What was the single most important achievement of Jefferson's first administration?
The Louisiana Purchase was the most important achievement.
Jefferson sent ministers to France, to originally offer 10 million for New Orleans and a strip of land extending eastward to Florida, how ever France returned to sell not only that but the Louisiana Territory as-well. He bought it for around $15 Million dollars from France, which included the original request and the newly offered Territory.
Who developed the first Successful telegraph?
Samuel F. B. Morse demonstrated the first successful telegraph, which transmitted messages along wires almost instantaneously.
Who started a series of revivals in Upstate New York, where many New Englanders had settled?
Context: During 1823, Revivalism on the Frontier.
Presbyterian Minister Charles Grandson Finney.
What is known as the Period before the Civil War and give a brief summery upon it?
The period before the Civil War started in 1861. During this, a diverse mix of reformers dedicated themselves to causes such as free public schools, better treatment of mentally ill, equal women rights and more!
Why was cotton deemed "Cotton is King"?
a term frequently used to describe how the American economy expanded in the 1830s and 1840s. It was used to describe the Deep South's plantation economy, which was based on slavery. It's crucial to realize that cotton, along with sugar and tobacco, was one of the first luxury goods in history.
What did the Marbury vs. Madison case in 1803 accomplish?
Established Judicial Review, in more simple terms...
Congress does not have the power to pass laws that override Constitution or change what the Constitution does with laws.
What were the vital methods of transportation to development of both a nation and industrial economy?
- Roads (Lancaster Turnpike)
- Canals (Erie)
- Steam Engines & Steamboats (First steamboat developed by Robert Fulton)
- Railroads
Who lead the Counter-attack against liberal views that emerged in the 1790s?
Context: Second Great Awakening.
Timothy Dwight
Who was the former school teacher from Massachusetts that was horrified to find mentally ill persons locked up?
HINT: She helped in the construction of Mental Hospitals.
This was Dorothea Dix.
The highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices. Specifically white wealthy planets owned atlas 100 enslaved people and at least 1,000 acres of land.
What did Henry Clay's American System propose and or consist of and why did he propose these?
1. Protective Tariffs
2. National Bank
3. Internal Improvements
- Protective tariffs would promote American Manufacturing and raise revenue.
- National Bank would keep the system running smoothly by proving a national currency.
- Internal improvements would promote growth in the West and South.
Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. It benefitted the south as it sped up the process of separating the fiber from the seeds, meaning they could export it faster and make products faster as needed!
What are some of the Causes of Religious Reform?
Market Revolution, caused fear that growing industrialization and commercialization were leading to increased greed and
Rational Approach to religion favored by Deists and Unitarians prompted a reaction toward more emotional expressions of beliefs in worship services.
Growing Emphasis On Democracy - Along with politics overall and Arts also affected how people viewed religion. Worshippers were attracted to services that were participatory and less formal.
What did the American Temperance Society do and Who attempted to combat or helped in a way to this society?
How was education for the different classes in Society ?
What were the factors for Westward Movement, and elaborate upon those as to why.
Acquisition of Lands - Victories under General William Henry Harrison in Indiana and Andrew Jackson in Florida opened vast new territories for White settlers.
Economic Pressures - There were economic difficulties in the Northeast due to the embargo place, as well as the war caused people to seek a better future. As for the south, they sought for new land to replace the overused soil due to poor farming methods which they also relocated westwards.
Improved Transportation - Pioneers had an easier time reaching the Western Frontier as a reset if roads canals, and steamboats, along with railroads.
Immigrants - Cheap land was offered to the new people relocating there specifically immigrants more so specifically the Europeans.
What were the effects on lives of women by the Effects of the Market Revolution on Society and Culture?
As American society became more urbanized and industrialized, the nature of their lives changed. Women now usually sought employment not along side their husband on farms but in factories, or domestic service and teaching. They were no longer required to be stay at home.
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson? (1803-1882)
He is the best known Transcendentalist . He was very famous American Writer and Speaker. His work expressed the individualistic and nationalistic spirit of Americans by urging them not to imitate European Culture. Argued for Self-Reliance, independent thinking, and primacy of spiritual matters over materialistic.
Who were the two people who founded Special Institutions for People with physical disabilities.
Thomas Gallaudet along with Dr Samuel Gridley Howe.
What did Whites specifically do during the Antebellum Period? How did the south view this?
White People "modernizers" worked to perfect society in the North, Southern were more committed to tradition and slower to support public education and humanitarian reforms. The south viewed this as threat against the southern way of life they had seen and set.
How was Free Seas and Trade a cause of the War of 1812?
Free Seas and Trade - US depended upon free flow of shipping across the Atlantic The Chief belligerents in Europe, Britain, and France had no interest in respecting neutral rights of the US. They violated these rights and it was even worse as the British navy practiced impressing American Sailors.
Name at least THREE of the Changes to Parties and Campaigns from the period 1800 to 1848.
Two-Party System
Rise of Third Parties
More Elected Offices
Popular Campaigning
Popular Election of Electors
Spoils System and Rotation of Office Holders
Thoroughly explain the what the Peggy Eaton Affair was and what it resulted in?
What was the An Abolitionist newspaper in 1831? Who was it created by? What did it mean to do?
William Lloyd Garrison began a Newspaper Known as The Liberator. Its purpose was to show people how immoral slavery was and they would join in the campaign to end it. He disdained politics, for he saw the political world as an arena of compromise.
Explain Slavery's Impact on Black Culture.