Period 4 APUSH notecards

Why was the Election of 1800 considered another 'revolution'?

The party in power stepped down after an election.

What were the three components of Henry Clay’s American System?

1. Improve infrastructure; 2. Increase tariffs; 3. Establish BUS.

What did the Missouri Compromise accomplish?

1. Missouri became a slave state; 2. Maine became a free state; 3. 36'30 line was established as a boundary for slavery.

What was an effect of the Embargo Act of 1807?

It majorly disrupted American shipping and manufacturing.

What was the primary issue that started the War of 1812?

Impressment of American sailors.

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

To prevent further colonization by European nations in the Western Hemisphere.

How did the rise in manufacturing in the early 1800s impact society in the North?

It led to the development of the middle class.

What event led to the building of canals in the US?

The Market Revolution.

How did the building of canals impact regional growth?

It led to the development of new cities and towns.

Canals linked which two areas?

Northeast to the South and Midwest.

Aside from the cotton gin, what was Eli Whitney’s greatest contribution to the Industrial Revolution?

Interchangeable parts.

What contributed to the rise in immigration in the 1800s?

Industrialization.

What was the belief behind Jacksonian Democracy?

Political participation by the common man should be increased.

What political change occurred between the Elections of 1824 and 1828?

Removal of property requirements to vote.

What did Jackson's Indian Removal Act lead to?

The Trail of Tears.

What did Jackson do regarding the Tariff of 1828?

He supported the tariff and threatened military intervention against South Carolina's threat of nullification.

Why did Jackson refuse to recharter the 2nd BUS?

He believed it put too much power in the hands of the elite.

What did Jackson’s actions regarding the 2nd BUS lead to?

The Panic of 1837.

The nullification crisis ultimately concerned a larger intellectual debate over what?

The relationship between federal and state governments.

What intellectual trend does the quote from 1836 exemplify?

Transcendentalism.

What is the core belief behind transcendentalism?

Individual conduct should be guided by truths found in the individual conscience.

The theme of individualism was evident in the writings of which author?

Ralph Waldo Emerson.

What did transcendentalism and writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson contribute to in the early 19th century?

A national culture.

What did the Hudson River School focus their paintings on?

Landscapes.

Why did the Mormons move west to Utah?

To take refuge against persecution.

What greater religious movement was the development of the Mormon Church part of?

The Second Great Awakening.

What was the overall message in the Temperance Movement?

Alcohol damaged people’s emotional and physical well-being.

What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention?

To advocate for women's right to vote.

What was the primary focus of the women’s rights movement?

To call for an expansion of women’s rights.

What generally resulted from slave rebellions like Nat Turner’s Rebellion?

Stricter slave codes.

What was the goal of the American Colonization Society?

To transport African Americans back to Africa.

What did William Lloyd Garrison and the American Anti-Slavery Society advocate for?

Immediate abolishment of slavery.

Why were Southerners insistent on maintaining the slave system?

It was essential to the Southern economy and way of life.