Ch 11 and 12 Pre-AP Test Review

1. Why was New England the first and best place to build factories?

New England was close to water and was in an urban setting.

2. Who invented the telegraph?

Samuel Morse

3. What are interchangeable parts and who invented them? What impact did this have on factory workers?

Invented by Eli Whitney – he made each copy of a manufactured item exactly alike. This meant factories could hire less skilled workers.

4. What was the guideline stated in the Monroe Doctrine? What was the effect of the Monroe Doctrine?

It stated that foreign countries should stay out of the Western Hemisphere and its effect was to show the US as a world power.

5. Explain the Missouri Compromise and its affect in Congress.

It allowed Missouri to be admitted as a slave state and Maine to be admitted as a free state. It kept the balance of power equal in Congress.

6. What are the components of the Plantation System?

Labor Shortage in the colonies ↓ Invention of the cotton gin ↓ Growth of slavery ↓ Increased cotton production

7. What was the impact of the Erie Canal to the US economy?

Commerce benefited from means of faster transportation.

8. What impact did the cotton gin have on slavery?

The cotton gin increased the demand for slaves.

9. Explain the impacts (3) the transportation industry had on American in the 1800’s.

1.Encouraged national unity by linking distant places 2.Opened up larger markets for products to be sold. 3.Made the movement of people & products cheaper & easier.

10. Explain the impact the transportation industry had on the economy.

New markets helped to grow manufacturing and the country became a more unified economic community.

11. Define Sectionalism and give an example.

When a person puts the interests of his or her state or region ahead of what was best for the rest of the nation. High Tariffs / Slavery

12. Name the accomplishments of Andrew Jackson.

1.Removed Native Americans to Oklahoma 2.Ran for the presidency in the Election of Asserted the authority of the federal government in the Nullification Crisis.

13. Describe the needs of the West.

Wanted land to be sold cheaply to encourage people to move west – increased political power & wanted federal government to spend money on transportation improvements.

14. How was Jackson’s election described in history as it relates to the development of Modern American politics?

It was more democratic as more white males could vote.

15. Describe the Indian Removal Act.

Gave President Jackson the power to negotiate resettlement treaties with Native American tribes.

16. Explain the meaning behind the quote, “To the victor belongs the spoils”.

This describes the patronage system of Andrew Jackson.

17. Explain how Andrew Jackson’s election of 1828 impacted the federal government.

This election was seen as ending control of the government by the elite.

18. Explain the cause and effect of the Tariff of Abominations in 1828.

Southerners were outraged because they felt they were being forced to pay for the North’s success.

19. What is the Jacksonian Democracy? What is Jeffersonian Democracy?

Jackson: It is the political philosophy that put its faith in the common people. Also believed in limited govt. Jefferson: Strong federal govt and believed in the National Bank

20. Explain Andrew Jackson’s view of the National Bank.

He thought the bank’s policies favored the wealthy over the average people.

21. Candidates of the election of 1828

John Q. Adams v. Andrew Jackson, John Q. Adams v. Andrew Jackson, Jackson wins

22. Explain Jackson’s nickname 22. Explain Jackson’s nickname

Jackson earned the name “Old Hickory” for his toughness in War of 1812

23. Northerner's view of Western Land Sales.

They wanted Western land prices to stay high because they feared that cheap land would encourage their factory workers to move West to become farmers.