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- 1. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major events from the last decade of the eighteenth century through the first half of the nineteenth century by a) explaining the principles and issues that promptedThomas Jefferson to organize the first opposition political party. 1
- 2. Why did competing political parties develop during the 1790s? 2
- 3. Different views of economic and foreign policy issues led to the development of the first American political parties. 3
- 4. Controversy over the Federalists’ support for the Bank of the United States, the JayTreaty, and the undeclared war on France contributed to the emergence of an organized opposition party, the Democratic-Republicans, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The presidential election of 1800, won byThomas Jefferson, was the first American presidential election in which power was peacefully transferred from one political party to another. 4 VUS.6a
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- 6. The Federalists, led by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, typically believed in a strong national government and commercial economy.They were supported by bankers and business interests in the Northeast. The Democratic-Republicans believed in a weak national government and an agricultural economy.They were supported by farmers, artisans, and frontier settlers in the South. 6 VUS.6a
- 7. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major events from the last decade of the eighteenth century through the first half of the nineteenth century by: b) identifying the economic, political, and geographic factors that led to territorial expansion and its impact on the American Indians. 7
- 8. What factors influencedAmerican westward movement? 8
- 9. Economic and strategic interests, supported by popular beliefs, led to territorial expansion to the Pacific Ocean. The new American republic prior to the CivilWar experienced dramatic territorial expansion, immigration, economic growth, and industrialization. Americans, stirred by their hunger for land and the ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” flocked to new frontiers. Conflicts between American settlers and Indian nations in the Southeast and the old Northwest resulted in the relocation of many Indians to reservations. 9
- 10. Thomas Jefferson, as president in 1803, purchased the huge LouisianaTerritory from France, which doubled the size of the United States overnight. He authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the new territories that lay west of the Mississippi River. Sacajawea, an American Indian woman, served as their guide and translator. 10 VUS.6b
- 11. TheAmerican victory over the British in the War of 1812 produced anAmerican claim to the OregonTerritory and increased migration ofAmerican settlers into Florida, which was later acquired by treaty from Spain. 11 VUS.6b
- 12. The American continents should not be considered for future colonization by any European powers. Nations in the Western Hemisphere were inherently different from those of Europe—i.e., they were republics by nature rather than monarchies. The United States would regard as a threat to its own peace and safety any attempt by European powers to impose their system on any independent state in the Western Hemisphere. The United States would not interfere in European affairs 12 VUS.6b
- 13. American settlers streamed westward from the coastal states into the Midwest, Southwest, a ndTexas, seeking economic opportunity in the form of land to own and farm. The growth of railroads and canals helped the growth of an industrial economy and supported the westward movement of settlers. ErieCanal – most important 13 VUS.6b
- 14. EliWhitney’s invention of the cotton gin led to the spread of the slavery- based “cotton kingdom” in the Deep South. 14 VUS.6b
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- 16. American migration intoTexas led to an armed revolt against Mexican rule and a famous battle at the Alamo, in which a band ofTexans fought to the last man against a vastly superior force.TheTexans’ eventual victory over Mexican forces subsequently brought Texas into the United States. The American victory in the MexicanWar during the 1840s led to the acquisition of an enormous territory that included the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah,Arizo na, and parts of Colorado and New Mexico. 16 VUS.6b
- 17. 17 The belief that it was America’s “Manifest Destiny” to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific provided political support for territorial expansion. During this period of westward migration,American Indians were repeatedly defeated in violent conflicts with settlers and soldiers and forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands.They were either forced to march far away from their homes (the “Trail ofTears,” when several tribes were relocated from Atlantic Coastal states to Oklahoma) or confined to reservations. VUS.6b
- 18. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major events from the last decade of the eighteenth century through the first half of the nineteenth century by: c) examining the reasons why James Madison asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain in 1812 and how this divided the nation. 18
- 19. What were the causes of theWar of 1812? 19
- 20. Regional self-interests led to a divided nation at war against the British. 20
- 21. British interference with American shipping and western expansionism fueled the call for a declaration of war. Federalists opposed Madison’s war resolution and talked of secession and proposed constitutional amendments, which were not acted upon. 21 VUS.6c British Impressment
- 22. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major events from the last decade of the eighteenth century through the first half of the nineteenth century by: d) relating the changing character of American political life in “the age of the common man” (Jacksonian Era) to increasing popular participation in state and national politics. 22
- 23. In what ways did political democracy change in the years following theWar of 1812? 23
- 24. An extension of the franchise, westward expansion, and the rise of sectional interests prompted increased participation in state and national politics. 24
- 25. The changing character of American politics in “the age of the common man” was characterized by heightened emphasis on equality in the political process for adult white males the rise of interest group politics and sectional issues a changing style of campaigning increased voter participation. 25 VUS.6d
- 26. Andrew Jackson personified the “democratic spirit” of the age by challenging the economic elite and rewarding campaign supporters with public office (Spoils System). The Federalist Party disappeared, and new political parties, theWhigs and Know-Nothings, were organized in opposition to the Democratic Party. 26 VUS.6d AndrewJackson Know-Nothing Flag Whig PartyTicket
- 27. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the major events from the last decade of the eighteenth century through the first half of the nineteenth century by: e) describing the cultural, economic, and political issues that divided the nation, including tariffs, slavery, the abolitionist and women’s suffrage movements, and the role of the states in the Union. 27
- 28. What issues dividedAmerica in the first half of the nineteenth century? 28
- 29. The nation struggled to resolve sectional issues, producing a series of crises and compromises. These crises took place over the admission of new states to the Union during the decades before the CivilWar.The issue was whether the number of “free states” and “slave states” would remain balanced, thus affecting the distribution of power in the Congress. 29
- 30. The industrial North favored high protective tariffs to protect Northern manufactured goods from foreign competition. The agricultural South opposed high tariffs that made the price of imports more expensive. 30 VUS.6e
- 31. As new states entered the Union, compromises were reached that maintained the balance of power in Congress between “free” and “slave” states. 31 VUS.6e
- 32. 32 The Missouri Compromise (1820) drew an east-west line through the Louisiana Purchase, with slavery prohibited above the line and allowed below, except that slavery was allowed in Missouri, north of the line. VUS.6e
- 33. In the Compromise of 1850, California entered as a free state, while the new Southwestern territories acquired from Mexico would decide on their own. 33 VUS.6e
- 34. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 repealed the Missouri Compromise line, giving people in Kansas and Nebraska the choice whether to allow slavery in their states or not (“popular sovereignty”). This law produced bloody fighting in Kansas as pro- and anti-slavery forces battled each other. It also led to the birth of the Republican Party that same year to oppose the spread of slavery. 34 VUS.6e
- 35. South Carolinians argued that sovereign states could nullify theTariff of 1832 and other acts of Congress. A union that allowed state governments to invalidate acts of the national legislature could be dissolved by states seceding from the Union in defense of slavery (Nullification Crisis). President Jackson threatened to send federal troops to collect the tariff revenues. 35 VUS.6e
- 36. Slave revolts in Virginia, led by Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser, fed white Southerners’ fears about slave rebellions and led to harsh laws in the South against fugitive slaves. Southerners who favored abolition were intimidated into silence. 36 VUS.6e
- 37. Northerners, led byWilliam Lloyd Garrison, publisher of The Liberator, increasingly viewed the institution of slavery as a violation of Christian principles and argued for its abolition. Southerners grew alarmed by the growing force of the Northern response to the abolitionists. 37 VUS.6e
- 38. Fugitive slave events pitted Southern slave owners against outraged Northerners who opposed returning escaped slaves to bondage. 38 VUS.6e
- 39. At the same time the abolitionist movement grew, another reform movement took root— the movement to give equal rights to women. Seneca Falls Declaration Roles of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, who became involved in the women’s suffrage movement before the CivilWar and continued with the movement after the war 39 VUS.6e