Lesson 1
Who was the 1st president of the United States?
George Washington
Who was the 3rd president of the US?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was in charge of the Republicans?
John Q Adams
Did Jackson believe in a strong federal government or strong state government?
state government
who is allowed to vote or run for public office?
White men whether they owned land or not
Name the 2 branches of government George Washington worked with?
executive and judicial
What did the Federalist Party believe in?
strong central government
What did Jackson followers become known as?
Democrats
What is the name of the 1st president that died in office (only last 32 days)
Harrison
What is mudslinging?
When political opponents talk negative about each other to make themselves look good to the voter
Who led the Federalist Party?
Alexander Hamilton
What did the democratic-republican party believe in?
A weaker central government, stronger state government
What was it called when Henry Clay got the House of Representatives to elect Adams as president
Corrupt bargaining
What is the spoils system?
when new presidents replace government employees with their supporters
What political party did Harrison run under?
The Whigs party
Who started the Democratic-Republican party?
Thomas Jefferson
who created the cotton gin?
Eli Witney
What state wanted to secede (break away) from the US
South Carolina
Which president shut down the national bank?
Andrew Jackson
Why did Jackson not like the idea of nullification?
feared it would destroy the union
Name the 2 reasons cotton affected the Industrial Revolution
1. increased production in cotton and need for machinery 2. increase need of slaves
What was the Missouri Compromise?
allowed 2 states to enter the US as a free and slave state. blocked slavery past a certain line not allowed 36'30 N latitude but was permitted south of that line
What was the Panic of 1837
After the national bank shut down, the US went into a depression where millions of people lost their homes and jobs due to state banks failing
What did the Webster-Ashburton accomplish?
Created a US-Canadian line from Maine to Minnesota.
Name one of the reasons why the Whig party disappeared?
1. couldn't agree on party goals
2. split over the issue of slavery
3. began voting by regions, North,South, West