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Causes Civil War 1
Causes of Civil War 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what happened during monroe's presidency? (9) what was it known as? (1) | federalist party is gone; US grows to 20 states by 1817; infrastructure and technological changes; Adams-Onis Treaty; Panic of 1819; McCulloch v. Maryland; Dartmouth College v. Woodward; Missouri Compromise; Monroe Doctrine; "era of good feelings" |
| infrastructure changes? define/give examples of the infrastructures. (2) what did one of them do specifically? (1) | turnpikes - toll roads created by joint-stock companies; canals (C&D, Erie Canal), linked atlantic w great lakes |
| technological changes? who was a primary figure, and what did he invent? (3) what else was invented, and who had it? (2) who was another figure, inventing two devices...? (3) | eli whitney - interchangeable parts and cotton gin; steam engine - britain was the first steam locomotive in 1804; robert fulton - first commercial steamboat in 1807, created submarine called Nautilus |
| adams-onis treaty of 1819 - who negotiated it and why? (2) what happened in 1816 and who led it? (2) what was the main outcome of the treaty? (1) what did US give up, and what does spain keep? (2) what else happens? (1) | JQ adams, to avoid conflict w spain; 1st seminole war, andrew jackson; spain sold florida to US; US gave up claims to texas, spain kept new mexico and california; US assumes $5 million in debts to Spain by US merchants |
| Panic of 1819 - what was it? (1) when did it last? (1) what changed as a result? (5) | the first economic crisis in US history; 1823; demand for american agricultural goods dec., land values dec., banks cut back on lending money, ppl couldn't pay their debts, banks failed |
| panic of 1819 - 2nd bank of US issued what, which turned into what, which inc. use of what? (3) westward expansion led to what, causing americans to do what to buy land? (2) what did this do to land value? (1) what shifted? (1) what did surplus do (1)? | bank loans -> speculatory loans -> inc. paper currency use; westward expansion -> land speculation, As rush to borrow money to buy land = overvalued; War of 1812 - shift back to gold/silver standard; surplus of brit goods dec. prices |
| McCulloch v. Maryland of 1819 (3) what did congress do under what clause? (2) what could maryland not do? (1) overall, what did this emphasize? (1) | Congress would create a national bank (Elastic Clause of Constitution); Maryland could not tax the bank; OVERALL: federal laws are supreme over state laws |
| Dartmouth College v. Woodward of 1819 (1) what clause of constitution? (1) what did that prohibit? (1) | Contract Clause of Constitution prohibits states from violating the contracts of private and public corporations |
| Missouri Compromise of 1820 (3) what state would be admitted as what if a certain state was admitted as what (4) what would happen to slavery, and where was this done? (2) what did this compromise resolve (1) | Missouri would be admitted as a slave state if Main would be admitted as a free state; slavery would be prohibited in the Louisiana Territory north of 36/30 latitude line; resolved the issues of slave states vs. free states for over 30 years |
| Monroe Doctrine of 1823 -- who promoted it? (1) what areas were free? (5) what would US do as a result of it? (2) | promoted by sec of state JQ Adams; argentina, columbia, venezuela, peru, and brazil gain independence; Us will oppose any expansion of european imperialism in western hemisphere; intervention in political affairs of americans seen as a hostile act to US |
| the election of 1824 - who ran? (4) who had plurality, and why didn't it matter? (2) who did house of reps choose as president and why? (2) what did jackson think (1) | A. Jackson, JQ Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford; none won a majority of electoral votes; jackson won plurality of electoral votes; house of reps chose JQ Adams; argued that jackson had unfair advantage bc of 3/5 compromise; the corrupt bargain |
| what was the corrupt bargain? (2) | Jackson thought Henry Clay sold him out; clay's votes went to JQ Adams and in return adams makes Clay sec. of state |
| two primary things of JQ Adam's presidency? (2) | era of good feelings ends; democratic republicans split into national republicans (adams) and democrats (jackson) |
| 1825-1829 -- what did JQ adams found, what did it promote? (2) what bad things happened for people and south? (2) what had a continued use? (1) who did JQ adams lose to? (1) what did he do until 1848? (1) | american system founded on hamilton's ideas; american system promoted infrastructure projects; tariff of abominations; neomercantilism; continued using national bank; lost election of 1830 to jackson; JQ Adams served as a house of rep member until 1848 |
| what was neomercantilism to the south? (2) what was the tariff of abominations? (3) | south felt exploited by north, hated it; protected factories in north while hurting south; south is more dependent on imported goods; contributed to south carolina nullification crisis of 1832 |
| indian removal act of 1830 - what did NAs have to do? (1) casualties due to what? (2) what court case happened for this? (1) what happened in 1835? (1) what did this become known as? (1) | NAs forced to move west of mississippi river; at least 10k died from exposure; Worcester v. Georgia; 2nd seminole war 1835; this becomes the trail of tears |
| worcester v. georgia - who did it favor? (1) what was realized for states? (1) what did jackson decide to do? (1) | decision favored cherokee; states didn't have authority over NA territory; jackson chose not to enforce the supreme court's decision |
| nullification crisis of 1832 (6) - south felt angry about what? (1) what did they expect of jackson? (2) what did jackson do instead, and how did SC feel? (2) who resigned (1) what did SC pass? (1) what did SC threaten? (2) | tariff of abominations; they expected jackson to remove/reduce it; jackson sighed tariff of 1832 and SC is angry; VP john c calhoun resigned; SC passed ordinance of nullification; threat of secession and civil war by SC |
| causes of the war of texas -- what did santa anna do, and what did the americans dislike? (2) who did mexico restrict? what did americans not wanna do? (2) what did they fear (1) | santa anna abolished constitution of 1824; US immigrants in texas didn't like the mexican system; mexico placed restrictions on texians that had moved to texas; americans didn't wanna convert to catholicism or speak spanish; fears of abolishing slavery |
| the battle of the alamo -- what was the alamo? (1) what did it turn into (1) who held it, and who wanted to capture it? what did texans ask for, and who decided to not send what? (2) what did the alamo defenders do? (1) | a spanish mission built in 1718; it was in disrepair and turned into a fort; texans; santa anna; assistance, sam houston army did not send reinforcements; alamao defenders decide to fight to, almost all of them dying |