History "A growing nation" #1 Flashcards

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Platform

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A political Parties Ideals

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What where the growing years of the U.S.?

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1820 - 1845

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What year would be the end of importing slaves?

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1808

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Who was our fifth president?
What were his beliefs about political parties?
How did he feel about the presidential power?

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  • James Monroe
  • He did not like political parties
  • He believed that the presidential power was strong enough
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When does Indiana become a state?
When does Illinois become a state?

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  • Indiana 1816
  • Illinois 1818
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Why was the Federalist party in decline?

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  • Their party’s goals were too sectionally supported
  • they had a few leaders left in their party
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What was the Marbury vs Madison case for?

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  • Judicial Review
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What was the Fletcher Vs Peck case for?

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  • it made state laws unconstitutional for establishing sanctions on state land
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What was McCulloh Vs Maryland

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  • made it so that no state can control or tax national institutions within its borders
    -Making government building untouchable by the states
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What is Judicial review?

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  • this allows the supreme court to review a law and see if its unconstitutional
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Gibbsons Vs Odgen

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  • It would stop monopolies and give power to the Gov. to have control over “interstate commerce”
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Tariff

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  • goods being imported with a tax
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13
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What war sparked the Industrial revolution?

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-The War of 1812

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What technologies would be developed in the Industrial Revolution?

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  • Canals
  • Spinning Jenny = big looms
  • Cotten Gins
    - interchangeable parts
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Who developed the Cotten Gin? What was unique about this Cotten Gin?

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  • Eli Whitney
  • This cotton Gin would have interchangeable parts which would lower the price of goods.
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What sparked the use of slavery in the 1820s

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the cotton jin

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what was America’s mane money maker?

18
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What percent of taxes where in cotton?

19
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what percent of people in the south owned slaves?

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what where some benefits to the revolution?

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-cheap labor force
-new inventions saved time

21
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What was so special about Massachusetts?

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it was the industry hub of America

22
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what did the revolution do for us and Europe?

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It let us to support ourselves and not rely on Europe

23
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what was a capital pool?

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where corporations would pool money together to put expensive assets

24
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limited liability

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the investor’s responsibility for debt was only tied to how much money they invested

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When did the gold rush begin
1849
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What was the main source of labor for factories?
-woman -immigrants -children -slaves
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what funded the civil war?
the gold from the gold rush
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What was a safe way to store your money back in the 1800's
to store it in American banks
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What where bank notes backed by?
gold and silver - which led America to become more powerful
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Where was increased sectionalism happening? And for what reasons?
- the north and south - The north wanted business the south wanted agriculture
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What were in Indians doing in Georgia that made Andrew Jackson go to flordia
- the Indians would go raiding in Georgia and flee back to Florida because it was a Spanish territory
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What did Andrew Jackson do in Florida? What does James Monroe do? How does John Q Adam's fix the Problem?
-Andrew Jackson goes to Florida and starts a conflict with Spain -Monroe puts John Q Adams to deal with the problem -John Q Adams swaps Florida with Texas
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What is the Adams Onis Treaty? What was odd about this document?
-The official document that would swap Florida for Texas -America didn't really own Texas
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What was the significance of the Erie Canal?
-It would open up New York to the Great Lakes
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What where the four main roads of America?
- Corduroy Roads - National Roads -Toll Roads -Turn Pikes
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what is a Corduroy Road?
- A road with rows of trees laying down side by side. - It looks like Corduroy
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What is a National road?
- Road paid by the government
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What is a toll road?
-A road that a company would charge you to use
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What is a turnpike?
- a private road that a big lever would stop a car from moving
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What was the Monroe doctrine for?
- The U.S. would be the protector of America - We would stay out of European affairs - we would oppose European intervention (colonialism) in the Americas -Any Violation is considered and attack on America is an attack on The U.S.