Political Parties
The first and original political party in the US that favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution and a strong central government and were led by Alexander Hamilton.
Who are the Federalists?
The first French emperor and a French military leader that sold land to Thomas Jefferson (Louisiana Purchase in 1803).
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
The part of the US that supported slavery and depended mainly on cash crops as a way to earn money.
What is the South?
This became the most dominant reform movement that became the focus of the nation leading up to the Civil War.
What is Abolitionism?
The major power source of the early industrial revolution that power railroads, steamboats and factories.
What is steam?
The 2nd political party in the US that formed in opposition to the Federalists and favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution, state rights and were led by Thomas Jefferson.
Who are the Democrat Republicans?
A series of wars fought between France and other European alliances.
What are the Napoleonic Wars?
The part of the US that depended on industrialization as a means of gaining money.
What is the North?
The 1st Women's rights meeting that began the movement for equal political rights including the right to vote.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
The main form of transportation that helped to extend markets during early industrialization that took business away from canals.
What are railroads?
A meeting of Federalists during the War of 1812 to discuss their opposition to the war and led to them being viewed as disloyal and their eventual demise.
What is the Hartford Convention?
An incident where French diplomats tried to bribe American officials.
What is the XYZ Affair?
This is what the South's economy was based on.
What is slave labor?
A former slave who became one of the leaders of the Abolition Movement and is famous for writing a book about his experiences.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Identical machine parts that can be replaced when one part is broken and prevents trips to the blacksmith.
What are interchangeable parts?
Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan
What is the Bank of the United States (BUS)?
An uprising in France against the monarchy from 1789 to 1799 which resulted in the establishment of France as a republic.
What is the French Revolution?
Immigrants and lower class women such as farmer's daughters.
Who worked in the factories in the North?
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
Textile factories in the US hired local farmer's daughters as their workers.
What is the Lowell System?