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APUSH 11-14
What was the Revolution of 1800? | Jefferson defeated John Adams. This was the PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER |
What did Jefferson do about Hamilton's economic programs? | Jefferson kept funding at par, National Bank, assuming state debts |
Who was John Marshall and what did he do? | Chief Justice for 34 years. Shaped American legal tradition and meaning of the Constitution |
Marbury v. Madison- what did the case rule? | Case ruled that Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional and established judicial review |
What did Jefferson think about a large standing army? | He distrusted strong standing armies |
What was Jefferson's goal when he sent representatives to France in 1803? | He wanted to buy the city of New Orleans |
What was the outcome of the envoy's trip to France? | Napoleon offered to sell the entire territory plus New Orleans for 15 million |
Lewis and Clark were given what directions by Jefferson? | They were to collect scientific data (geography), Obtain info about Indians in the region, map the route to the pacific, find the source of the Missouri R. |
What was the Embargo Act that Jefferson signed? Why did he sign the law? | Banned exportation of any US goods to any country. He wanted to force France and England to respect America and its citizens |
What was the condition of the US military as it entered the War of 1812? | America was unprepared for war |
What lasting effects did the US get with the War of 1812? | The US had a renewed sense of nationhood that would inspire activities of industry, roads, etc |
What was the Hartford Convention and what was its lasting impact on US History? | NE was defiant. Wanted financial aid from gov. 2/3 vote in congress, abolition of slavery and 3/5 clause, president could only serve 1 term, no president from same state could run in a row. Death of the federalist party |
What is nationalism and what caused a surge in nationalism in 1814? | Nationalism-Loyalty that people feel to a nation. The end of the War of 1812 brought about nationalism in Americans |
What were the parts of the Missouri Compromise? | MO would come in as a slave state, Maine comes in as free state, Mo compromise line-north of the line free except Missouri |
McCulloch v. Maryland | Declared BUS constitutional and supported loose interpretation |
Commonwealth v. Hunt | MA ruled labor unions were not illegal conspiracies |
Monroe Doctrine-Why was it such a momentous declaration? | Monroe warned Europe to not intervene w/ America and colonization in west was over. Significant bc Monroe made the announcement without military might to back it up |
Match the 1824 candidates for president with the outcome of the election | Jackson-won popular vote Adams-elected president (corrupt bargain?) Crawford-had a stroke (out) Clay-Secretary of State (corrupt bargain?) |
What was the corrupt bargain? | Claimed Clay got the House to vote for Adams if Clay could be Secretary of State |
What was the spoils system? | Rewarded political supporters with public office |
What did Calhoun argue in the South Carolina Exposition? | Calhoun denounced the tariffs and called it unconstitutional |
What was the nullification crisis of 1832 all about? | Confrontation between SC and the federal government because of tariffs |
What was the Force Bill? | authorized federal government to use force to collect tariffs |
What plan did Jackson implement on the eastern Indian tribes? | Indian Removal Act |
Why did Jackson hate the BUS? What was good about the Bank? | Thought banks were monopolistic. BUS helped fund public debt, helped with stable national currency |
What happened at the Alamo and at the Battle of San Jacinto? | Alamo-187 Texans held of Santa Anna's army for 13 days before all dying San Jacinto- Sam Houston defeats Santa Anna |
Who was "Tippecanoe" in the 1840 presidential election? | William Henry Harrison |
What was life like on the frontier? | Grim for most families, people felt lonely and isolated |
What spurred the market oriented nation economy in the early 1800s? | Push for cheap land, immigrants, inventions, better roads, canals, and railroads |
What impact did the rapid growth of the early 1800s have on the cities? | Unsanitary conditions in many communities |
Why did the immigrants from Ireland and Germany seek refuge in the United States and how did they assimilate? | Irish had the potato famine and Germans wanted to preserve their culture and language. Irish stayed mostly on the coast. Germans settled in NY, Baltimore, and midwest |
What is nativism and the cult of domesticity? | Nativism-Fear and opposition to open immigration Cult of domesticity-glorified the traditional role of the women as homemakers |
Whitney | Cotton gin and interchangeable parts |
Morse | Wire communication |
McCormick | Mechanical reaper |
Howe | Sewing Machine |
Fulton | Steamboat |
Deere | Steel Plow |
where did the industrial revolution first take off in the US? | Took off with Samuel Slater. NE? |
First major transportation project | Lancaster Turnpike |
First major canal | Erie Canal |
Where were the early RR built? | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad |
Calhoun's position on the federal government? | favored protective tariffs, states' rights, limited government, nullification, and free trade, and best known for his defense of slavery |
Whigs party was formed in opposition to ___________ | Jacksonian Democrats |
What party opposed the National Bank and what party supported the National Bank? | Democratic Republicans opposed the National Bank. Whigs supported the National Bank |
What "revolution" took place during the Jackson presidency? | Market Revolution |
What was impressment? | Forcing sailors to enlist |
Study Jackson and his position on the National Bank | |
What were pet banks? | Funds placed in certain state banks |
What was the Specie Circular? | Buying land with gold |
Market Revolution | Transformation of a subsistence economy of scattered farms and tiny workshops into a national network of industry and commerce |
Panic of 1819 | Speculation in frontier lands |
American system | Proposed by Henry Clay hoping to create a stable/strong economy. Strong banking system, protective tariff, and network of roads and canals. |