APUSH Unit 4 Key Events and Concepts (1800–1848)
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What time period does APUSH Unit 4 cover?
1800-1848
What was the significance of the election of 1800?
Peaceful transfer of power to Democratic-Republicans.
Who became president in 1800?
Thomas Jefferson.
What was Jefferson's view of government?
Limited government and agrarian society.
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
U.S. acquisition of land from France in 1803.
Why was the Louisiana Purchase important?
It doubled the size of the United States.
Who explored the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark.
What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
To explore and map new western lands.
What was the War of 1812?
A conflict between the U.S. and Britain.
What caused the War of 1812?
Impressment, trade restrictions, and conflicts with Native Americans.
What was impressment?
British forcing American sailors into their navy.
What was the outcome of the War of 1812?
A draw, but it increased American nationalism.
What was the Era of Good Feelings?
A period of political unity after the War of 1812.
What was the American System?
Henry Clay's plan for economic growth.
What were the components of the American System?
National bank, tariffs, and internal improvements.
What was the Second Bank of the United States?
A national bank to stabilize the economy.
What was McCulloch v. Maryland?
A Supreme Court case supporting federal power over states.
What was Gibbons v. Ogden?
A case that gave the federal government control over interstate commerce.
What was the Market Revolution?
Expansion of the economy through industrialization and transportation.
What inventions helped the Market Revolution?
Steamboat, cotton gin, telegraph.
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney.
What was the impact of the cotton gin?
Increased cotton production and slavery.
What was the transportation revolution?
Growth of roads, canals, and railroads.
What was the Erie Canal?
A canal connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
How did transportation improvements affect the U.S.?
They boosted trade and westward expansion.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
A policy warning Europe not to colonize the Americas.
What was westward expansion?
Movement of Americans to the western territories.
What was Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the U.S. should expand across the continent.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
A law balancing free and slave states.
What did the Missouri Compromise establish?
Missouri as slave, Maine as free, and a slavery line.
What was the Nullification Crisis?
Conflict over states' rights and tariffs.
Who supported nullification?
John C. Calhoun.
Who opposed nullification?
Andrew Jackson.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
The 7th president and symbol of the 'common man.'
What was Jacksonian Democracy?
Expansion of democracy to more white men.
What was the spoils system?
Giving government jobs to supporters.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
A law forcing Native Americans west.
What was the Trail of Tears?
Forced relocation of Native Americans.
What was the Bank War?
Conflict between Jackson and the national bank.
Why did Jackson oppose the bank?
He saw it as favoring the wealthy.
What was the Panic of 1837?
An economic depression.
What caused the Panic of 1837?
Speculation and poor banking practices.
What were reform movements?
Efforts to improve society.
What was the Second Great Awakening?
A religious revival encouraging reform.
What reforms were promoted?
Abolition, temperance, women's rights, education.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
A former enslaved person and abolitionist leader.
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
An abolitionist who published The Liberator.
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
The first women's rights convention.
Who led the Seneca Falls Convention?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
What was the Declaration of Sentiments?
A document demanding women's rights.
How did reform movements impact society?
They expanded ideas of equality and democracy.