UNIT 4: Notes

stable inexpensive labor

Increased economy- ________ & increased demand for goods.

Social mobility was rare (ex

poor to millionaire)

Increased economy

stable inexpensive labor & increased demand for goods

Cities such as

Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, were key transportation points that were distributing goods

Created a new class

middle class

Notable victory

Commonwealth v. Hunt

List 3 beliefs of the Democratic-Republican Party.

Democratic-Republicans believed in:

* Strict interpretation of the Constitution
* Agrarian economy
* Aiding the French
* Not as powerful federal government
* The national bank was unconstitutional

Describe two important foreign events during President Jefferson’s administration.

1. Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
2. Barbary War

Why was Madison v. Marbury significant?

The Madison v. Marbury case was significant because this case established judicial review.

What is judicial review?

Judicial Review is the Supreme Court’s power to decide whether an act of Congress or of the president was allowed by the Constitution.

What were three causes of the War of 1812?

1. British impressment of American sailors
2. British maintaining military forts on the North American continent
3. Britain supplied the Native Americans w/ weapons to fight against the colonists from the frontier

List 2 reasons why the Federalist Party fell apart.

1. Death of A. Hamilton
2. War of 1812

What was the purpose of the Tariff of 1816?

The purpose of the Tariff of 1816 was to protect American Manufacturing from British goods potentially flooding the Americans Markets following the War of 1812.

List 3 agreements in the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

1. Missouri entered the Union as a slave state
2. Maine entered the Union as a free state
3. Slavery will be permitted South of the 36’30’ line & illegal North of the line

What was the goal of the Monroe Doctrine?

The goal of the Monroe Doctrine was to keep European countries out of the Western Hemisphere.

Why was the election of 1824 referred to as the “corrupt bargain“?

The election was called the “corrupt bargain“ because even though Andrew Jackson received the most popular votes and the most electoral votes he did not win the election. John Quincy Adams was chosen as the President of the United States by the House of Representatives (led by Henry Clay), and Clay was later named Secretary of State.

Why was Andrew Jackson criticized for his “spoils system“?

President Jackson was criticized because he gave political appointments to people who supported him politically, not because they were qualified for the job.

Why was Andrew Jackson criticized for the Indian Removal Act?

President Jackson was criticized because according to the Worcester v. Georgia case, the American government did not the power to remove natives from their land.

Identify 3 Market Revolution innovations for the following for the textile industry.

* Spinning jenny
* Singer sewing machine
* Power loom

Identify 2 changes brought by working women in factories such as the Lowell Mills.

1. Women were working outside of the home/domestic work
2. Increase in women’s rights sentiments

How did the development of Eli Whitney’s interchangeable parts change production and consumption in America?

The development of interchangeable parts changed production by utilizing unskilled labor to do one part of the production repeatedly, lower the production costs. Consumers could now buy good cheaper and get replacement parts instead of replacing the whole item.

How did the Market Revolution inspire the Second Great Awakening?

With the shift of American priorities, the Second Great Awakening invigorated religion as a means to draw people into the church and to combat the ills that arose from industrialization, like drinking.

Who were the “transcendentalists“?

A group of New England thinkers who believed in Romanticism.

Describe one cause of the Seneca Falls Convention.

* Lack of voting
* Social rights for women

Describe one effect of the Seneca Falls Convention.

* Greater recognition of women’s rights
* Issuing of the Declaration of Sentiments

Describe one effect of Nat Turner’s Rebellion.

* Increase in strict slave codes throughout the Southern States to limit the activity of the enslaved people

What is the Revolution of 1800?

The Revolution of 1800 was the peaceful change from Federalists to Democratic-Republican control in the federal government.

Who were the 2 parties during the Jacksonian Era?

Democrats v. Whigs

What was is also known as the Second War of Independence?

War of 1812

Who won the War of 1812?

No one, it ended in a stalemate

Who was the leader of the Whigs Party?

Henry Clay

What are the 3 parts of Henry Clay’s “American System“?

1. Protective Tariffs
2. National Bank
3. Internal Improvements