Unit 2 Flashcards
what was the single biggest real estate deal in history bought by Thomas Jefferson?
The Louisiana Territory
What Spanish controlled territory did Monroe take over?
Florida
What did the meteorite create when it smashed into the Appalachian mountains?
Cumberland gap
Why was Monroes inaugration outdoors?
The inauguration building was destroyed by the British in the war of 1812
What were Monroes two cabinet positions?
Secretary of state
Secratary of war
What did James Monroe help negotiate during Jeffersons term in office?
Purchase of New Orleans
What broke Monroes relationship with Washington?
The Proclamation of Neutrality
Who was Jaems Monroes mentor?
Jefferson
What was the new invention that wound transform the Mississippi River?
The steamboat
What was the march of a thousand miles called?
The Trail of Tears
What major state was Americas greatest prize?
California
What commodity did Lewis and Clarks heroic expedition uncover
beavers
What did Monroe cut off from the european colonization and what was it called
The western hemisphere
it was known as the monroe doctrine
Socially how was Jefferson different?
he was of a lower class
what battle made Jefferson a rock star?
Battle of New Orleans
What was Jeffersons plan for war of 1812
exterminate indians
Why was jeffersons inaug called a people inaug?
The whitehouse was open to all people
What was Jacksons American Indian policy?
an abuse of his power
How did Jefferson change relationship of presidency and congress?
He strengthened presidenct power
What was Jeffersons opinion on US bank?
He wanted to decentralize it
Why was Jackson called King Jackson?
He used his veto power
What were JQA accomplishments in secratary of state?
Aquisition of Florida
Architect of Monroe Doctrine
Who defeated JQA in presidentual race?
Jackson
What was JQA exclusive position as president?
A representative in the House of Representatives
US vs Amistad arguement
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What party was James Madison a member of?
The Democratic Republic
Why was Madison qualified for presidency?
Veteran, Virginian, and Constitution creation helper
Why is the War of 1812 a disaster?
Lots of men were lost
What ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
What was the impact of the War of 1812?
Jefferson became a hero
Who were the War Hawks?
Those pushing for War
Why go to War in 1812?
British impressment,
Canada want,
US expansion into Indian Territory
What role did the Native Americans play in the War of 1812?
The resisted and abandoned the ways of the whites
What section of US opposed war and why? What party opposed war?
Northern States, because they relied on trade with Britain.
federalists were against war
The economy of the Southern United States was based on…
Agriculture
The main purpose of the Tariff of 1816 was…
Aid American Industry
Eli Whitney is best know for his invention of the….
Cottin Gin
What was the economy of the northern United States based on?
Economy
What statement describes a cause of the Industrial Revolution?
Inventors develop ways to generate power from fast-moving streams and coal.
The Monroe doctrine did what?
warned European powers not to interfere with the affairs of the western hemisphere
What was the result of the Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland?
It strengthened the federal governments control over the economy
The Missouri Compromise did what?
maintained the balance of slave states and free states
What is Nationalism?
A belief in placing national intrests above regional concerns
Which agreement gave the United States control over Florida?
The Adam-Onís Treaty
What political party was formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson?
Democratic Republican Party
Which Native American group walked the Trail of Tears?
The Cherokee
What was the result,of the Trail of Tears?
More than a quarter of the Cherokee people died on this forced march
What was Andrew Jacksons response to the ruling in Worcester v. Georgia
He refused to follow the courts ruling
The spoil system is…
a system in which incoming government officials throw out officials appojnted by the former President.
John C. Calhoun called the 1828 tariff a Tariff of Abominations because it…
Forced southern states to buy expensive Northern manufactured goods.
How did Southern Carolina legislators respond to the tariffs passed by Congress in 1828 and 1832?
They said they would not follow the law and threatened to secede.
What were “pet banks”?
State banks loyal to the Democratic Party
The Whig Party was formed in order to…
to opose President Jacksons tactics and policies
What was an idea supported by the Whig party?
The banking system should be controlled by the federal government
Nat Turners Rebellion was what?
Is was a slave rebellion that led to increase in order and tightening of slave rules
Interchangable Parts
standerdized parts that can be used in plac eof one another.
Henry Clays American System measures were…
protective tariffs, national bank, transportation system
Gibbson vs Ogden
federal has power to regulate everything that crosses state lines
Nationalism
the belief that national intrests should be placed ahead of regional concerns or intrests of other countries
What was Jacksons nickname?
Old Hickory?
Indian Removal Act
A law that forced Native Americans to move West of the Mississippi
Martin Van Buren
Ordered the Removal of Cherokee
Calhouns nullification theory
questioned the legality of applying some federal laws in sovereign states
The BUS
Privleged institutions
Bank of America
national banks funded by federal government or private investors, established by Congress
Panic of 1837
a US financial crisis in which banks closed and the credit system collapsed resulting in may bankruptcies and high unemployment
William Henry Harrison
Whig party candidate who ran against Van Buren
John Tyler
Harrisons vice-president and successor, opposed parts of the Whig program for economic recovery.
Referred to as “ His Accidency”
What was the significance of the Convention of 1818?
It fixed US border to the 49th parallel
Rush Bagot treaty significance
It ended the dispute over the US and Canada boundary
What was the controversy of westward expansion?
What was the solution?
Equal balance of freee states and slave states
The Missouri Compromise
Van Buren
President after Jackson that had to clean up his mess
What effects did the Embargo Act of 1807 and the War of 1812 have on Americans involved in shipping and foreign trade?
They caused the turn to domestic industries
Why was slavery abolished in the North?
There was little demand for it, they were forced into small intudstry, Quakers were agqinst it
Describe the economic conditions of the north and then the south
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Political idealogy
north: small farms, manufacturing, federalists(strong central government)
south: large farms, little manufacturing, Democratic rebulican(pro state rights)
Daniel Webster
Was on the Senator of Massachsettes who was the founder of the whig party and the tariff issues of the hayne and webster debate
Which state during the Missouri compromise wanted to be a slave state
Missouri
Which state joined the union so Missouri could be a slave state?
Maine
What were the Northern and Southern opinions on slavery?
Southern - slave
Northern - anti-slave
Durning Worchestor vs Georgia what were the Cherokee trying to do? and what was the outcome?
The Cherokee were trying to be recognized as a distinct political party
It lead to the Treaty of New Echota(gave over 8million acres of land to federal gov.) and the beginning of the Cherokee exodus
John Cahoun
Originally Jacksons VP When tariff of abominations came around he fought for southern state rights against Jackson
JQA
Estanlished foreign policy through nationalism
