Test #3 Flashcards
The main purpose of this was to explore and map the West.
Lewis and Clark expedition
In his inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson described these as the perfect defenders of liberty.
state governments
Unlike his predecessors, Thomas Jefferson _____ to his inauguration.
walked
Worcester Vs. Georgia
Court case which the Supreme Court determined that Indian tribes retained certain rights traditionally associated with sovereign nations. (Courtney R)
Nullification
The states could call special conventions to nullify federal laws. (Courtney R)
Anti-Masons political techniques
Used the national nominating convention to select a presidential candidate.
First to adopt an official platform. (Courtney R)
New York Suffrage (property)
The New York State constitutional convention that abolished property requirements for white men adopted a high property requirement for African Americans that effectively disenfranchised most blacks. (Courtney R)
Where was the Walton System started? And the first mill town.
Waltham, Massachusetts
MelanieH
What was a competition between the Democratic and Whigs parties
Second Two-Party System
MelanieH
Lifestyle of Southern Planters
Few planters lived in the grand luxury, most farmers lived in a simple two-story wood framed house, and owned 1-9 slaves and had less then 100 acres.
(MelanieH)
Mass Transportation
Business got supplies faster, people were able to move easier
(MelanieH)
Lowell Strike of 1834
It was a proposal to cut workers wages
MelanieH
Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too
A campaign slogan in support of William Henry Harrison. (Tay S)
Multiple Choice- Monroe Doctrine
A foreign policy statement by President Monore declaring that the Americas were no longer open to colonization and the untied states would view any effort to reassertion colonial control over independent nations in the Western Hemisphere as a threat to America .(Adam M)
Multiple Choice- John Marshall
John Marshall asserts power of Supreme Court to decide the constitutionality of acts of congress.
(judicial review) strengthened the federal government and helped increase economic growth
(Adam M)
Multiple Choice- Gibbons vs Ogden
Case involving steamboats, court grappled with scope of federal powers over interstate commerce.
Court was argued that the line did not end at sates borders but extended into the states lines. (Adam M)
Thomas Jefferson (inaugural)
His inaugural set out his philosophical differences with Federalists and gave him the occasion to dramatize them. Jefferson walked behind a small band of militia to his inaugural instead of riding in an elegant coach.
(Erin H.)
Thomas Jefferson (presidential style)
He abandoned the pomp and aristocratic style of his predecessors and replaced it with a more democratic style.
(Erin H.)
Lewis and Clark (purpose)
One of the primary goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition was to map the region because Jefferson just went through the Louisiana Purchase.
(Erin H.)
Era of Good Feeling
A term that the press coined to describe the absence of bitter partisan conflict during the presidency of James Monroe.
Monroe wanted to heal wounds of America that Jefferson caused.
(Erin H.)
National Anthem (origins)
The British bombarded (but failed) Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor. Francis Scott Key was an eyewitness to the attack. He composed “The Star Spangled Banner” and became the national anthem in the 1930s.
(Erin H.)
American Farmers (circa 1815)
Labored to achieve a “competence,” just enough food to feed their family and a small surplus to trade. (Bryson S.)
Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson led his troops, militia, free blacks, and a few Indians into the battle of New Orleans. The British suffered a crushing defeat.
(Erin H.)
Spoils system
Andrew Jackson appointed government jobs to those who were loyal to him.(Ariel L)
Force Bill
Expanded presidential power to collect revenue.
Ariel L
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney’s invention for removing seeds from the cotton. (Kalyn B.)
Missouri Compromise
Congress compromise where Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state to balance out the the slave and free states. (Kalyn B.)
Andrew Jackson (why attack Seminoles?)
Jackson attacked the Seminoles to justify taking Florida from Spain. (Kalyn B.)
Adams-Onis Treaty
Because Spain didn’t want to risk war, Spain gave up all claims of Florida and recognized U.S. Sovereignty in Louisiana. (Kalyn B.)
Andrew Jackson (Military Career)
Andrew Jackson made his name in the war of 1812 in New Orleans. (Kalyn B.)
Andrew Jackson (Bank of U.S.)
Andrew Jackson hated the Bank of U.S. He made the bank die by taking all of the federal money out witch makes the bank unable to function. (Kalyn B.)
War Hawks
Young republican congressmen from the South and West who were intensely nationalistic, resented British attacks on American rights, and favored an aggressive policy of expansion into Indian occupied territory and the annexation of Canada. (Olivia S.)
