Monroe Doctrine
How many terms did Monroe serve as president?
2
How were roads made prior to 1800? Be specific.
By the wear and tear of travel -- carts, footpaths, wagons, horses, etc. walking the same paths over and over until a road was made
What was Andrew Jackson's nickname?
Old Hickory
What was the job of the cotton gin?
To de-seed cotton
Who were the first (non-African) people to take Africans from their homes and sell them into slavery?
The Portuguese
President Monroe did not want countries from what continent to control countries in this hemisphere?
Europe
What was the least expensive method of transporting wares? (Generally speaking)
By water
What presidential power did Jackson use more than any other president before him?
The veto
Why did illegal slave trade develop?
Because the South needed more laborers for their fields
Why could only a few slaves read and write?
Central America
What were the starting and ending points of the Erie Canal? (Cities or waterways counts)
Albany and Buffalo; the Hudson River and Lake Erie
What was different about Jackson as a person/his background than other presidents before him?
He was self-educated; he was not from one of the original 13 colonies; he was considered a "man of the people"
When was the slave TRADE outlawed in the US?
1808
When was slavery outlawed in the WHOLE United States?
1865
What European country owned most of South America?
Spain
What was the Erie Canal's purpose?
To transport goods and people more quickly and cheaply
What did Jackson give to his supporters after his election?
He gave them federal jobs
In what year did Eli Whitney invent the cotton gin?
1793
Definite an indentured servant
A person who typically came to America to work and learn a trade, usually under contract (~7 years) to work for a master, who often paid for their passage to America
Name the 3 specific points of the Monroe Doctrine.
1) The Old World cannot plant new colonies in the New World.
2) The Old World cannot meddle with the affairs of the New World.
3) The New World cannot meddle with the affairs of the Old World.
How long did it take to build the Erie Canal?
Just about 8 years
What was the name of Andrew Jackson's presidential campaign song?
The Hunters of Kentucky
What was the principle Eli Whitney was famous for pioneering, especially as it related to producing guns?
Interchangeable parts
Name the 4 major "cash crops" of the South.
Tobacco, cotton, sugar, and rice