Supreme Court Cases
The South
The North
Andrew Jackson
Other Important Stuff
100
What was the outcome of the Supreme Court Case Gibbons v. Ogden?
It established the goverment's right to regulate interstate waterways.
100
Define the term cotton belt, and include the two states that mark its beginning and end.
A nickname for the band of states from South Carolina to Texas whose economies relied almost completely on cotton production.
100
What two groups of people did factory owners attempt to hire, and why?
Women, and then immigrants, because they would work for less money.
100
What were the two nicknames given to Andrew Jackson.
1.) Old Hickory 2.) "King Andrew the 1st"
100
Why was Monroe's presidency known as the 'Era of Good Feeling'?
It highlighted a time of peace, and a bright future due to the creation of all the new inventions; steamboats, trains, factories etc.
200
What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia?
The Supreme Court rules that the Indian Relocation Act was unconstitutional. Jackson still moves the Native Americans.
200
Who was the African American preacher who lead a failed slave revolt in Richmond Virginia.
Denmark Vesey
200
What was the name of the first labor Union and what was its main goal?
The National Trades Union, and its main goal was to better working conditions, and higher wages.
200
What were the events that would force the 'Corrupt Bargain' to take place?
In the election of 1824, JQA and AJ were unable to gain a majority of the electoral college, so the decision was left up to the House of Reps.
200
Who became President and Secretary of State after the electionf of 1824?
John Quincy Adams, and Henry Clay
300
What was the lasting effect created by the Supreme Court case Darthmouth College v. Woodward?
That states could not interfere with private contracts.
300
Who was the man who was known as the "Champion of the South"
John C. Calhoun.
300
What was the name of the waterway that made New York City the biggest port in all of America?
The Erie Canal
300
What changed between 1824 to 1828 that allowed Jackson to become President?
Voting laws changed that allowed any free white man to now vote.
300
What was the cotton gin and how did it impact both cotton prodution and the slave population within the Southern United States?
The cotton gin was a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers. This invention increased both cotton production and the slave population within the Southern United States, due to the fact that the South's economy would heavily rely on cotton production.
400
Who was the Chief Justice that played a role in all of the court cases discussed in the chapter?
Chief Justice John Marshall
400
What were the two restirctions that whites created to curb the potential for slave revolts?
1.) They made educating slaves illegal. 2.) They also restricted slaves from moving around freely and meeting in private places.
400
Who was the man that smuggled factory blueprints into America, and how did he accomplish this feat.
Samuel Slater, and he was able to smuggle these blueprints by memorizing them.
400
What happened to the United State's economy after Jackson got rid of the National Bank?
The country's economy went into a depression starting in 1837 that would last into the 1840 election.
400
How did the Monroe Doctrine promote nationalism within the United States?
The Monroe Doctrine was a document that viewed the United States as a Union, and also highlights the beginning authority of the U.S over the Western Hemisphere.
500
In the Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland, Maryland began to tax what federal institution?
What is the Second Bank of the United States
500
Explain the two major differences between urban centers in the South when compared to urban areas in the North.
1.) Cities in the South had much smaller populations 2.) African Americans greatly outnumbered whites in southern citie.
500
Name one way that economic change in the North linked people together, and one way that it pushed them apart.
Together: working together, living in urban areas, schools, hospitals, etc. Apart: Increased the rich and the poor gap, labor strikes,etc.
500
Name three actions made by Jackson that would reinforce his nickname as "King Andrew"
1.) Overruling the Supreme Court 2.) Amounts of Vetoes 3.) Indian Removal Act 4.) Getting rid of the bank 5.)Spoils system 6.) Tariff Crisis of 1828
500
Who were the two Presidents elected after Andrew Jackson and why were they mainly ineffective as President?
1.) Martin Van Buren; had to deal with an economic depression caused by Jackson. 2.) William Henry Harrison; died first month in office from pneumonia.
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