Emerging Nation & Presidential Issues
North & South
Wild Card
Reformation & Abolition
Expansion & Conflict
100
The belief that the government only had power specifically granted in the Constitution.
strict constructionist
100
___________was general feeling of the North whereas ____________was the general feeling for the South.
Nationalism ... Sectionalism
100
The figurative escape route for slaves to run North
Underground Railroad
100
Religious reformation where preachers told church goers that their destiny laid in their own hands.
Second Great Awakening
100
Geographical point where people accessed the west from the east & its location.
Cumberland Gap; Appalachian Mountains.
200
What were the British doing to Americans that caused the War of 1812? Also include term.
stopped American merchant ships and drafted them into their military. IMPRESSMENT.
200
The North and South have these two aspects in common:
- American culture - Speak English
200
What did frontiersman Jedidiah Smith symbolize? (3 key points)
rugged individualism, grit, & suvival
200
During the Reform Era, people began decreasing ________________ consumption and increasing the number of children getting an __________
1. alcohol 2. education
200
What did the steamboat symbolize?
Shrinking of distance and increase in commerce?
300
Why did Washington establish departments?
To establish advisers and divide responsibility
300
The North had 3 main ways of transportation:
roads, railroads, and canals.
300
Why was York significant on the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
was the first African American to vote in the U.S.
300
"You have now seen how a man was made a slave; you shall now see how a slave was made a man." Who made this statement and what was she or he known as?
Frederick Douglass; abolitionist
300
What did the gold rush do to the local economy?
inflation.
400
1) What did Marbury vs. Madison do? 2)What did it establish?
allowed Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional; judicial review
400
How was the Cotton Gin both a blessing and a curse?
It sped up the process of cotton production but also lead to a higher demand for slaves.
400
Who was coming into Texas and what were they not abiding?
Americans; Mexican law
400
Why did some Northerners not agree with abolition?
job competition
400
What did the Bear Flag Revolt of 1846 signify?
California declared independence from Mexico and became its own republic
500
List 2 causes and 2 effects of the War of 1812.
Causes: 1. impressment of American soldiers 2. international conflict over commerce 3. British military aid to NAs on NW territory Effects: 1. Foreign respect 2. National pride 3. increase in American manufacturing 4. Less NA resistance
500
Industrialization lead to ____________which then lead to ____________ which will eventually force people to _____________
1. Overpopulation 2. Urbanization 3. Expand west
500
1. From west to east, list the three major mountain ranges in the U.S. that people had to cross during expansion. 2. West to East River used by Lewis and Clark: 3. North to South River used by Abe Lincoln:
1. Sierra Nevada, Rockies, Appalachians 2. Missouri 3. Mississippi
500
What two justifications did the South give for slavery
1. sustained the cotton industry 2. Christian belief
500
Provide the 3 causes and 3 effects of the Mexican American War
Causes. 1. annexation of texas 2. boundary dispute 3. manifest destiny and expansionism Effects: 1. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 2. Mexican Cession 3. Gadsden Purchase
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