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Which of the following was least likely influenced by sectional difference?
White, male suffrage
What was the impact of the Second Great Awakening?
Moral and social reforms (think abolitionism, women's rights, temperance, etc.)
The Indian Removal Act of 1830, led to what event?
led to the infamous Trail of Tears
Womens roles in reform
involved in temperance movement
women slaves treated worse than men... nannies and caretakers
women immersed into public sphere
treated badly in these jobs; abused, low pay, and long hours
cult of domesticity: women were better at home
Which 1840s and 1850s set of immigrant groups arrived in unprecedented numbers resulting in nativist backlash in popular culture?
Irish and Germans
What was the most direct effect of the Erie Canal?
reduced cost and time to transport people and goods between East and Midwest
Who pushes for Jefferson's Presidency & Why?
Hamilton, because he believed Burr was dangerous. He gained Federalist support for Jefferson because he was a safe alternative, even if he disagreed with his ideals.
What did Whigs and Democrats disagree over?
Role and powers of the federal government, National Bank, tariffs, federally funded internal improvements (Think Henry Clay's American System)
Which of the following was a famous black abolitionist who wrote an autobiography of his/her former life as a slave?
Frederick Douglas
Louisiana Purchase
France owned Louisiana territory, US wanted Port of New Orleans (right of deposit). Jefferson was willing to pay up to $10 million. Because of revolt in Haiti, Napoleon was ready to give up all of the territory. Came to $15 million total. Cost 3 cents per acre to double the US.
Andrew Jackson vetoed the recharter of the Bank of the United States partly because he believed
that the bank
concentrated too much power in the hands of a few people
The system that Henry Clay describes above, the American System, was designed to create
A national market economy
Which of the following parties championed the "common man"?
Democrats
How did Jackson's presidency impact the issue of banks in 1830s?
he declared Congress had no constitutional authority to charter a national bank
What is the Whig Party?
A political party that began to take shape in support if the Adams-Clay American system and was first known as the National Republicans, but became the Whig party in the 1830s I opposition to the Jacksonian Democrats
During the period 1800-1848, reform movements were most successful in achieving their goals in which of the following?
State laws focusing on improved public education
The purpose of the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments was to
demand expanded rights for women including suffrage and property rights
Early industry began in the Northeast for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A highly skilled labor force as a result of the apprenticeship system
What did Textile industry give rise to?
The first factories
In addition to the cotton gin, Eli Whitney's major contribution to American Technology was his
introduction of interchangeable parts
By 1848, which component of the American System was still used to benefit business?
A protective tariff
James Monroe's two terms as president from 1817 to 1825 were known as what?Why?
The "Era of Good feelings" because there was a lack of rancor
Why did slavery expand west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Cotton depleted land (like tobacco did earlier) and was very profitable -> desire for more land.
The South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification best exemplifies which development?
Resistance from state govs in North and South at different times to federal attempts to assert authority over them
Which of the following correctly characterizes the War of 1812?
The United States was able to reassert sovereignty over its existing western lands and remove Britain's military presence