Monroe Doctrine
What is the date for the Monroe Doctrine
1823
What is the date for Traveling the Erie Canal?
1825
What is the date for Jacksonian Democracy?
1825
What is the date for The Cotton Gin Establishes the South?
1830
What is the date for Slavery in the South?
1780-1865
2 terms from 1817 - 1825
Up until 1800, how were roads made?
by the wear and tear of travel by people using horses and horse drawn carts, wagons, and coaches.
What presidential right did Jackson use more than his predecessors?
Presidential veto power.
What illegal activity developed because of the demand for cotton?
The Slave Trade
Who were the first to take Africans from their homes and sell them in to slavery?
The Portuguese.
Name two presidents who have followed the Monroe Doctrine?
Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy
How many years did it take to build the Erie Canal?
Almost 8 years.
Describe Jackson's education.
He was a self taught man.
Why was the invention of the cotton gin so important?
It allowed seeds to be removed from cotton in a much faster fashion than by hand.
What amendment to the Constitution outlawed slavery in the entire United States?
13th Amendment
Monroe especially did not want ____________ to be controlled by Europe
Central America
A canal that stretched across New York from The Hudson River to Lake Erie.
What changed regarding the voting process before Andrew Jackson was elected?
Now all men could vote, not just property owning men.
Who invented the cotton gin and when was it invented?
Eli Whitney in 1793
What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad? Who was a famous conductor on the "Railroad"?
It was a route consisting of many paths that led to northward freedom for slaves. Harriet Tubman was a famous conductor.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
We should consider any attempt on Europe's part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety.
What carried cargo quickly across oceans?
Clipper Ships
What did Jackson do for his campaign supporters after the election?
He gave them federal jobs.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
England
Why were slaves sold illegally in the states?
To keep up with the demand for agricultural products such as rice, cotton, sugar, and tobacco.