Political Parties
A party that supported a strong central government and banking system, as well as higher tariffs, that was popular in the North.
What is the Federalist party?
The shift in the early 1800s to a primarily agrarian economy to an industrial one due to the large amount of technological innovation.
What is the early Industrial Revolution?
The idea that it is America's "God-given right" to expand to the Pacific coast- no matter who or what lies in their way.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This war began after America became angry at Britain over trade issues, violation of maritime neutrality, and frontier disputes.
What is the War of 1812?
Third President of the United States. Facilitated Louisiana Purchase, passed horrible Embargo Act. Led America against Barbary pirates.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
A party that supported a weaker central government an agriculture based economy, and lower tariffs that was popular in the South and West.
What is the Democratic-Republican party?
This invention, though created to reduce the cotton trade, made the harvesting of cotton much quicker, making it the main export of the South and increasing the use of slave labor.
What is the cotton gin?
The 1803 purchase of territory (mostly modern Midwest region) from Napoleon by Thomas Jefferson.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Jefferson passed this act that banned American ships from sailing to any foreign ports. He hoped this would harm the economy of Britain, whose largest trade partner was the U.S. Instead, it sent America's economy into a downward spiral instead.
What is the Embargo Act?
Seventh President of the United States. Established Universal White Male Suffrage, vetoed Second National Bank, responsible fro Indian Removal Act, used corrupt "Spoils System".
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Formed of people who hated Jackson's presidency, this party supported more congressional power and modernization, especially the American system.
What is the Whig party?
A plan to modernize and improve America that included protective tariffs, a national banking system, and internal improvements (emphasis on national transportation like roads and canals).
What is the American System?
The main route from the Mississippi to Oregon territory used by most settlers headed west. Facilitated the transport of thousands of families to the Pacific coast.
What is the Oregon Trail?
The declaration made by President Monroe that ordered all European powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere (Latin America), and that U.S. had claim to this territory and its affairs.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts.
Who is Eli Whitney?
This marked the first time in American history where political power peacefully switched between two political parties after the Democratic-Republicans took the presidency, House, and Senate from the Federalists.
What is the Revolution of 1800?
The first major canal that connected major rivers and lakes east of the Mississippi, which joined Eastern and Western economies and started a trend of other canals being built.
What is the Eerie canal?
After people populated the West and created new states, the question of whether to bring slavery over was posed. In order to keep the balance, this compromise ordered that slave states and free states would be added in pairs, and no slave states would be above the 36°30' parallel.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Spain was overwhelmed with issues in Latin America, and feared an American conquest of Florida. In this treaty, America got the Florida territory in exchange for taking on $5 million in claims against Spain and giving up claims to Texas.
What is the Florida Purchase Treaty (1819)? (Also Adams-Onís Treaty)
First Supreme Court Justice. Critical in early cases, including Marbury v. Madison, which gave the court the power to declare laws as unconstitutional.
Who is John Marshall?
This was the period of Monroe's two terms as president where the Democratic-Republican party was the dominant party and there was supposedly little discourse...
What is the Era of Good Feelings?
A system where factories brought young farm women to live in company towns and work in the factory. First time women can have financial independence and participate in work outside of the home.
What is the Lowell System?
Since settlers wanted more land in the Southeast, Jackson passed this act that ordered the Native tribes in that area to migrate to allocated land in the West. Resulted in the Trail of Tears.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
Angered by the War of 1812, New English Federalists met and secretly discussed secession. Put the idea of seceding from the Union out there (would become precedent for South later).
What is the Hartford Convention?
A Shawnee chief who led a Pan-Indian confederacy against the Americans who were trying to force them off of their native lands. His movement was almost successful, but collapsed after he died at the Battle of Thames in the War of 1812.
Who is Tecumseh?