Unit 2 Test Flashcards
Which president sets a precedent for future presidents
George Washington
What political ideal did Washington hold?
neutrality
Which president put down the Whiskey rebellion
George Washington
Which president was not afraid to put down rebellions
George Washington
Which president voluntarily served 2 terms to live on the farm with his family
George Washington
Judiciary Act
Established a 3 tier system for courts
Which Supreme Court case allowed the Supreme Court to nullify laws
Marbury vs. Madison
Who wrote the bill of rights
James Madison
What was the 10th amendment
Power goes to states, not nations
Who had a loose interpretation of the constitution: Hamilton or Jefferson?
Hamilton
Who was a federalist: Hamilton or Jefferson?
Hamilton
Who believed in a strong government: Hamilton or Jefferson?
Hamilton
Who developed the central bank?
Hamilton
Who believed in a manufacturing based economy: Hamilton or Jefferson?
Hamilton
Who had a strict interpretation of the constitution?
Jefferson
Who was a republican: Hamilton or Jefferson?
Jefferson
Who believed in state’s rights: Hamilton or Jefferson?
Jefferson
Who believed in an agricultural based economy: Hamilton or Jefferson?
Jefferson
What 2 things did many people not like about the National Bank?
Too much federal power; only benefited the rich
What did the National bank help with
National debt
What was the compromise Hamilton made in order to make a national bank?
Nation’s capital in the South
What did the proclamation of neutrality allow the US citizens to do
Trade with all belligerent nations
How was the Vice President elected?
The 2nd most votes
Which party supported a strong central government?
Federalist
Which party was for state sovereignty?
Democratic Republicans
What was the XYZ Affair?
US refused bribe of 3 French spies
What was the result of the XYZ Affair?
US and French trade curtailed
Which party supported the sedition act?
Federalists
What did the Sedition Act do?
prohibited publication of insults on the president or members of congress
What was unique about the 1800 election?
A Tie
What was shocking about Hamilton’s actions in the 1800 election?
Voted for Jefferson
What was the name of the treaty that ceded a lot of Ohio to Native Americans?
Greenville Treaty
How did Americans try to get Native Americans to assimilate?
Forced camps and schools
What replaced tobacco as the new cash crop?
Cotton
Who was the Louisiana purchase brought from?
France
who were lewis and clark?
Went out to explore new territory
why is the embargo act important today?
shows how free trade is better than regulation
What was the embargo act?
Prohibited American ships from leaving ports until Britain and France stopped restricting US trade
What was the battle of tippecanoe?
Governor of Indiana destroyed Native American lands
Who organized the Western Confederacy and promoted resistance to white people?
Tecumseh
What was the “pointless” war?
The war of 1812
What treaty ended the war of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
what was the first major economic crisis in the US
Panic of 1819
What policies did the government adapt
neo-mercentilist
Do we live in a purely capitalist society?
No
Why was the Erie Canal important
brought prosperity to the Great Lake regions
why were steamboats so revolutionary?
halved the cost
What did the Post Office Act of 1792 do?
Establish 8000 post offices
What invention created more effective communication?
The telegraph
What class created a larger consumer base?
The middle class
Lowell System
Exploitation of Female Labor
T/F: America was one of the first to abolish slabery
False
What system used in slavery is still used in American prisons today?
Gang Labor
What was the domestic slave trade labeled as
Inland System
What did the patent good law state?
Protect your innovation
What did Remington invent?
Guns
What did Whitney invent?
Cotton Gin
What did Singer invent?
Sewing Machine
What 2 things did morse invent?
Telegraph/Morse code
What did McCormick invent?
Mechanical Reaper
What is disenfranchisement?
Prevents people from voting rights
What new state is Jackson from?
Tenessee
What is the name for political parties that efficiently wove together the interests of diverse social and economic groups
Political machines
Which principle wanted women to stay home and educate the next generation?
Republican motherhood
What was the Missouri compromise
Drew a line between slave owning and non-slave owning states
Which president used corrupt bargain
Jackson
Who won the 1824 Election?
Adams
What election saw the nickname of presidents and what were the two nicknames?
1824: Old Hickory and Tippecanoe
What happened at the inauguration of Jackson
Jackson had to sneak out of a window because people were so excited
What was the spoils system?
the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters
What party was all about states rights, and what party is now?
Democrats/Republicans
What happened to the second bank of America
It was destroyed by Jackson
What caused the Panic of 1837
Bank of England wanted to cut flow of money to US
What act removed all native Americans from southern united states
Indian Removal Act of 1830
What massacre killed 850 Native Americans
Bad Axe Massacre
What was the nickname for the path used to resettle Native Americans
Trail of Tears
What party allowed women to participate
Whigs
Where was the defeat of the Mexican army in San Antonio
Alamo
What phrase motivated people to join the fight against Mexico
“Remember the Alamo”
Which general led the end of the war
Samuel Houston
What party did Samuel Houston lead
The “war party”
Which was more economic based: North or south?
North
Which was more agricultural based, North or South?
South
What do some argue the US-Mexico war was an act of?
Imperialism
What was the slogan used which captured continental ambitions
Manifest Destiny
Who coined the phrase manifest destiny?
John L. O’Sullivan
What disease did Americans deliberately use to wipe out native Americans
Small Pox
Which president started the US-Mexico War
Polk
Who was elected in 1844
Polk
Which president, elected in 1844, held expansionist values
Polk
What was the term coined by Stephen H. Long that describes the grassland of the southern planes
Great American Desert
Who led the “Peace Party”
Austin
What did the peace party want
A negotiation with the central government in Mexico
Who was a major frontiersman who died at Alamo
Davy Crocket
Who was Mexico’s president
Santa Anna
Who was the Usurper of the South
Santa Anna
