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J Madison, J Monroe
Quiz 12/1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| James Monroe | Era of Good Feelings, War Hero- wanted to help infrastructure in the US |
| Embargo Act of 1807 (passed by Thomas Jefferson) | Closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain- hurt the US economically |
| Era of Good Feelings | -After the war of 1812- became a united country free of political issues. -Began infrastructure to improve the US (industrialization) -Nationalism was on the rise -People were proud to be American. |
| Sectionalism | Rivalry based on the special interests of different areas |
| Missouri Compromise | 1820- Written by Henry Clay to maintain a balance of power between free & slave states by admitting Maine as a free state & Missouri as a slave state (12 free & 12 slave states) |
| Who won the election of 1816, which party does he belong to? | James Monroe; Republican Party |
| Who proposed the missouri compromise? He is known as the Great Compromiser | Henry Clay |
| Monroe Doctrine | US will not enter in European Wars; Europe shall not seek to colonize North or South America any more |
| Electoral votes of election of 1824 | Electoral College Votes of 1824: Jackson (99), J.Q. Adams (84), Crawford (41), Clay (37) |
| Andrew Jackson | War hero after the war of 1812 |
| Outcome of War of 1812 | -Maintained independence -Americans felt a strong sense of nationalism -Andrew Jackson became a war hero -Decision to push back against Europe- stay neutral |
| First major infrastructure to industrialize america was? | The Erie Canal |
| What increased upstream travel and increase trade? | The steamboat |
| Build to connect Hudson River to Lake Erie (1825) | The Erie Canal |
| Reasons we went to war in 1812 | Taking soldiers off our ships, not recognizing the US' citizens as american, |
| Why was going to War a huge mistake | They had a 1000 ships, US had 20- we could not win a war with England, US lost war. |
| Protective Tariff | |
| Revenue Tariff | a tax on imported goods that has the purpose of making money for the country that imports them |