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History Chap 13-16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Federalist Party | Supported the proposed Constitution |
| What were the political parties? | Federalist and Democratic-Republican |
| Daniel Boone | frontiersman famous for exploring KY and blazing the wilderness road - helped open the west to settlers - became a folk hero in AMerican history |
| Republican Democratic party | Opposed the proposed Constitution |
| 3 causes of the war of 1812 | 1. Impressment of American sailors by the British 2. British interference with American Trade 3. British support Native American Resistance against US Expansion |
| impressment | practice of forcibly taking people into the military - British did this to sailors |
| 1815 | Battle of New Orleans |
| WHat happened at the Battle of New Orleans? | Led by Andrew Jackson; January 1815; US won; prayed to Our Lady of Prompt Succor for people not to be killed; tended to wounded |
| Treaty of Ghent: 3 terms | 1. No territorial changes at end of War of 1812 2. returned prisoners and property to prewar status 3. established commission to settle further boundary dispute |
| 3 grievences at Hartford Convention | 1. desire to limit power of federal government 2. demand for amendments to protect regional interests 3. Opposition to the war of 1812 and the effects on the New England economy |
| MIssouri Compromise | Missouri could have slaves, Maine could not so to balance out slaves vs free |
| What happened at the White House? | British have a party in the dining room and when done, they torched the WH. |
| DOlly Madison | First Lady when the White House was torched by British; saved important documents and only picture of George washington |
| WHy did Jackson lead troops into Florida? What became of it? | to address conflicts with native americans and slaves who ran away; captured spanish forts; showed military strength for US; creation of Adams-Onis treaty |
| How do we elect president? | Keywords: Popular vote, electoral college vote, house/senate; candidates |
| What happened in the election of 1824 | Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams were running as democrats. Andrew Jackson won popular vote but not the electoral vote. House chooses president - chose John Quincy Adams |
| Louisiana Purchase | Lewis and Clarke explored the territory with the help of Sacajawea; bought from France; doubled size of US |
| Lewis and Clarke | explored Louisiana territory; made friends with the natives; created trade deals with them; found way to pacific |
| Sacajawea | Helped Lewis and Clarke with Louisiana purchase; translated and helped guide in difficult terrain |
| Embargo Act | O Grab Me Act - hostile to farmers and merchants; british took their land; stopped trade of american ships and impressment happened |
| Warhawks | young members of congress from south and west; pushed for the war of 1812 to defend americas honor and expand land |
| Henry Clay | known as great compromiser - well politician - secretary of state - and speaker of house |
| secede definition | withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization: |
| Tecumseh | shawnee native american - led others to work with britian in war of 1812 |
| seminole | native americans |
| John Carrol | First Catholic bishop |
| Charles Carrol | FIrst and only catholic to sign the declaration of independance |
| Elizabeth Ann Seton story | husband ill, french thought he was contagious, isolated near ocean, dying, elizabeth screamed to sailors and did not understand, got mad that no one understood, husband died but told her to be strong, she then prays for God to look after her |
| Elizabeth ANn Seton Facts | First Native AMerican to be canonized in Catholic church - founded sisters of charity - founded first Catholic girls school -still known today |