What does the US gain from the rest of the world?
The US gains respect and reputation for ts “rugged indvisualism”
How does England start recognizing the US?
England starts recognzing them as a strong ally and they begin a new era of everlastng peace
What s Manifest Destiny?
Many in America felt it was
our destiny to spread democracy and to
physically spread from coast to coast.
The oregon Territory
(what is now Or, WA, Id,
parts of Montana and WY. And north into
Canada) was valued empty land that many
Americans wanted (it was claimed by the UK,
US and Russia).
Why did thousands of settlers went west?
to settle on new land
What was the US government preparing for to get oregon?
war with England
What did England and the US do to avert oncflict because of Oregon?
They split the territory in 1846
What country gained independence from spain and had grown into a large “up and coming” power n the western hemisphere with a modern and well equipped army?
Mexico
What did Mexicos terrtory include?
what is now the states of Texas,
New Mex., Arizona, Nevada and California.
Why were many American Ranchers and farmers attracted to texas?
Because of their fertile lands
What did the mexican govt. allow Americans to do as long as they abided by the Mex Laws?
They allowed Americans to settle in Texas
Eventually yhe Americans revolted in Tecas and formed what country?
The Lone Star Republic
What did the Mexican Army do when the Texans revolted and how did the Texans react to this?
The Mexican Army attacked the Texans who immediately
called on the US for help (In return for joining the Union.)
When does the USdeclare war on Mexico
1846
Who wins the Mexcan war?
The Americans won easily and t ends wth the treaty Guadalupe Hidalgo
What does the US take after the Mexican war?
The US takes above land from Mexico completing our
Manifest Destiny goals.
After the war of 1812 Americans although unted fel strong allegiances to their what?
To their section
What in the North grew as the industrial revolution too hold and raw materials were turned into finished products?
Industry
What were a growing amount of northeners becoming?
abolitonists
What was king in the South?
agriculture
Slavory was vital to what?
to large
“cash crop” plantations where cotton, indigo, tobacco and rice
were the primary raw materials.
Southeners were strong supporters of what?
“states rights”, the belief
that individual states should decide and make its own laws
autonomous of the Federal Govt.
The North was in favor of ____ on imported goods - the south was not
Tarrifs
of S.C. was a strong supporter of state
sovereignty, anti tariff and pro slavery.
- John C. Calhoun-
Ma. Senator favored tariffs to protect Amers.
trading rights and strong opponent of sectionalism.
Daniel Webster-
“Tariff Debate”
the debate on which imported goods should have taxes
Ky. Speaker of the House and represented the West
worked hard to negotiate settlements between the two.
Henry Clay-
What would be gradually lowered over a ten year period?
Tarrif
Marbury V. Madison year
1801
What does the Judiciary Act of 1801 do?
set up regional federal courts around
the country.
Outgoing Presdent Adams made hundres of what to the courts during his last days of presidency?
appointments
What party adams belong to?
the federalst party and so wanted the federalst ideas throughout court
What happend during Jefferson and his party during the appointment process?
they were shut out
In order for appointments to be offcial the president has to send paperwork to congress but there were some papers not delivered before adam let office. What deos the new prez (Jefferson) do?
Her ordered Sect Of State Madison not to
deliver remaining papers.
When the Marbury V. Madison Case was brought to supreme court what happend?
The court ruled that jefferson dd not violat ethe const.
After the M V M casa what was created?
Judicial Reveiw
