Unit 3 From Jefferson to Jackson: The Rise of Common Man

Question 1

What did the election of 1800 show?

Answer 1

A peaceful transition of power from one group to another in 1801

Question 2

What is Judicial Review?

Answer 2

the Supreme Court’s power to declare a law unconstitutional.

Question 3

Judiciary Act of 1789

Answer 3

Required the Supreme Court to order the Secretary of State to deliver the letters. Affirmed the right of judicial review.

Question 4

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 4

When Thomas Jefferson bought the land that the French owned West of the Mississippi River for 15 million dollars. which doubled the size of the US and gave the US access to the port of New Orleans, and the Mississippi River

Question 5

What was the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

Answer 5

When Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to lead an expedition through the Louisiana Territory. Called the Corps of Discovery. They traveled from St. Louis, Missouri to the Pacific which took 2 years.

Question 6

What is a blockade?

Answer 6

putting ships along enemies trade routes so that nothing gets out and nothing comes in.

Question 7

What is impressment?

Answer 7

Kidnapping people (taking people off ships and bringing them into their custody)

Question 8

What is an Embargo?

Answer 8

A ban on exporting goods to other countries.

Question 9

What was the effect of the Embargo Act?

Answer 9

It hurt the U.S especially in in New England

Question 10

Who was elected in 1808?

Answer 10

James Madison

Question 11

Causes of the War of 1812

Answer 11

British seizure of the U.S. cargo ships and impressment of the US soldiers. British were supplying ammunition to the Native Americans. The US wanted Spanish Florida and British Canada.

Question 12

Who were the War Hawks?

Answer 12

Young congressmen who were angry that the British were giving Native Americans weapons and wanted to go to war with Britain. Most famous were Henry Clay and John Calhoun.

Question 13

How did the Burning of Washington DC occur?

Answer 13

The British were raiding and burning towns along hte Atlantic because the British and the French were no longer fighting. On August 24th, the government officials had to run away and the British burnt down the Capitol building and the White House.

Question 14

Treaty of Ghent

Answer 14

Was an armistice or agreement to stop fighting. They agreed to a joint-occupation of Oregon.

Question 15

Battle of New Orleans

Answer 15

Two weeks after the Treaty of Ghent is signed, the British and the Americans fought in New Orleans and the US won! Led to the feeling of pride among many Americans.

Question 16

Effects of the War

Answer 16

The US gained the respect of many countries, US began to industrialize, and Americans had feelings of Nationalism.

Question 17

Why was the Monroe administration known as “the era of good feeling?

Answer 17

Because Americans felt a lot of national pride and the two political parties were getting along well.

Question 18

Monroe Doctrine

Answer 18

Monroe’s speech to Congress saying that Europe should stay in the Western Hemisphere and the US would stay out of Europe. Influenced the US policy through the early 1900s.

Question 19

Corrupt Bargain

Answer 19

Between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Jackson got the popular votes but not enough electoral college votes. House of Representatives had to choose the president. Henry Clay was the Speaker of the House and he used his position to get John Quincy Adams elected over Andrew Jackson. John Quincy Adams made Henry Clay Secretary of State because it would help him get points toward becoming president. Andrew Jackson called this the “corrupt bargain”.

Question 20

Jacksonian Democracy

Answer 20

Age of common man. People were able to vote, egalitarianism, Politicians had to prove that they came from humble backgrounds.

Question 21

Who won the Election of 1824?

Answer 21

Andrew Jackson

Question 22

What happened between the National Bank and Andrew Jackson?

Answer 22

The banks charter was about to expire and Jackson did not like the National bank so when the charter expired, it was not renewed so the bank turned into a regular bank and went out of business in 5 years.

Question 23

Cherokee Nation V. Georgia, Worchester V. Georgia

Answer 23

The Cherokee of Georgia sued to stay on their land. Court ruled that the Cherokee were not a nation tat had the right to sue in court.
Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did NOT have the power to make the Cherokee move. Andrew Jackson made them move anyway.

Question 24

Trail of Tears

Answer 24

The long walk that the Cherokee had to walk. There was not enough food or clothes. About 25% of the Cherokee died and the land that the Cherokee were given was not good for farming.

Question 25

American System

Answer 25

A plan to advance economic growth in 1815

Protective tariffs- promote industry and help raise revenue.

Question 26

New Modes of Transportation

Answer 26

Erie Canal built in 1825 connected Western farms with Eastern cities. Americans built thousands of canals. More roads meant cheaper food prices, more immigrants moving west, and better transportation.

Question 27

Industrialize

Answer 27

To build factories to make products cheaper and faster

Question 28

Why did the North industrialize?

Answer 28

Blockade durin the War of 1812, rivers gave power to factories, fishing and farming were no longer making money, and cheap labor

Question 29

Eli Whitney’s inventions

Answer 29

Cotton gin- allowed cotton to be produced faster

Interchangeable parts- allowed broken parts to be fixed by using another machines piece

Question 30

Market Revolution

Answer 30

more and more people buy and sell goods instead of making them for thmeselves

Question 31

Economic Expansion in the South

Answer 31

Invention of cotton gin made the South more reliant on cash crops which meant that there was no chance of slavery to end.

Question 32

Irish Immigrants V. Germans

Answer 32

Irish were Catholic, couldn’t read, very poor, and faced a lot of discrimination. German were Catholic, could read, not as poor as the Irish and opposed slavery.