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Jefferson's presidency marked the start of nearly 30 years of political dominance by which political party?
Democratic Republicans
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Their findings revealed an abundance of natural resources for America in the Louisiana Purchase.
Lewis and Clark
100
Who proposed the American System and what did it include?
Henry Clay; 2nd BUS, tariff on industry and limited importation of British goods, national system of roads/canals
100
What was cotton's nickname? Why?
King Cotton; Provided 3/4 of world's cotton and stimulated the Northern textile industry
100
Where and when did the Woman's Suffrage movement kick off?
Seneca Falls, 1848
200
He strengthened the power of the national government and the Supreme Court during his 30 years on the Supreme Court
John Marshall
200
The hero of the Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
200
What was the Monroe Doctrine about?
If European nations tried to set up new colonies in the Western Hemisphere, the US would offer protection but would not interfere in Europe
200
What was the most famous Northern textile mill and where was it located?
Lowell Mill; Massachusetts
200
The series of tent revivals in Antebellum America
2nd Great Awakening
300
Which principle did the Marbury v. Madison case establish?
Judicial Review
300
What was odd about the Battle of New Orleans?
It occurred after the war ended
300
Describe the Missouri Compromise
Missouri wanted to become a state but that would upset the balance between slave and free states. Missouri was admitted as a slave state because Maine came in as a free state. With the exception of Missouri, slavery was outlawed above 36 30'
300
What was the first transportation link (besides walking/wagons) between the East and West?
Erie Canal
300
The passage of this eventually led to the Trail of Tears
Indian Removal Act
400
This more than doubled the size of the United States and cost 15 million dollars.
Louisiana Purchase
400
How did the US gain Florida from Spain?
Adams-Onis Treaty
400
Who invented the cotton gin and why was it such a big deal (what did it mean for slavery)?
Eli Whitney, made it easier to refine cotton and therefore more profitable....made slavery more important
400
Prejudice from native-born Americans against immigrants
Nativism
400
This exposed sectionalism between the North and the South and between federal government and states' rights
Nullification Crisis
500
Describe why the situation with the midnight judges was controversial
Adams appointed Federalists to federal court positions on his last day in office, Jefferson invalidated the appointments because he was a Democratic Republican
500
What were the causes of the War of 1812? (3)
English/French violations of free trade, Impressment, War Hawks encouraging
500
Which inventions allowed western farmers to grow enough food to sell?
McCormick's reaper and Deere's steel plow
500
Who is the father of the Public Education movement?
Horace Man
500
How did America become more democratic during Jackson's presidency?
Voting restrictions were loosened encouraging the "common man" to vote