| Early Republic |
| #1 |
Whose economic plan aimed to make the country's economic position more secure? |
Alexander Hamilton |
| #2 |
What did Washington's action during the Whiskey Rebellion show the nation? |
Federal government was not a pushover and would be committed to enforcing federal laws |
| #3 |
Why was the election of Thomas Jefferson in the election of 1800 so important? |
Peaceful passing on of power to another political party |
| #4 |
Why did political parties form in the late 1700s? |
Conflicts over the power of the federal government and America’s economic future. |
| #5 |
What were the two reasons why Patrick Henry and many of the other Anti-Federalists were against ratification of the Constitution? |
(1) Took away power from the states and (2) it did not have a Bill of Rights |
| National Challenges |
| #1 |
What was the economic result of Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin? |
Cotton became king of crops in the South |
| #2 |
Why was the Monroe Doctrine issued? |
Prevent further European colonization of the western hemisphere |
| #3 |
Southern cotton was used in textile mills in which two places? |
North & Britain |
| #4 |
Most Southerners did not own a single slave and were poor farmers known as what? |
Yeoman Farmers |
| #5 |
In the years before the Civil War, the U.S. was divided among the North, South, and West, which is known as what? |
Sectionalism |
| Andrew Jackson |
| #1 |
Which policy of Andrew Jackson meant that elected officials were rewarded for winning by being allowed to appoint their loyal supporters to government jobs? |
Spoils System |
| #2 |
Andrew Jackson's forced march of the Cherokee was known as what? |
Trail of Tears |
| #3 |
Why was Andrew Jackson in favor of Indian Removal? |
Wanted to clear the way for white settlement of the land |
| #4 |
Which sectional crisis involved South Carolina's threat to ignore the federal tariff? |
Nullification Crisis |
| #5 |
Which major achievement of Andrew Jackson actually helped him win the election of 1828 against John Quincy Adams? |
Expanded the electorate and lowered voting restrictions (like the property requirement) |
| Expansion & Industry |
| #1 |
Many rural farmers left their farms to work where during the 1800s? |
Cities (factories) |
| #2 |
The main reasons for the start of the Industrial Revolution in the early 1800s were access to: (1) capital, (2) rivers, (3) cheap labor, and (4) what? |
Natural Resources |
| #3 |
What was an immediate effect of the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825? |
Farmers in the Ohio Valley could more easily ship grain to Eastern markets |
| #4 |
What was the 800 mile transportation route from Maryland to Illinois that contributed greatly to economic growth in antebellum America? |
National Road |
| #5 |
What was the result of the Missouri Compromise? |
Balance of free and slave states was maintained and Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state |
| Reform Era |
| #1 |
Which reform movement aimed to develop informed citizens that would make better decisions as they experienced democracy? |
Education |
| #2 |
Before Dorothea Dix's reforms, where were most mentally ill people held? |
Prisons with Criminals |
| #3 |
Horace Mann, the father of common schools, convinced the state of Massachusetts to establish laws providing for training for teachers and also what else? |
Mandatory free public schools |
| #4 |
Backlash against immigrants, such as the "Know Nothing Party" promoted native-born Americans over immigrants. This is known as what? |
Nativism |
| #5 |
Which women's rights event in New York was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott? |
Seneca Falls Convention |
