US History Ch 4-6

The biggest problem post war

What to do with a government that wasn’t working.

Articles of Confederation

Proposed that power should be shared between state and national government.

Problems with AoC

1. Required agreements from all states to make a change

2. No control over trade

3. Couldn’t collect taxes

4. No executive branch

Good from AoC

NW Ordinance of 1787 
It sets up on how a territory could become a state.
Encourages education and religion

No slavery in territoires

Territories couldn’t take Indian Land without consent

Shay’s Rebellion

Farmers were upset about high taxes and lack of government help, so they rioted.

Virginia Plan

Wanted a 2 house system/legislature where members were based on the state’s population.

New Jersey Plan

Wanted a 1 house system/legislature where each state got a certain number of representatives.

Great Compromise

The combination of both ideas with a senate and house of reps.

The problem with counting slaves to population; They count as 3/5 of a person.

What did Washington established in his presidency?

Supreme court, cabinet, set precedent for 2 terms

Jefferson is associated with what party?

Democratic-republicans

Hamilton is associated with what party?

Federalist

The Louisiana Purchase was made during whose presidency?

Jefferson

Lewis and Clark

Who Jefferson commissioned to explore the new land that was bought in the Louisiana Purchase.

Causes of the War of 1812?

British practiced impressment (Capturing of American sailors to the British Navy).
British supported Native Americans to fight against American Army

Andrew Jackson

7th president and hero of the Battle of New Orleans.

Monroe Doctrine

Doctrine from President Monroe warning European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere or try to colonize here.

Eli Whitney

Man responsible for many of the ideas in America; He made the cotton gin and interchangeable parts.

Impact of Cotton Gin

Made an increase of demand for slaves in the south.

Impact of Interchangeable Parts

Helped America grow its factories in the north. Made assembly of items like the musket much easier to build.

Problem with Missouri

Missouri wanted to become a state that allowed slavery, but since it was outside the area where slavery had been banned by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Congress had to decide what to do.

Missouri Compromise

A series of agreements passed by Congress to maintain the balance between slave states and free states.
The agreement was that everything north of the 36°30′ latitude line would be free, every south could have slavery.
(Maine also became a state (free))

Spoils System

The practice first by Andrew Jackson where the winning political party gave government jobs to their supporters and friends, rather than hiring based on merits.

Trail of Tears

The marches in which the Cherokee people were forcibly removed from their lands.

Nullification

Political idea that a state had the right to nullify (reject) any federal law it deems unconstitutional. And if a state had the power to secede.