Period 4 Study Guide

Question 1

Election of 1800

Answer 1

Jefferson wins against Burr, first peaceful transfer of power between parties

Question 2

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Answer 2

John Marshall

Question 3

Marbury v. Madison

Answer 3

The supreme court gave itself the power of judicial review, which allowed it to uphold or invalidate federal laws

Question 4

Democratic Republican v. Federalists beliefs on the consitiution

Answer 4

Democratic Republicans: strict
Federalists: loose

Question 5

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 5

Jefferson purchased a lot of land from Napoleon, confirmed the president’s power of purchase land from another country

Question 6

North and West vs. South

Answer 6

North and West favored tariffs, banking, and internal improvements while the South did not

Question 7

War of 1812

Answer 7

Between Britain and America because Britain kept attacking their ships and America wanted Canada. Ended with the Treaty of Ghent and no one won, but it raised nationalism

Question 8

Era of Good Feelings

Answer 8

After the war of 1812, there was less political tension because the Federalist party declined and people were happy about “winning” the war

Question 9

Missouri Compromise

Answer 9

Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, declared slavery illegal in the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands north of the 3630 parallel

Question 10

Henry Clay

Answer 10

War Hawk. Speaker of the House and Secretary of State. Drew up the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850

Question 11

Biggest losers of the War of 1812

Answer 11

Indians

Question 12

Battle of New Orleans

Answer 12

Last battle fought in the War of 1812. Fought after it was over but America had an amazing victory and made Andrew Jackson a national hero.

Question 13

Monroe Doctrine

Answer 13

1823 - President Monroe said that European powers do not belong in America (including South America)

Question 14

Embargo Act

Answer 14

1807 - Created by Thomas Jefferson, closed U.S. ports and restricted imports from all nations

Question 15

Non-Intercourse Act

Answer 15

1809 - Designed to replace the unpopular Embargo act and banned commerce only between Britain and France

Question 16

Market Revolution

Answer 16

First half of the 19th century - people moved away from producing goods only for themselves and instead to sell to other people, enabled by new technology in transportation and communication

Question 17

John Quincy Adams

Answer 17

Last President of the Era of Good Feelings, wrote the Monroe Doctrine

Question 18

Martin Van Buren

Answer 18

Invented the Democratic Party

Question 19

The Whigs

Answer 19

Arose in response to Jackson becoming president, opposed to “absolute monarchy”, saw Jackson as a monarchist

Question 20

Indian Removal Act of 1830

Answer 20

Provided funds to relocate Indians from their homes in Southeast countries, 1/4 of the Indians died of the relocation on what came to be known as the “Trail of Tears”

Question 21

Spoils System`

Answer 21

Where Jackson would reward people he favored with money from the government

Question 22

Vetoing and Jackson

Answer 22

Jackson used the veto power more than any other president, turning it into a powerful tool

Question 23

Panic of 1837

Answer 23

After giving more power to smaller banks, they started printing more and more money, which led to inflation where profits, prices, and wages went down, westward expansion was stalled and unemployment went up

Question 24

Fredrick Douglass

Answer 24

Escaped slave turned abolitionist, published his own newspaper wrote two books

Question 25

John Tyler

Answer 25

Became president because of the death of another president. No one liked him but he did annex Texas

Question 26

Mexican-American War

Answer 26

America went to war with Mexico to get California

Question 27

Compromise of 1850

Answer 27

To deal with the issue that California must be a state, gave the south the fugitive slave law, that requires Northern law enforcement to capture fugitive slaves and return them to the South