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What was the result of Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 on southern states?
The south seceded
What judicial power was established with the marbury vs. Madison Supreme Court case? what does it mean?
Judicial review-right of the supremem court to determine if a law violates the constitution
why was lincolns emancipation proclamation imprtant to the north during the civil war?
it helped by dicourageing britain and frace the withold recognition of the confederacy
why did thomas jefferson have to make the purchasing of louisiana into a treaty?
The president has the power to sign treaties without consent. it also isn't allowed in the constition for a president to do that.
what was the purpose of the monroe doctrine? why did Monroe write it?
So European countries would not start new colonies in the Americas. Spain asked countries to help fight in South Americaa, which would make the possibility of increased European development in North America
What were Thomas Jefferson's beliefs about the national government, banks, trading partners, and the economy?
strong states right, against national bank, pro-french, farmers, power to the people (laissez faire)
Why was andrew jackson considered the common mans president. where did new voters come from in the 1828 election?
he was a war hero of 1812, rose in poverty in a log cabin, and claimed to speak for the lower class americans. new frontier states
3 amendments added to the constituion after civil war. what do they say? how did southerners try to limit the voting rights of black males afterwards?
13th-ended slaver
14th-made black males citizens
15th- allowed black males to vote
what were the terms of the compromise of 1850?
california-free state
new mexico-slave state
washington d.c-slave trade abolished
stronger fugitive slave law
new mexico texas border would favor new mexico
why were the northerners upset about the new fugitive slave law under the compromise of 1850?
they opposed lavery and did not want to return run away slaves
How were native americans treated by americans from the colonial period through andrew Jackson's presidency why did americans feel they had a right to take aver native lands?
they were treated bad and lower than whites. the united states had expanded west
what was the nullification crisis? what happened after andrew jackson passes the forced bill?
southerners opposed the tariff on imported goods paid by merchants. the citizens protested, and the bill was nullified
when and why did jefferson pass the embargo act? what was the result?
December 1807, Britains practice of impressment and its violation of americas neutral rights. wiped out all american commerce with other nations and britain traded with latin america
what was president Lincoln's reconstruction plan called? what did it say? why was he so lenient?
ten percent plan, when 10% of the voters of a state took an oath of lyalty to the union, the state could form a new government and adopt a new constitution banning slaver. he would not force southerners to give rights held by whites to african americans
in what areas was reform made during the 1800s?
women's rights, education, mentally ill, temperance, abolition
how did the U.S. acquire Oregon?
Shared with Great Britain, 49 degrees parallel north latitude line was drawn. above canada, below U.S. (a peace treaty)
what was manifest destiny? what areas were added to the U.S. under the belief?
Idea in 1800s that U.S. would expand to the pacific ocean. louisiana purchase, florida, Oregon Country, Texas, mexican secession, Gadsden purchase
What did 2 political parties develop in the U.s>? how did each group feel about the power of the government, tariffs, banks, the economy, and U.S. trading partners?
Federalist and Democratic republican. Hamilton(federalist)-nation government for tariffs national bank(created it), industrialize economy, trade with england.

Jefferson(democratic republican)-states' rights, no tariffs, no national bank, farmers, trade with france
what type of government was lincoln referring in the Gettysburg address?
democratic
What were the foreign policies of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson?
not get involved in foreign affairs
Define impressments of sailors
Forcing sailors into the navy
As the 1800s progressed, the voting process became more democratic. what does this mean? how did it become more democratic?
there were more democrats in office, running for office, and in the general population. it became more democratic with the increasing number of southerners
how did andrew jackson feel about thebank, government jobs, states' rights, and the election of 1824?
disliked the national bank, gave jobs to his friends and people that supported him (spoils system), strong states' rights, the corrupt bargain (John Quincy Adams won)
By 1850, how far west has the U.S. expanded?
california
Although the N and the S had become different economies int eh early 1800s, how did they depend on eachother?
South sent the cotton to the north that turned it into clothes in the textile industry