Unit 5 Test Flashcards
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When was the Democratic Party started? Who formed it?
The Democratic party was started in 1828 by Andrew Jackson
What is the spoils system?
The practice of rewarding government jobs to political supporters
What is the nullification crises?
Jackson proposed higher tariffs on imported goods.
He hoped to promote domestic manufacturing
Northern states liked higher tariffs
Southern states disliked higher tariffs
Higher tariffs would discourage trade with other countries
The South said tariffs were unconstitutional
Why did President Jackson want to destroy the Bank of the US?
Because he thought that it only benefited eastern, wealthy depositors.
What type of bank did President Jackson prefer?
State chartered bank
Did President Jackson ignore a Supreme Court decision? Which one?
President Andrew Jackson ignored the Supreme Court’s decision in Worcester v. Georgia in 1832.
Why would indigenous groups want to adopt some of the ways of the white settlers?
Indigenous groups might adopt some aspects of white settler culture for various reasons, often by a combination of survival, adaptation, and encroaching colonization.
Why did Congress and President Jackson want to remove Indigenous people from their homelands?
Andrew Jackson wanted to remove Indigenous people because they were land hungry.
What was the ruling from the Supreme Court on the Indian Removal Act?
Affirmed the sovereignty of Native American tribes and challenged the state of Georgia’s authority to regulate Cherokee lands.
What was the reaction by President Jackson towards the Supreme Court decision?
President Andrew Jackson ignored the supreme court’s decision regarding Native American land rights and ultimately leading to the removal of the Cherokee through the Trail of Tears.
What is the Trail of Tears?
The Trail of Tears was a forced removal of the Native Americans from South Oklahoma
Which group of people were most negatively impacted by the administration of President Jackson?
American Indians.
What region of the US did most people live in the early 1800s?
2 out of 3 Americans still lived within 50 miles of Atlantic Ocean- east of Appalachian
Less than 1% lives “west” between the Appalachian and the Mississippi River
Frontier land was west of Mississippi River
Which type of music did enslaved African Americans prefer?
Enslaved African Americans used spirituals (a religious folk song) to express brutal conditions
What did Americans embrace as a value of identity?
Art and Music:
Classical Music, dancing, square dancing
What is the Era of Good Feeling?
New period of national unity and pride due to 1816 election of Monroe and defeat of G.B. in war of 1812
Capitalism
Second bank of US
When did the Era of Good Feeling end? Why?
The Era of Good Feeling ended in 1824, due to the Election leading to partisan strife, later a new political party
Describe John Marshall’s Supreme Court decisions in the early 1800s.
Strengthened the role of federal government
Encouraged the growth of capitalism
Enforced authority of business contract
Who is Catharine Sedgwick? What are her contributions to American culture?
Catharine Sedgwick was an American artist who made art feeling for the mistreatment of women and Native Americans
Describe early American art. What gave it its individual identity?
Folk art became popular, Americans broke away from European art traditions, portraiture, landscape pieces of the U.S.
What were Washington Irving’s folktales? Where were they set?
Washington Irvy, “The Legend of Sleepy Hallow”, based on German folklore and was created in upper New York.
What departments were in President Washington’s cabinet? Who was in charge of each cabinet?
Department of Treasury, which was led by Hamilton, Department of State, which was led by Thomas Jefferson, and Department of War, which was led by Henry Knox.
What is an excise tax?
When farmers refused to pay for their whiskey, whiskey was used like money. For people paid in whiskey, the excise tax was like an income tax.
What was the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion?
Whiskey was too expensive and farmers refused to pay for their whiskey.
