Unit 4 Flashcards
Who won the election of 1800
Thomas Jefferson
Was the election of 1800 close, if so between who
Yes, it was an electoral deadlock, between Jefferson and his running mate Aaron Burr
How did Jefferson win the election
Hamilton persuaded enough federalist to give Jefferson the majority
What was The Lewis and Clark expedition
And expedition sent out by Thomas Jefferson, taking in the Missouri River route
Who served as an interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark
Sacajawea
What was the British policy of impressment
Siezing Americans at seas and “impressing” (drafting) them into the British Navy
What was the significance of the Chesapeake
It was the US naval ship that refused to let British military board, three killed and 18 wounded
What was the embargo act of 1807
A ban on exporting goods
What was the effect of the embargo act
It hurt America more than it hurt Great Britain, the embargo act was eventually lifted
What were causes of the war of 1812
British policy of impressment, the Chesapeake, natives receiving weapons, the Embargo act of 1807
Who were the British secretly giving weapons to
The Shawhee (natives)
What was the Adam-Onis treaty
Spain ceded Florida to the United States and gave up it’s claim to the Oregon territory
What was the Missouri compromise
Missouri was slave, Maine was free, set a line to determine whether states with the slave or free
What was the Monroe doctrine
President Monroe warns all outside powers not to interfere with affairs in the Western Hemisphere
Did mill girls have good or bad conditions
They had very severe bad conditions
What are problems faced by mill girls in Massachusetts
Wage cuts, increased workload, and unhealthy working conditions
Were mill girls given a place to stay
Yes they were house on the plant
What was the main goal of the American system
To turn regionalism into nationalism
What is the main source of money in the south, North, Midwest
South, is cotton; north, is industrialization or factories; Midwest, is a breadbasket produces corn, grain, wheat etc.
How can the American system be united
Creating better transportation networks to facilitate the exchange of goods
Whose idea was the American system
Henry Clay
Who were the two main innovators of the Industrial Revolution
Samuel Slater and Eli Whitney
What did Samuel Slater create
He created the first mechanized factory in the United States
What did Eli Whitney create
He was the inventor of the Cottongin
What were the effects of the Cottongin
It increased efficiency however it also increased the south dependency on slavery
What was the Indian removal act of 1830
The federal government provides funds to negotiate treaties that would force the Native Americans to move west
What was the outcome of the Worcester v. GA trial
Supreme Court says that the Cherokee nation is entitled to its land