Jefferson
What did Jefferson do that challenged his strict constitutional beliefs?
He bough Louisiana
Raised tax rates on goods to protect US manufacturing and 1816 is the first Tariff in US History
Name the three regions of the country
What is Andrew Jackson's presidency called?
The age of the Common Man
What is the difference between puritans and pilgrims?
Puritans stayed connected to the Church of England and Pilgrims did not
Who are the War Hawks, what war did they clamor for?
John C. Calhoun + Henry Clay wanted War of 1812
What is Henry Clay's American System?
Protective Tariff, Reestablish the National Bank and Internal imporvements
What is the spoils system?
giving government jobs in return for party loyalty
Which colonies were created to be "buffers" against international colonies?
North/South Carolina and then Georgia
What does Marbury v. Madison establish? Why is this important?
Marbury v. Madison establishes Judical Review and this is important because it clarifies the role of the surpreme court. Reinforces constitution the highest law of the land
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Proposed by Henry Clay of Warhawk Fame. Maine would enter as a free state and Missouri slave. No slave states above 36 30' latitude line.
What is the biggest crop in the south? What was it's nickname?
Cotton aka King Cotton
What is the Indian Removal Act? What is the court case that resulted from this act?
The Indian removal act removed southeastern Indians to west of Mississippi river. This led to Worcester v. Georgia
What was the Great Awakening?
Development of division with the church and movement that united colonists
Why is the Battle of New Orleans significant?
Happened after the War of 1812 was technically over but established Andrew Jackson as a war hero.
Why is McCulloch V. Maryland an important case?
Why was the west attractive?
What is nullification theory? Why is this important?
Nullification theory is that each state has the right decide whether to obey a federal law or to declare it null and void. This meant that states were not under the federal government.
What war was fought over the Ohio River Valley? Why is this war important?
The war was the French and Indian War (7 years war) and its a long term cause of the American Revolution
Could the Hartford Convention be considered the birth of secession?
Yes, the Northern States did not want to go to war in 1812 and the Hartford Convention and federalists wanted the constitution amended or they would vote for secession
What was the Monroe Doctrine? What sparked it?
When the United States declared the western hemisphere was blocked to European intervention and it was sparked by Russia and and Spanish desire to colonize/recolonize parts of north and south america.
What rebellion occurred that resulted in increased tension on plantations?
Nat Turner's Rebellion
What was Jackson's War with the National Bank? How did that impact the economy?
What is salutary neglect? When did it End?
It is when the British didn't directly govern the american colonies and was established at the colonies origin. It ended after the French and Indian war and increased tension.