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OSUL HIST151 Himebaugh Exam 3
Dr Himebaugh's History 151 Exam 3 Prep. Not weighed against actual exam.
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Term
With the defeat of the last Federalist candidate for president in 1820, there remained only the ___ party.
Definition
Democratic-Republican
Term
After the election of 1824, the only political party split into what two parties?
Definition
The Democrats and the National Republicans.
Term
Why did after the election of 1824 did the only political party split into two?
Definition
Some felt that Andrew Jackson unfairly lost the Executive office to John Quincy Adams.
Term
Who led the party of Democrats after 1824?
Definition
Andrew Jackson & Martin Van Buren
Term
Who led the National Republican party after 1824?
Definition
John Q. Adams & Henry Clay
Term
Andrew Jackson was from what state?
Definition
TN
Term
Martin Van Buren was from what state?
Definition
NY
Term
John Q Adams was from what state?
Definition
MA
Term
Henry Clay was from what state?
Definition
KY
Term
What reasons is it argued that the election of 1824 is considered the first modern presidential election?
Definition
The Democrats formed a broad-based coalition
Andrew Jackson traveled and held town meetings and dinners with the public.
Newspapers were obviously trying to persuade their readers.
Alot of mudslinging, libel, and slander.
Term
What two things did Andrew Jackson continually bring up during his campaign?
Definition
His military record
The unfair victory of his opponent in the last election.
Term
T/F
Andrew Jackson promised to implement "The American System" during his campaign.
Definition
False
The American System was the design and policy of Henry Clay and John Q. Adams.
Term
T/F
The South were hit hard by tariffs during the 1820s.
Definition
True
Term
Rachel Jackson lived long enough to see her husband elected president, but died before he took office. What did Jackson determine she died from?
Definition
Heartbreak from the mud-slinging the Jackson's endured during the election.
Term
What was the new voting law in place in time for the 1828 election?
Definition
White men 21+ could vote w/o the property requirement.
Term
Who ran against Andrew Jackson in 1832?
Definition
Henry Clay
Term
In alphabetical order, who were the five "civilized tribes"?
Definition
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Choctaw
Creek (or Muskogee)
Seminole
Term
What part of the country did the "Civilized Tribes" come from?
Definition
The Southeast
(B261)
Term
Why were the "Civilized Tribes" considered civilized?
Definition
Reflected the dominating system within their own tribe by their dress and their tribal government being representative.
Term
Why were the civilized tribes forced from their homes?
Definition
Americans wanted their land which was good for growing cotton.
Term
What did Jackson do that endangered the civilized tribes?
Definition
Removed stationed troops who were there to guard them from American citizens.
Term
Which state was the first to take advantage of the Civilized tribes?
Definition
GA
Term
In 1830, what law was enacted to send the civilized tribes west?
Definition
The Indian Removal Act
Term
How were the native Americans forced to agree with the treaty to move out west?
Definition
Those who were agreeable to move west were selected as tribal representatives, though the majority of natives were against this move.
Term
The movement of the Civilized Tribes became known as ___.
Definition
The Trail of Tears
Term
How did Andrew Jackson break the precedence George Washington set on the use of the veto?
Definition
He used it in spite of his political enemies
Term
True or False

Despite having camaigned against the Second U.S. Bank, Andrew Jackson changed his stance after gaining the presidential seat.
Definition
False. After his re-election, he sought to bring it down in favor of state banks printing the national currency.
Term
What did Jackson do to show he favored state banks?
Definition
Illegally withdrew money from the Second Bank of the U.S. and deposited it into his "pet state banks".
Term
How did Congress react to the bank wars?
Definition
Even though what Jackson was doing was illegal, he was in their party and chose to look the other way.
Term
Who had the legal control of the Second bank of the U.S.?
Definition
Congress
Term
Jackson felt justified for taking more power than was intended for the president because of ___.
Definition
His re-election in 1832
Term
What was made null and void in the Nullification Crises?
Definition
The tariffs imposed on South Carolina.
Term
What was the logic behind the Nullification Crises?
Definition
If a southern state disregarded one federal law without repercussions, the precedent would be in place to ignore emancipation laws if/when they came.
Term
True or False

Jackson's intervention of the nullification was unnecessary as everything worked itself out on its own.
Definition
False.
Jackson's intervention dissuaded other southern states from replicating the problem.
Term
What state enforced the Nullification Crises?
Definition
SC
Term
Andrew Jackson asked congress ___ in response to the Nullification Crises.
Definition
for the right to use military force
Term
What compromise did congress make in response to the Nullification Crises?
Definition
Granted Jackson the right of military force, but lowered the tariffs as these were supposedly what was in dispute.
Term
The Nullification Crises got people thinking about ___.
Definition
secession
Term
The "economic elite" which owned 20 or more slaves on a plantation were called ___.
Definition
planters
Term
Who led the three major slave revolts in the first half of the 1800s? Of these three, which was a free man?*
Definition
Gabriel Prosser - 1800
*Denmark Vesey - 1822
Nat Turner -1831
Term
What outcome did slave revolts hope to accomplish?
Definition
To scare whites into freeing the slaves
Term
How was Gabriel Prosser's plan foiled?
Definition
The plan was leaked to a slave girl who informed her owner.
Term
Of the three slave revolts, who got the furthest in their plans?
Definition
Nat Turner
Term
The slave revolts were causing whites to question their beliefs that ___.
Definition
Blacks were docile and generally happy with their station in life.
Term
Dissatisfied with their station in life, it was not uncommon for slaves to ___.
Definition
Feign illness, break their tools, steal, runaway, and occasionally burn property or kill (only) their masters.
Term
What decade did the abolitionist movement begin picking up momentum?
Definition
1830s
Term
What anti-slavery newspaper was started by William Lloyd Garrison?
Definition
The Liberator
Term
Who started the Liberator newspaper?
Definition
William Lloyd Garrison
Term
Though there was no evidence of it, the Liberator was often blamed for helping to inspire what slave revolt?
Definition
Nat Turner's Revenge
Term
What four emancipation plans were considered in the Liberator?
Definition
Gradual Emancipation,
Compensated Emancipation,
Colonization,
Unconditional Abolition
Term
The secession of the North from the United States was suggested by whom?
Definition
William Lloyd Garrison
Term
Allowing the children of slaves to go free while the parents finish out their lives in slavery is the ___ method of emancipation.
Definition
Gradual
Term
The idea that the government pay for the freedom of slaves from their owners is the ___ method of emancipation.
Definition
Compensated
Term
To free slaves immediately and without stipulations is the ___ method for emancipation.
Definition
Unconditional Abolition
Term
The slave who learned literacy, then ran to New York at age 21 to become a famous anti-slavery lecturer was ___.
Definition
Fredrick Douglass
Term
The North Star newspaper was published by ___.
Definition
Fredrick Douglass
Term
Fredrick Douglass published what anti-slavery newspaper?
Definition
The North Star
Term
What method of emancipation did William Lloyd Garrison ultimately decide was the best?
Definition
Unconditional Abolition
Term
What method of emancipation did Fredrick Douglass ultimately decide was the best?
Definition
He didn't care which, just so long as it happened.
Term
What party did Fredrick Douglass promote most?
Definition
The Liberty Party
Term
The Liberty Party ran primarily on what platform?
Definition
Abolition
Term
After the War of 1812, Market Economy changes mostly in what region?
Definition
The north
Term
What evidence clearly shown a change in the Market Economy?
Definition
Mass specialized crop
Specialized Factories (i.e. textiles)
Artisans being replaced by mechanization
Urbanization
Term
In 1815, Philadelphia was the largest city in the U.S. but by 1850, which city surpassed it?
Definition
New York
Term
Who developed the steamboat?
Definition
Robert Fulton
Term
What was the name of the first steamboat?
Definition
The Clermont
Term
What were the consequences of the Market Economy on the North?
Definition
- Redistribution of wealth
- Social (Class) mobility
- New jobs created
- Growth of professional vocations (doctors, lawyers, etc.)
- Department stores
- New dependence on paychecks
- Belief that your social class suits your best
- Fledgling urban development
Term
What is stratification of wealth and how was this evidenced between 1815 and 1850?
Definition
The rich become richer.
In 1815, 10% of the population owned 42% of the wealth.
By 1850, 1% of the population owned 40% of the wealth.
Term
After Mexico broke from Spain, who did Mexico hire to recruit Americans who would be willing to become Mexican citizens in Texas?
Definition
Stephen F. Austin
Term
What stipulations did Mexico give American immigrants to Texas?
Definition
- Must be or convert to Catholicism
- Adopt Mexican culture
- Become Mexican Citizens
Term
Most migrants to Texas come from which state?
Definition
Tennessee
Term
What office did Sam Houston hold in Tennessee before moving to Texas?
Definition
Governor
Term
Who was the first dictator of Mexico?
Definition
General Santa Anna
Term
True or False
In 1836, Texas declares independence from Mexico and becomes a U.S. state.
Definition
False
Texas did break from Mexico in 1836, but did not become a state of the U.S. for almost 10 years, though very interactive with the U.S.
Term
How did Mexico respond to Texas' declaration of independence?
Definition
A group of 3,000 Mexican soldiers barricade 200 U.S. troops inside the Alamo. Two weeks later, they attacked and killed everyone inside.
Term
Who led the Texas revolution after the Alamo was seized?
Definition
Sam Houston
Term
When Texas is adapted as a U.S. state in 1845, what north state is adapted?
Definition
Iowa
Term
What political party died in 1832 after the loss of the election again Jackson?
Definition
National Republicans
Term
During Jackson's second term, a new party developed called the ___.
Definition
Whigs
Term
What were the political ideals held by the Whigs?
Definition
- They hate Jackson
- Want a weak president who let's congress run the show with his approval
- Felt the elite were obviously proven to rule
- Support the American System
Term
In which region did the Whigs find most of their support?
Definition
The North
Term
What were the three basic tenets of the American System?
Definition
- High protective tariffs
- National Bank
- Transportation infrastructure
Term
Who was the Whig candidate in 1840?
Definition
William Henry Harrison
Term
What prior political experience did William Henry Harrison have to offer before running for president?
Definition
He was governor of Territorial Indiana.
Term
What prior military experience did William Henry Harrison have to offer before running for president?
Definition
Led the battle of Tippecanoe in 1811 that killed Tecumseh and fought in the war of 1812
Term
Who did Harrison run against for president?
Definition
President Martin van Buren
Term
In the campaign to win his second term, what was van Buren's Achilles heel?
Definition
The weak economy
Term
Who was the shortest lived president in American history?
Definition
Harrison
Term
What was Harrison's campaign slogan?
Definition
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too!"
Term
Why was John Tyler's political stance unusual?
Definition
Though a Whig, he had been a Democrat who jumped sides because of Jackson's threat of force on S.C. He was basically a Whig in name only.
Term
What circumstances helped bring John Tyler to be president?
Definition
Harrison died a month after taking office presumably from pneumonia from a four hour speech given in the rain on his inauguration.
Term
Why would John Tyler not see a second term as president?
Definition
Against his associate Whig party-members, he vetoed every bill to build the American System. He was subsequently kicked out of his party, his cabinet resigned, and the Democrats did not welcome him back.
Term
What was the obstacle that impeded most Americans from heading out west?
Definition
The Great American Desert
Term
The Oregon Territory was shared with what other country until 1846?
Definition
Great Britain
Term
The Oregon Territory was made up of mostly what states?
Definition
Oregon, Washington, and Idaho
Term
Most of the travelers of the Oregon Trail came from which states?
Definition
IL, IN, OH, KY, & TN
Term
True or False

Though challenged with a new role on the Oregon trail, most women were able to settle back into their predefined roles they left behind in the East.
Definition
False
Term
Who first used the term "Manifest Destiny"?
Definition
John O'Sullivan
Term
What was the basic idea behind Manifest Destiny?
Definition
The prosperity of the U.S. was vindication of God's desire for this prosperity to be taken into realms not yet blessed by it.
Term
In Henry Clay's run for President in 1844, what party did he run on?
Definition
Whig
Term
In James K Polk's run for President in 1844, what party did he run on?
Definition
Democratic
Term
What political background did Polk have before running for President?
Definition
Gov. of TN
Term
Which President campaigned to annex Texas, but after his election, congress had it annexed before his inaugeration?
Definition
Polk
Term
Which President saw the take-over of the Oregon Territory surrendering to Britain the Canadian portion?
Definition
Polk
Term
Where did Ulysses S. Grant first get battle experience?
Definition
The Mexican War
Term
What did Polk do to instigate the Mexican War?
Definition
He ordered his soldiers to build a fort in the disputed territory between Mexico and Texas.
Term
What treaty ended the Mexican War?
Definition
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Term
What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadelupe?
Definition
- Mexico recognized Texas as a part of the U.S.
- The Rio Grand border is recognized
- The New Mexico Territory and California are surrendered to the U.S.
The U.S. pays for the territory with "conscience money".
Term
Apart from the Treaty of Guadelupe, what were some of the other consequences of victory in the Mexican War?
Definition
- The Missourri Compromise is no longer recognized.
- The Generals of the Civil War get their combat experience in this war.
- The debate on the expansion of slavery is re-opened.
Term
Who led the bi-partisan development of the Compromise of 1850?
Definition
Henry Clay (Whigs) & Stephen Douglas (Democrats)
Term
What were the terms of the Compromise of 1850?
Definition
- California is made a free state
- The Utah and New Mexico Territories are established.
Term
How was the slavery debate resolved in the Utah and New Mexico Territories from the terms of the Compromise of 1850?
Definition
Both would be deemed by Popular Sovereignty where the citizens vote on the issue.
Term
What law ws enacted along with the Compromise of 1850 that said that the federal government would actively hunt down run-away slaves?
Definition
The Fugitive Slave Act
Term
The belief that slavery should not grow, but should not be taken from existing slave states was known as the ___ movement.
Definition
containment
Term
The Louisianna Territory is modified under the ___ Act.
Definition
Kansas-Nebraska
Term
What group of Democrats determined to enable slavery in the newly aquired states?
Definition
The Fire-Eaters
Term
What law did the Fire-Eaters want repealed?
Definition
The law banning overseas slave trade.
Term
If the Fire-Eaters cannot win their fight on slavery, what will they seek to do?
Definition
Secede
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