Political Parties
What policies did the Federalist party support?
Wealthy and well-educated
Did not believe in universal male suffrage
Favor a strong national government
Support the British
Emphasis on trade and manufacturing
What area was the main source of conflict during the Mexican-American War?
Texas
What is the primary cause of the American Civil War?
The conflict of slavery
List two key members of the abolition movement
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
How did Andrew Jackson become president?
He was a war hero in the War of 1812 and Native American conflicts
What policies did the Democratic Republicans support?
Farmers
Believed in universal male suffrage
Favor a strong state government
Support the French
Emphasis on agriculture
What is Manifest Destiny?
Manifest Destiny is the belief that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America
In order to prevent a war on slavery in the U.S., what decisions did presidents make?
The Missouri Compromise
Balancing representation between slave and non-slave statesFugitive Slave Act
List two key leaders of the women's rights movement
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What was Andrew Jackson's level of education?
Andrew Jackson was more uneducated than many other American presidents before him
What policies did the Whig party support?
Favored government support for economic development and control over morality
Opposed expansion
Manufacturers, commercial farmers, skilled workers, northern Evangelicals
Regional strength in New England and Upper Midwest
What is the name of the treaty that ends the Mexican American War, which cedes 55% of Mexico's territory to the United States?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What battle was the Battle of Tippecanoe and Tecumseh's Native American coalition involved in?
The War of 1812
Education reform
What decision does Andrew Jackson make against the Supreme Court involving Native Americans?
Execution of the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears, forcefully relocating Native Americans from their territories and leading to the deaths of approximately 3-4,000
What policies did the early Republican party support?
Supported a strong union and federal government
Opposed slavery
What territory was purchased by the United States in the Gadsden Purchase?
The southernmost parts of Arizona and New Mexico
What were the causes of the War of 1812?
British impressment of ships
Pressure from War Hawks in Congress to declare war
What is the significance of the Industrial Revolution?
Improvements in transportation, mass production
Concerns and reform for working and living spaces
What was the Tariff of Abominations?
A protective tariff that was meant to protect American manufacturers, but made South Carolina angry (due to dependence on British manufacturers) and considered secession. Questioned whether or not a state was allowed to reject a federal tariff
What was the Spoils System?
The act of rewarding party loyalists with government jobs
Who earned the title of "Father of Oregon" after supporting American settlers in the area?
John McLoughlin
What were the effects of the War of 1812?
The downfall of the Federalist Party
The development of an American navyWhich American inventor created the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney