Unit 4- Market and Political Revolutions

Question 1

Era of Good Feelings

Answer 1

Time period during early 1800s where ONLY ONE political party existed (Democratic-Republicans)
- The country felt united after War of 1812, little division

Question 2

Panic of 1819

Answer 2

First economic crisis in US History, trade stopped and mass unemployment (lasted about 2 years)

Question 3

Missouri Compromise of 1820

Answer 3

• Missouri became a slave state, Maine became Free state to balance power
• Created a dividing line of slavery between North and South (36’30’’)

Question 4

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 4

• 3rd President, Favored a smaller government
• Led the Democratic Republican party
• Eliminated national bank and placed an embargo on foreign goods.
• Expanded the country with the Louisiana Purchase

Question 5

War of 1812

Answer 5

• War between US and Britain
• Established US as a naval power
• US wins

Question 6

Monroe Doctrine

Answer 6

James Monroe created a doctrine that the US will stay out of European affairs in exchange, Europe will stay out of the Americas.

Question 7

American System

Answer 7

A government system to support infrastructure. Had 3 goals

1. Create a new National Bank
2. Place tariffs on International goods
3. Use tariffs to build roads, canals, and other infrastructure to make travel easier

Question 8

Democratic Republicans

Answer 8

Political party during the Era of good feelings

- had a wide variety of views since there were no competing parties

Question 9

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 9

Doubled the Size of the US

- US purchased Louisiana territory from France

Question 10

Judicial Review

Answer 10

The Supreme Court can rule actions of the President and Congress as Unconstitutional

Question 11

Marbury Vs. Madison

Answer 11

Supreme court case where the Supreme court first used Judicial review to rule a Presidential action unconstitutional

Question 12

Election of 1800

Answer 12

Major political turning point in US history

- Power shifted from the Federalists to The Democratic Republicans

Question 13

Market Revolution

Answer 13

Time period in the early 1800s where many new inventions were created
- Industrial Revolution in the US

Question 14

Lowell System

Answer 14

System of factories in New England

• Produced textiles (clothing)
• often employed Women in the factories

Question 15

Steam Engine

Answer 15

Invention that used steam to produce movement

• Made factories easier to run
• Created new forms of transportation (Train and Steamboat)

Question 16

Telegraph

Answer 16

Technology that changed communication

- allowed people to communicate across long distances quickly

Question 17

Cotton Gin

Answer 17

Invention that makes separating cotton easier

• allowed more time to be spent growing and picking cotton
• Caused a rise in slavery as slaves could not produce more cotton

Question 18

Erie Canal

Answer 18

Man Made waterway that connected New York City to the Great Lakes

Question 19

Temperance Movement

Answer 19

Movement started in the 1800s to eliminate alcohol

Question 20

Election of 1824

Answer 20

Presidential election between 4 members of the Democratic-Republican party

• No candidate wins the election
• House Chooses John Quincy Adams even though Andrew Jackson had the most votes

Question 21

Corrupt Bargain

Answer 21

House of Representatives chooses John Quincy Adams to be President even though Andrew Jackson had the most votes
- Caused Andrew Jackson to start his own political party (Democrats)

Question 22

Andrew Jackson

Answer 22

• 7th President
• Democrat
• Used Power as President to control the country (like a King)
• Known for Vetoing 2nd Bank and Trail of Tears)

Question 23

2nd National Bank

Answer 23

• Federal Bank created by the American System

- Vetoed by Andrew Jackson (eliminated the bank)

Question 24

Indian Removal Act

Answer 24

Act signed by Jackson to eliminate all Native Americans in the South.

• Natives were forced to move from the South to Oklahoma
• Created more farmland for Plantation owners (increased slavery)

Question 25

Trail of Tears

Answer 25

• Natives were forced (walked) to move from the South to Oklahoma
• Many Natives died in the journey

Question 26

Whig Party

Answer 26

• Party the favors the North
• Favored industry and bigger government
• Supported tariffs and the banks

Question 27

Democratic Party

Answer 27

• Party favors the South
• Supported a smaller government with less power
• mostly farmers and plantation owners
• Support Slavery

Question 28

Nullification Crisis

Answer 28

Southern States refused to honor the Tariffs (Nullified them)

• Argued that the tariffs only benefitted the wealthy North
• Created the first issue over states rights
• Jackson forced South Caroline to pay the tariffs

Question 29

Universal Male Suffrage

Answer 29

• All white men (regardless of social class) have the ability to vote
• men used to have to own property in order to vote

Question 30

Seneca Falls Convention

Answer 30

• Women’s rights movement

- Wrote the Declaration of Sentiments to support equal treatment for women

Question 31

Second Great Awakening

Answer 31

• Large Religious (Christian) movement during the 1800s

- Led to new progressive movements (Temperance, Women’s rights, Abolition)

Question 32

Underground Railroad

Answer 32

Network of abolitionists that worked together to free slaves

- Helped slaves reach the North and Canada

Question 33

Abolitionist Movement

Answer 33

Started in the early 1800s

• Movement to eliminate Slavery
• Led by Women and Former Slaves (Frederick Douglas)