History test 2

Who kills Hamilton in a duel

Aaron Burr (people did not like him)

Who did Thomas Jefferson hate

Federalists but folded and appealed to them for more votes

What acts were repealed by Jefferson

Alien Act and Sedition Act

What are internal taxes

Taxes assesing the common people

When did Thomas Jefferson want to get rid of debt by

1817

What was a nickname for Jefferson

Emperor of the ordinary people

What is Jefferson BEST known for

Louisana Purchase of 1800

By how much did the Louisana purchase change the area of the US

Nearly doubled

Approximately how much was the land purchased for

11 million

Who was ruling France at the time of the lousiana purchase

Napolean

Did the US constituiton allow for land to be bought

Not explicitly but was interpreted to allow

What fraction of senators need to approve for a treaty

2/3

From who did the Americans recieve the money for the Lousinana purchase

Private bank in England (made a lot)

What year did Americans cease trade operations because of the British

1808 and as a consquence trade in the US plummets

Who invented the cotton gin and when

Eli Whitney 1793

Are the spread of cotton farms and slave population related

Yes, and cotton spread rapidly throughout the south

What year did James Madison become President

1808

What size government did James Madison want

Small

What war is James Madison responsible for

War of 1812 because US boats were being stopped in England

When do the English finish fighting Napolean

1814 and now had troops to fight the Americans

When do the English start negotiating to end war of 1812

1814 and is in Ghent, Belgium (do not know why)

What is a characteristic of Andrew Jackson

He is known for having a short temper and getting into duels a lot (said to have been a jiggling piece of metal from the amount of bullets)

What did the treaty of Fort Jackson do

Gave a huge amount of land (Alabama and Mississipi) to the Americans

What happened in Jan 1815

British Soldiers arrive in Lousiana and not knowing that the war is over, American soldiers fight and British retreat

What was a consequence of the Battle of New Orleans 1815

Americans have a sense of pride because they believe that they ‘won’ the war because news of the treaty has yet to arrive

What happens at the Hartford Convention

Marks the death of the Federalist party and ammends the constituion

What becomes the national party of the US after the Hartford Convention

Democrat

When and where was the Hartford Convention

1814 in Hartford Conneticut

When did the US acquire Florida and who from

1819 from the Spanish after a plea deal with John Quincy Adams

Which tribe was not informed about the US acquiring Florida

Seminoles

When was the treaty of Rush Bagot and what did it do

1818 and it demilitarized the American Great lakes

When was the second bank of America created

1816 by the democrats

When did Missouri become a state and what was a complication

1819 debate if slavery would be or not allowed

What was starting to happen up North in 1819

Were starting to question morality of Slavery

What was the cause of the constitutional convention of 1819

Concern that southern states were getting too much power

Why was Missouri not originally allowed to become a state

Disagreements from northern and southern states on slavery

What were the 3 conditions of the Missouri compromise

1) there would be no slavery above the southern border of Missouri

2) Maine will be admitted as a free state

3)Missouri will be a free state

Who ran in the presidential election of 1824

John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson (was a senator at the time), Henry Clay

Who won election of 1824 and why controvesial

John Quincy won by 1 vote and Andrew Jackson thinks election is stolen from him

Who was Andrew Jackson’s campaign manager

Martin Van Buren

Who ran in election of 1828

Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. Andrew Jackson won but news came out surronding his wife and people angry

What was the financial revolution

Money circulation easier = economy grow

What did Democrats decide in 1816

The need for a 2nd bank of the United States to deposit money that is given and then loan out to people

What did states do to go around the national bank

Formed private banks to give out loans

What was the shift in agriculture in 1820

Growing crops for life ——> grow for profit

What was the Transportation revolution and results of such

Getting from point A to B faster and making roads nicer

When was the first commerical steamline established

1807

What was the Urban Revolution

Big cities shifted as a result of increased transporation networks

Who wanted to end mail service on Sunday

Prodestants

Why did Andrew Jackson not trust the financial revolution and 2nd national bank

Believed too corrupt, priviliged, and lended out money too easily

What did Jackson decide he was going to do about the 2nd National bank

He wanted to ‘kill’ the bank by taking all their money out of the vault so that it cannot be used

What were the banks called that were more lenient than the national bank

Pet Banks

How was westward land sold prior to 1837

Cheaply

What is the speecie circular

If you want land you have to go there and purchase in person with capitol

What is Andrew Jackson most known for

Indian removal act

What tribe occupied Georgia

Cherokee

What year does Andrew Jackson tell the Indians to move westward

1831 but Supreme Court interferes saying that he cannot do it but he does anyways since no enforcement is expected

What is voluntarism

A movement where people began joining things because they wanted to

Which town had a growth of societies for interests ie libraries,music, arts, etc

Concord Massachusets

What was common for most colonies pre v post revolution

pre had an official church but post had more religious freedoms so people would choose

What was believed of the Episcopal Church

An upper class spiritual descendant of the church of England

Who organized the methodists

John Wesley

What was a camp meeting in Cambridge Kentucky 1801 like

3-4 days of constant preaching that would have spiritual awakenings ie seizure like reactions

Typically had 18 or more ministers for 10-25k people

What was the idea of the millenium

That before the end of time, the church would control everything for 1000 years

What did the Evangelicals believe

That sin was all around

What did the temperance movement want to prevent

Drinking

Why was the south resistant to temperance

government control over alcohol meant that there was the chance of slavery being abolished

What was the goal of the American Colonization Society in 1816

Dealing with racism by sending Black people back to Africa

Who was William Garrrison

A massachusets baptist that had a lot of interactions with blacks

What was the newspaper called that said ‘slavery is the worst sin in America right now’

The Liberator in 1831

What was an easy way to become unpopular in the white community

Be in support of abolition

What was a side effect of increased popularity of abolition

womens rights

What was the significance of Seneca falls 1848

First public meeting for women’s rights

Who did not support public schools

Poor people and Catholics were not in support because they were ran by prodestants and the bible was taught in schools

By when did every state have a form of public school

1860

Where was an important place in the 1820’s and why

South Carolina had a larger black population than white because of the amount of slave labor and made south carolina a very wealthy state

Who was Denmark Vesey

A free black who led a slave revolt on July 18 1824 and 41 people hanged as a result

What was the significance of the tariffs of 1828

As a result of the tariff south carolina has increased disproval of the government

What was the South Carolina Exposition of 1828

Indoctarine of nullification ie if a state believes they’re right then can call a consitutional convention

What is romantic nationalism

The United States constituion was made by the people

What happened after the Tariff of 1832

Makes it illegal to collect Tariffs in SC

What did democrats do for the first time before the election of 1836

Met as a party to pick a candidate to represent nationally and carry on Andrew Jackson legacy

Election was extremely close so they organize again for more dominance

What did the post office do in 1835 that angered Andrew Jackson

Sent abolitionist newspapers to South Carolina and so he removed them from the postal service

What was the panic of 1837

Cotton is becoming increasingly more valuable over time and so banks will invest but gets to a point where private farmers do not pay back loans and people rush to bank to withdraw money but bank closed so no money

What happened as a result of decreased bank loans

The economy dies

Why was Van Buren at a disadvantage

He had no supprt for an intervention in bank crisis

Who did the wigs pick to represent in the election of 1840

William Henry Harrison (fought against tecumseh) and John Tyler as his vice president

(Both candidates were not expereinced in politics but chosen as image)

Who was known as the log cabin cider candidate

William Henry Harrison

How quickly did Henry Harrison die after being president

1 month into term

Who became president in 1841 and who prevented him from representing democrats

John Tyler had such a hatred for Andrew Jackson that he veto’d national bank policy

What political party does John Tyler start

The whig party

What was common in early Texas

Illegal immigration was common

What did Sam Houston do in order to keep slavery in texas

Sent out feelers to England about becoming a territory of such

What is significant about John Tyler and July 1843

Boating accident with cabinent on board

Who becomes associated with John Tyler

John Calhoun

Nullification allowed for what to happen in Texas when

Slavery in 1848

Who runs again in the election of 1844 with hope of the democratic nonimation

Van Buren and he said he would annex mexico if popular opinion said so

Who urges Andrew Jackson to annex texas

Sam Houston

Why does Van Buren not recieve democratic nomination and who is chosen to replace

He doesn’t recieve 2/3 vote and James Polk replaces

Where does James Polk want to add as a US territory

He wants to add Oregon (Washington, Oregon, and British columbia ) and Texas