Chapters 7-9 (US History)

Question 1

Era of Good Feelings

Answer 1

after the War of 1812
one party existed (Democratic-Republican)
central government became stronger

Question 2

McCulloh vs Maryland

Answer 2

a case when the Supreme Court said that only the federal government has the power to tax the states

Question 3

Convention 1818

Answer 3

when US-Canadian border was set at the 49th parallel, west of the rocky mountains

Question 4

Adams-Onis Treaty 1819

Answer 4

when Spain gave East Florida to US for $5 million

Question 5

Monroe Doctrine 1823

Answer 5

by James Monroe
“any attempt by Europe to intervene in the western hemisphere is a threat to the US”

Question 6

protective tariff

Answer 6

was to protect and promote American industry

Question 7

Second Bank 1816

Answer 7

1 single currency
could ask for a loan

Question 8

Tariff Act of 1816

Answer 8

tax on imported goods
increased conflict with the North & South

Question 9

American System

Answer 9

proposed by Henry Clay
he wanted a protective tariff, national bank, and transportation

Question 10

Old Hickory

Answer 10

nickname for Andrew Jackson
he was tough as hardwood

Question 11

Spoils Systems

Answer 11

Andrew Jackson put unqualified people in the government

Question 12

Trail of Tears

Answer 12

800 mile journey to go to Indian territory
1/4 of Indians died
present day Oaklahoma

Question 13

Doctrine of Nullification

Answer 13

states had the right to refuse any act of congress deemed unconstitutional

Question 14

Tariff Law 1828

Answer 14

same as law 1816
after passed, the south accused Congress of promoting North industry
British goods would be more expensive

Question 15

Pet Banks

Answer 15

when state banks received money from federal funds because these states were loyal to Andrew Jackson

Question 16

Francis Cabot Lowell

Answer 16

invented power loom

Question 17

factory system

Answer 17

spinning thread to make weaving cloth

Question 18

trade unions asking for reforms

Answer 18

to work shorter hours
to have better work conditions

Question 19

Sara Bagley

Answer 19

wanted to change work day to 10 hours
organized female labor reform union

Question 20

1860 largest group of immigrants

Answer 20

Irish immigrants
came because of potato famine and poverty

Question 21

second largest group of immigrants

Answer 21

German immigrants
came because of religious and political reasons

Question 22

nativism

Answer 22

favoring Native born Americans rather than foreign born

Question 23

Know Nothing party

Answer 23

founded by Nativists
opposed Catholic Church
made life difficult for foreigners (becoming citizens, holding office, getting jobs, etc)

Question 24

Antebellum

Answer 24

pre-civil war

Question 25

Yeoman Farmers

Answer 25

small land owning farmers

Question 26

Eli Whitney and Cotton Gin

Answer 26

he invented the Cotton Gin could separate cotton seeds

Question 27

overseer

Answer 27

person who supervised slaves on large plantations

Question 28

Denmark Vassey

Answer 28

free African American who called for slave uprising

Question 29

Nat Turner

Answer 29

led slave uprising

Question 30

Underground Railroad

Answer 30

abolitionists who helped slaves escape to the North & Canada

Question 31

Harriet Tubman

Answer 31

helped with Underground Railroad

Question 32

sectionalism

Answer 32

loyal to one particular part of a country

Question 33

Second Great Awakening

Answer 33

religious revival that spread throughout US in early 1800s

Question 34

Great Awakening-split on what issue ?

Answer 34

slavery

Question 35

Dorthea Dix

Answer 35

prison and mental health reformer known for campaigning throughout the US for more mental health hospitals

Question 36

Horace Mann

Answer 36

led education reform got a higher pay for teachers built more schools (3 teacher colleges)

Question 37

temperance

Answer 37

movement to ban alcohol

Question 38

18th Amendment (1919)

Answer 38

banned consumption/use of alcohol

Question 39

speakeasies

Answer 39

underground/illegal bars

Question 40

banning the consumption/use of alcohol led too...

Answer 40

-speakeasies -moonshine -imported alcohol

Question 41

21st amendment (1933)

Answer 41

repealed the 18th amendment

Question 42

William Lloyd Garrison and Liberation

Answer 42

abolitionist who authored the Liberator newspaper

Question 43

Sojourner Truth

Answer 43

abolitionists fought for women's rights changed her name after vision from God

Question 44

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott

Answer 44

held 1st women's rights convention

Question 45

Seneca Falls Convention

Answer 45

held in Seneca, New York home of the 1st women's rights convention

Question 46

Declaration of Sentiment

Answer 46

made after Declaration of Independence "All men and women are created equal"

Question 47

Susan B Anthony

Answer 47

campaigned for womens sufferage (voting rights) persuaded University of Rochester to admit women

Question 48

Lucy Stone

Answer 48

challenged traditional institution didnt change her last name to her husbands after marriage

Question 49

3 things women could not do in the mid 1800s

Answer 49

-vote -hold office -own property