1At what famous battle was Napoleon defeated for the last time in 1815?
Waterloo
2What major consequence will come about after the War of 1812 concerning American Spirit?
There is heightened nationalism (Ghent Nationalism)
3Which two American authors became famous in the 1820s who used American scenes and themes?
Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper
4How did the rising tide of nation-consciousness touch the financial markets?
The Bank of the US was re-chartered in 1816 for another 20 years because Madison saw the need to be able to print money for debt if needed
5Who created the "American System”?
Henry Clay
6Describe the three components of the "American System”
Protective tariff, strong banking system, network of roads and canals to the Ohio Valley (infrastructure).
7As part of the American System, what will open in 1825 to help the shipping of goods in the US?
Erie Canal
8What government appointed office did Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe all hold prior to serving as US President?
Secretary of State - Sec. of State was seen as the stepping stone to the Presidency.
9What is the capital of Liberia? Why does it have that name?
Monrovia. Monroe played a large part in the creation of the country.
10What was purpose of Liberia?
Colonization of ex-slaves
11After what event was the Federalist Party doomed?
Hartford Convention
12What was the nickname for Monroe's presidency?
”Era of Good Feelings"
13What caused the Panic of 1819?
Large land over-speculation in frontier lands
14What nickname was given to the Western speculative banks?
”Wildcat"
15How many frontier states had joined the Union from 1791 to 1819? Name them?
Nine - Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama
16What road system began in 1811 which ultimately ran from western Maryland to Illinois?
Cumberland Road
17What other mode of transportation began in 1811?
Steamboat
18What is the "peculiar institution”?
Slavery in the South
19What State's request for entry into the Union in 1820 was very controversial? Why was it so controversial?
Missouri; It was going to upset the balance in the Senate between Slave and Non-Slave states.
20What did the Tallmadge amendment try and accomplish with the admission of Missouri into the Union? Where was this amendment defeated?
No more slaves could be brought into Missouri and also provided for the gradual emancipation of children born to slave parents at the age of 25;Defeated in the US Senate
21Which famous Compromise of 1820 was fathered by Henry Clay?
Missouri
22What were the terms of the Compromise of 1820?
Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free (balanced the US Senate); Slavery was banned north of the 36° 30' line (ran along the Southern border of Missouri).
23Why did the Compromise of 1820 admit two states?
To keep the balance of the Senate even between slave and free states
24What was unique about the election of James Monroe to a second term?
Only president to be reelected after a term in which a major financial panic began
25Which SCOTUS Chief Justice served the longest term in US History?
John Marshall (1801 - 1835)
26What precedent was established in the SCOTUS case McCulloch v. Maryland?
States could not tax the federal bank. Marshall said that the power to tax the bank was the power to destroy and that the National government could establish the bank based on the implied powers of the Constitution
27What doctrine did Marshall's ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland establish?
”loose construction" (living constitution)
28How did State Supreme Courts lose power to SCOTUS in the Cohens v. Virginia decision?
SCOTUS can review any State Supreme Court case.
29In Gibbons v. Ogden, SCOTUS ruled that Congress could regulate what kind of trade?
Interstate trade (argument over the Hudson river and who had control over the steamboat river rights)
30What precedent was established in Fletcher v. Peck (1810)?
SCOTUS can invalidate state laws conflicting with the federal Constitution
31Who defended Dartmouth College in the famous SCOTUS case Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)?
Daniel Webster
32Why did John Marshall rule in favor of Dartmouth College in the case above?
He said that the original charter was a contract and contracts are binding agreements.
33What took place in South America in the early 19th Century which gave the opportunity to acquire Florida from Spain?
Many revolutions caused Spain to deploy troops into South America
34Which man will be responsible for the United States acquisition of Florida by sweeping across Florida in 1818?
Andrew Jackson
35What famous doctrine came about in 1823 concerning European intervention in North America? What type of binding power did this doctrine have?
Monroe Doctrine; Really none at all. It's a policy statement to Europe to stay out of North American affairs.
36Who is considered the father of this doctrine? Why?
John Quincy Adams
37What two basic features did this doctrine possess? Which country will be the first to break this doctrine and when?
Non-colonization and non-intervention; United States in World War I
38What invention did Eli Whitney give to Northern industry which revolutionized industry?
Interchangeable parts
39What invention did Eli Whitney give to Southerners which helped to create "King Cotton"? What famous female helped to financially support the creation of this invention?
Cotton Gin; Catherine Greene
40What disadvantage did "King Cotton" bring to the South?
Lack of industry and demand for labor-intensive crops
41This invention gave another strong boost to northern industrialization—especially the Lowell system?
Sewing Machine
42Why did the clerk of the Patent Office quit his position in 1838?
Thought that everything that could be invented had been
43Who was responsible for creating the telegraph system?
Samuel Morse
44What business did the telegraph system put out of business?
Pony Express