Jeffersonian Democracy
Thomas Jefferson believed that states should have more or less power than the federal government.
The Louisiana Purchase
What issue did the Missouri Compromise deal with?
Slavery and whether to make certain territories free and slave states.
During this time period goods went from being hand
made to being made in _______________
factories
How did Andrew Jackson feel about the National Bank of America?
He tried to destroy it!
He felt that the National bank lined the pockets of the elite in the Northeastern part of the country
What was the Embargo Act of 1807?
An act to limit the trade of goods between the U.S. Britain and France.
Why was Jefferson conflicted when making the Louisiana Purchase?
He did not think he had the power as the president to unilaterally make a deal that large without consent from Congress.
What were the specific details in the Missouri Compromise?
Maine would enter into the union as a free state.
Missouri would enter into the union as a slave state.
All territory north of Missouri would be free and all territory south of Missouri would be slave territory
The Market Revolution led to increased opportunities for ________________ to make money and not be dependent on men.
women
In this U.S. policy the government payed native Americans to relocate from the Southeastern U.S. to land out in Oklahoma.
Indian Removal Act 1830
Why did Jefferson implement the Embargo Act of 1807?
To attempt to stop the U.S. from being drawn into war with Britain and France.
Who were Lewis and Clark? What did they do?
Explored the Louisiana Purchase Territory
Why did the Missouri Compromise not solve any problems?
Because the issue of slavery and whether it should be allowed in the U.S was not dealt with.
Cotton Gin
The forcible removal of Cherokee Native Americans from their land in Georgia by the U.S. government after they refused to leave.
Trail of Tears
What was one of the main reasons the U.S. went to war with Great Britain in the war of 1812?
British naval ships kept attacking American Merchant ships and forced American merchants to join the British Navy. (Impressment)
A belief that it was god's plan for Americans to expand across the North American Continent in order to civilize it. This belief was a justification for U.S. expansion.
Manifest Destiny
This movement meant to end slavery in the U.S.
Abolitionist Movement
Due to increased production of goods, _______ and ______________ were built to facilitate transport of goods.
Canals and Railroads
The U.S. government's policy toward Native Americans led to the following.
Destruction of Native American Culture and the death of 4000 Cherokee Indians during the trail of tears.
It was universally unpopular because it hurt the economy.
How did the Louisiana Purchase lead to political and sectional tensions within the country?
People argued whether the new territory should be slave states or free states.
Through newspapers and petitions and through the underground railroad.
The market revolution was the beginning of the U.S. changing from an ___________ to an
____________ society.
agrarian to an urban society.
At this conference women signed the declaration of sentiments, which outlined unfair treatment, and protested against their unfair treatment by men in society.
Seneca Conference.