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History 201 Final
Question | Answer |
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What is the Era of Good Feelings? | Period of republican rule, conflicts over slavery, internal improvements, and the bank |
James Monroe | President of 1812 |
James Monroe-Major Issues | Slavery, sectionalism, depression, public prosperity |
Monroe Doctrine-Major Points | European powers to refrain from seeking any territories in U.S; by James Monroe |
Secretary of State-J.Q Adams | Best secretary, Speaker of House |
Missouri Compromise | Prohibited slavery north of the 35 degree line |
Who proposed the Missouri Compromise? | Henry Clay |
What circumstances did the Missouri Compromise bring about? | Missouri enter as a slave state; Maine enter as a free state |
What did the Missouri Compromise stipulate? | Prohibit slavery north of the 35 degree line |
What was the Missouri Compromise's significance? Long and short term results? | To preserve the compact of states, was a temporary fix |
Who were the candidates in the Election of 1824? | Jackson, Clay, Crawford, J.Q Adams |
What states did they candidates of the Election of 1824 represent? | Tennessee, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Georgia |
Who won the electoral and the popular votes in the Election of 1824? | Jackson |
Who ultimately became president of the Election of 1824? | J.Q Adams |
Why was the office of Secretary of State of such political importance? | House of Representatives must choose among candidates |
Why has this Election of 1824 been called a "Corrupt Bargain"? | Jackson clearly won but J.Q. Adams called for a recount and then he won |
Was there anything illegal about the Election of 1824? | No, "quid pro quo" |
What were the Traditional/Fundamental Foreign Policies? | Isolation, Freedom of the Seas, Monroe Doctrine, Pan-Americanism, Open Door, Peaceful settlement of disputes |
What was Jackson's military record before presidency? | At 13 joined the Patriots in the Revolution, was a war hero and general |
What territory did Jackson acquire for the U.S? | South Carolina |
Who was Jackson's vice president? | J.Q. Adams |
What was the Tariff of 1828 Crisis? | Taxes on imports raised 45% |
What was Calhoun's role in the crisis? | Wrote the exposition |
What pamphlet did Calhoun write? | South Carolina Exposition |
Who were the Nullies? | People who wanted to throw out federal laws |
Who were the Unionists? | People who wanted to follow federal laws |
How was the Crisis resolved? | Jackson threatened South Carolina until they finally gave up |
What was the Force Bill? | Jackson ordered the Army/Navy to collect the tariffs |
Jackson's "Indian Policy" | "Only good indian is a dead indian" |
What was Jackson's forced removal concept? | Ordered the Cherokee's to leave |
How did Jackson implement the forced removal policy? | Had soldiers run them out |
What was the Trail of Tears? | Indians on their voyage to the West; Asked Jackson for blankets for women and children, Jackson sent blankets from small pox victims |
What was the status of Texas before 1850? | Was apart of Mexico |
Who was Sam Houston? | Soldier, lawyer, governor... captured Santa Anna |
Alamo? | 137 Americans Vs. 6000 Mexicans. Lasted 187 days, Americans Won |
What was Houston's reaction after capture of Santa Anna? | Texas is to be left alone |
New Republic- The Lonestar Republic? | Texas is it's own country; Jackson ignored them |
Was Texas a free or slave state? | Slave |
What is Manifest Destiny? | Believe that it is their God given right of American to settle from Atlantic to Pacific |
What were Polk's major objectives regarding expansion of the United States? | Lowered tariff, independent treasury, Oregon territory, gain California |
What were the causes and the results of the Mexican War? | Mexico wouldn't give Polk California; Americans dressed as Mexican and killed Americans; quick win and then took California |
What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildalgo? | America got title of Texas, U.S got all of South West, got California, got 1/2 size, gave Mexico $15,000,000 |
What is the Abolition Movement? | Rid of slavery |
Who is B. Franklin? | Believed in slavery until Benez proved to him that it was wrong |
Who is Dr. B Rush? | A doctor; Franklin proved to him that slavery was wrong |
Who is B. Lundy? And what is his Gradualist Approach? | A writer; Gradual free slaves with compensation |
Who is William LLoyd Garrison? And what is his Immediatist Approach? | Lundy's editor; Immediately free slaves with no compensation |
Who is Fredrick Douglas? | Number one abolitionist, colorblind society |
H.B Stowe's, Uncle Tom's Cabin? | Wrote about the horrors of souther slavery; Number one best seller in U.S and Britain |
What is the U.G.R.R? | The underground railroad; set slaves free; ran by Harriet Tubman |