The Jefferson Era
What is "impressment"?
Forcing people to serve in your army or navy
What was the South's economy based on in the 1800s?
farming/agriculture
What is another word for "cloth items"?
textiles
What did the cotton gin do?
Remove seeds from cotton
The fall of which fort started the Civil War? In which city/state is this fort located?
Fort Sumter
Charleston, SC
What was the Corps of Discovery?
The 50 frontiersmen who went on the Lewis & Clark expedition
What was the North's economy based on in the early 1800s?
trade & manufacturing
What are protests where workers refuse to work until employers meet their demands called?
Strikes
What is Eli Whitney known for?
Inventing the cotton gin
What year did the Civil War begin?
1861
What was the first war that Congress ever declared?
War of 1812
Who was Andrew Jackson's vice presidential running mate?
John C. Calhoun
What was the period of rapid growth in using machines for manufacturing and production that began in the mid 1700s known as?
Industrial revolution
What effect did the religion of wealthy white southerners have on slavery?
They believed slavery existed because it was in "God's plan" and they were carrying out God's plan by keeping slavery
How did Grant win during the Siege of Vicksburg?
He cut off the city so they were forced into starvation
Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the case of Marbury v. Madison?
John Marshall
Why did Jackson's campaigners say about Adams that made him unfit to be president?
What was the period in the 1800s of rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel because of new methods of transportation?
the Transportation Revolution
What were spirituals?
Religious songs sung by African Americans to give them hope
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
Which president purchased the Louisiana Territory? Which country did he purchase it from?
Jefferson; France
Who were the two major candidates in the Election of 1828?
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
What did the Gibbons v. Ogden case reinforce?
The government's authority to regulate trade between states
Describe what happened during Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner led a group of slaves in a revolt against slave holders
They killed 60 white people who turned around and killed many innocent slaves
Was the most violent slave revolt
What year did the Civil War end?
1865