Vocabulary
What is nationalism?
a feeling of intense loyalty to a country or group
While observing the British bombing of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote this poem
"Star-Spangled Banner"
In what region of the country did the Industrial Revolution first take hold?
The North/New England
Which section of the country first began to develop factories and urbanization (meaning people began to move to cities)?
North
Did the US population grow or shrink during the early years of the 1800s?
Grow
This is an official count of a country's population
Census
It was at this battle that the Native American alliance led by The Prophet and Tecumseh was defeated by American troops.
Battle of Tippecanoe
What was the name of Eli Whitney's invention that made it easier to remove seeds from cotton, thereby making it possible to increase cotton production?
Cotton Gin
Which section of the country saw a lot of people moving to its "new" lands in search of land and economic opportunities?
West
Why was Missouri's request to join the US as a state controversial?
Because of the issue regarding whether or not it would be a free or slave state. Either way, the balance between free and slave states in the Senate would be upset.
During the early 1800s, the US attempted to assert its neutral rights in relation to European powers. What are neutral rights?
Privileges and freedoms granted to nations who choose not to support a side in a war.
This General became famous for his victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
1.) National Bank
2.) Internal improvements (roads, canals, etc.)
3.) High taxes and tariffs to promote US business
What is sectionalism?
Rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
Name at least 2 reasons for America's growth during the early 1800s
1.) Immigration
2.) Economic growth/Inventions
3.) Internal improvements (roads, canals, etc.)
4.) Available western lands
This is a A legal protection that gives a person or a company the sole legal right to produce and profit from a product
patent
In what ways did the United States begin to develop its own unique identity and culture following the War of 1812?
Answers might include: art, architecture, novels, plays, national slogans/symbols, music, etc.
Name two ways the Industrial Revolution changed America.
1.) More wealth/business growth
2.) Factories/cities
3.) Increased demand for cotton/increase in slavery
4.) Wage labor begins to replace farm work
Which section of the country was based primarily on plantation agriculture and slavery?
South
1.) They spoke out against the War of 1812
2.) They were really only popular in New England
3.) They were seen as unpatriotic and disloyal
This is an economic system based on wage labor, private ownership of business, and free enterprise (when people and businesses can make, buy, and sell what they want with minimal government interference)
Capitalism
Explain some of the way the US demonstrated nationalism after the War of 1812?
1.) Patriotic songs, symbols, slogans
2.) Show of strength to the world (Monroe Doctrine)
3.) Development of American culture
Why did some Southern states' rights advocates disagree with Henry Clay's American System?
1.) Rejected the high taxes
2.) Opposed the national bank
3.) Feared a too-strong national government
What was the Missouri Compromise?
Compromise proposed by Henry Clay. Missouri added as a slave state, Maine added as a free state in order to maintain balance in the Senate
Why was the period after the War of 1812 called the "Era of Good Feelings"?
1.) Less political fighting (no Federalist Party)
2.) High point of American pride and culture after War
3.) Economic growth