Social Studies Flashcards

1
Q

What is impressment

A

Forcibly recruiting sailors without consent into military

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2
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What is a privateer

A

Privately owned ships commissioned by government to capture enemy vessels

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3
Q

Treaty of Ghent date

A

Dec 24 1814

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4
Q

What did treaty of ghent do

A

Ended war of 1812 and restored pre war boundaries

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5
Q

Dates of napoleanic wars

A

1803-1815

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6
Q

Allies of US

A

French and British

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7
Q

Why did us declare war in britain

A

For hijacking ships for supporting france

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8
Q

Missouri compromise meaning

A

Deal to balance free and slave states

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9
Q

Monroe doctrine year

A

1823

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10
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Monroe doctrine

A

Policy asserting US opposition to EU colonization and declaring American hemisphere off limits for colonization

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11
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Spoils system

A

Rewarding political supporters

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12
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Populism

A

Appealing to common people

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13
Q

Era of good feeling 3 points

A

No political division
Patriotism
Monroe Doctrine

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14
Q

What direction did people move after war of 1812

A

west

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15
Q

What did andrew jackson do

A

Founded democrats
Won 1828 election
Stopped second national bank

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16
Q

What is bank panic

A

People withdrawing money from banks and making them shut down

17
Q

Second national bank year and what was it

A

1816 federally chartered

18
Q

Pet bank

A

State chartered banks received deposits after second national bank shut down

19
Q

What could a national bank do

A

Watch banks
Create federal currency

20
Q

Who did national bank target

A

Wealthy

21
Q

Trail of tears

A

Andrew Jackson wanted to rid of native Americans so he sent 6,000 people to Oaklahoma

22
Q

Panic of 1837

A

Gave too many loans, banks failed and caused bank panic

23
Q

Manifest destiny

A

19th century belief that americans have the right to conquer the atlantic to pacific

24
Q

Who abolished second bank

A

Andrew jackson

25
Q

Outcomes of war of 1812

A

Era of good feeling

26
Q

Key features of manifest destiny (6)

A

Louisiana purchase
Oregon trail
Annexation of TX
Mexican american war
Alaska purchase
Transcontinental railroad act