Apush Pageant Chapter 12

Front 1

Why according to the text was the War of 1812 one of the worst fought wars in US History?

Back 1

The country entered the war divided and apathetic towards the war effort.

Front 2

What governmental protection was used to help bolster the infant manufacturing industries in New England (not in textbook)?

Back 2

Protective Tariffs

Front 3

What major problems faced the US military pre-War of 1812?

Back 3

Ill-trained, ill-disciplined, and widely scattered, poorly trained militia (who were better known for fleeing the battlefield).

Front 4

What two American “Generals” led the US against the Canadians?

Back 4

Mud and Confusion

Front 5

Which American naval officer gave hope to the US by capturing a British fleet on Lake Michigan?

Back 5

Oliver Hazard Perry

Front 6

What famous quote will be made by the Naval Officer in question #5?

Back 6

“We have met the enemy and they are ours.”

Front 7

What is the nickname of the War of 1812?

Back 7

Mr. Madison’s War

Front 8

What European battle will allow the Americans a respite from the entire British army until 1814?

Back 8

Napoleonic Wars

Front 9

What will change in 1814 in Europe which allowed the British to pay much greater attention to the War of 1812?

Back 9

Capture and exile of Napoleon

Front 10

When British forces landed in the Chesapeake Bay area in August 1814 they dispersed some six thousand militia which became known as what?

Back 10

“the Bladensburg races”

Front 11

What famous buildings will be set a blaze by the British in Washington DC?

Back 11

Capital and the White House

Front 12

Who saved a the famous portrait of George Washington as the British attacked and burned down the White House?

Back 12

Dolly Madison

Front 13

What famous fort will be defended by the Americans in Baltimore?

Back 13

Ft. McHenry

Front 14

Who penned the words to our National Anthem?

Back 14

Francis Scott Key

Front 15

Where was the man when he penned the word to the Anthem?

Back 15

Being held captive aboard a British ship

Front 16

“Maddy in Full Flight” describes what stage of the War of 1812?

Back 16

British taking of Washington

Front 17

Who was Maddy in question #16?

Back 17

James Madison

Front 18

What famous victory will come in early 1815 by the Americans?

Back 18

Battle of New Orleans

Front 19

Which famous American General will be responsible for this victory?

Back 19

Andrew Jackson

Front 20

What major mistake will the British make in the battle described in #20?

Back 20

Launching a frontal assault. British lose over two thousand in half an hour.

Front 21

What is ironic about the victory in early January 1815?

Back 21

The peace treaty had already been signed

Front 22

What was the name of the treaty which ended the War of 1812? When was it signed?

Back 22

Treaty of Ghent/ December 24, 1814

Front 23

What were the terms of the treaty?

Back 23

Both sides simply agreed to stop fighting and to restore conquered territory. No mention was made of the Indian menace, search and seizure, Orders in Council, impressment, and confiscations.

Front 24

What phrase described the treaty ending the War of 1812?

Back 24

“Not One Inch of Territory Ceded or Lost”/Returned to the status quo antebellum.

Front 25

What was a “Blue Light” Federalist?

Back 25

A person who supposedly flashed lanterns to help the British cruisers letting them know about an escaping American vessel.

Front 26

What took place at the Hartford Convention?

Back 26

Massachusetts issued a call for a convention where Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island sent full delegations while New Hampshire and Vermont sent partial reps. They meet to discuss their grievances and to seek redress for their wrongs.

Front 27

What issue did a minority of delegates to the Hartford Convention call for?

Back 27

Secession from the Union

Front 28

What did the final draft of the Hartford Convention call for?

Back 28

Financial assistance from Washington to compensate for lost trade; 2. Abolition of the 3/5 clause (didn’t want South with a lot of Representation); 3. Called for a limit of just one term for US Presidents (tired of the Virginia Dynasty).

Front 29

What was the combined name given to Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe?

Back 29

Virginia Dynasty

Front 30

Until 1815 there was far more talk of these two policies in New England than the South? Define the two policies.

Back 30

Nullification and secession; Nullification – The ability of the State to nullify a National law. Secession – leaving the Union.

Front 31

Which two U.S Generals and future U.S. Presidents will fight successfully during the War of 1812?

Back 31

Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison

Front 32

What consequence will come about in industry because of the War of 1812?

Back 32

America became less dependent on Europe’s workshops

Front 33

What agreement in April of 1818 between Britain and the United States ended the quasi war on the Great Lakes? How?

Back 33

Rush-Bagot treaty. Limited naval armaments on the Great Lakes

Front 34

How long is the border between the US and Canada?

Back 34

5, 527

Front 35

At what famous battle was Napoleon defeated for the last time in 1815?

Back 35

Waterloo

Front 36

What major consequence will come about after the War of 1812 concerning American Spirit?

Back 36

There is heightened nationalism (Ghent Nationalism)

Front 37

Which two American authors became famous in the 1820s who used American scenes and themes?

Back 37

Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper

Front 38

How did the rising tide of nation-consciousness touch the financial markets?

Back 38

The Bank of the US was re-charted in 1816 for another 20 years because Madison saw the need to be able to print money for debt if needed

Front 39

Who created the “American System”?

Back 39

Henry Clay

Front 40

Describe the three components of the “American System”

Back 40

Protective tariff, strong banking system, network of roads and canals to the Ohio Valley (infrastructure).

Front 41

As part of the American System, what will open in 1825 to help the shipping of goods in the US?

Back 41

Erie Canal

Front 42

What government appointed office did Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe all hold prior to serving as US President?

Back 42

Secretary of State – Sec. of State was seen as the stepping stone to the Presidency.

Front 43

What is the capital of Liberia? Why does it have that name?

Back 43

Monrovia. Monroe played a large part in the creation of the country.

Front 44

What was purpose of Liberia?

Back 44

Colonization of ex-slaves

Front 45

After what event was the Federalist Party doomed?

Back 45

Hartford Convention

Front 46

What was the nickname for Monroe’s presidency?

Back 46

"Era of Good Feelings"

Front 47

What caused the Panic of 1819?

Back 47

Large land over-speculation in frontier lands

Front 48

What nickname was given to the Western speculative banks?

Back 48

Wildcat

Front 49

How many frontier states had joined the Union from 1791 to 1819? Name them?

Back 49

Nine – Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama

Front 50

What road system began in 1811 which ultimately ran from western Maryland to Illinois?

Back 50

Cumberland Road

Front 51

What other mode of transportation began in 1811?

Back 51

Steamboat

Front 52

What is the “peculiar institution”?

Back 52

Slavery in the South

Front 53

What State’s request for entry into the Union in 1820 was very controversial? Why was it so controversial?

Back 53

Missouri; It was going to upset the balance in the Senate between Slave and Non-Slave states.

Front 54

What did the Tallmadge amendment try and accomplish with the admission of Missouri into the Union? Where was this amendment defeated?

Back 54

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

Front 55

Which famous Compromise of 1820 was fathered by Henry Clay?

Back 55

Missouri

Front 56

What were the terms of the Compromise of 1820?

Back 56

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).

Front 57

Why did the Compromise of 1820 admit two states?

Back 57

To keep the balance of the Senate even between slave and free states

Front 58

What was unique about the election of James Monroe to a second term?

Back 58

Only president to be reelected after a term in which a major financial panic began

Front 59

Which SCOTUS Chief Justice served the longest term in US History?

Back 59

John Marshall (1801-1835)

Front 60

What precedent was established in the SCOTUS case McCulloch v. Maryland?

Back 60

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

Front 61

What doctrine did Marshall’s ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland establish?

Back 61

"loose construction" (living constitution)

Front 62

How did State Supreme Courts lose power to SCOTUS in the Cohens v. Virginia decision?

Back 62

SCOTUS can review any State Supreme Court case.

Front 63

In Gibbons v. Ogden, SCOTUS ruled that Congress could regulate what kind of trade?

Back 63

Interstate trade (argument over the Hudson river and who had control over the steamboat river rights)

Front 64

What precedent was established in Fletcher v. Peck (1810)?

Back 64

SCOTUS can invalidate state laws conflicting with the federal Constitution

Front 65

Who defended Dartmouth College in the famous SCOTUS case Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)?

Back 65

Daniel Webster

Front 66

Why did John Marshall rule in favor of Dartmouth College in the case above?

Back 66

He said that the original charter was a contract and contracts are binding agreements.

Front 67

What took place in South America in the early 19th Century which gave the opportunity to acquire Florida from Spain?

Back 67

Many revolutions caused Spain to deploy troops into South America

Front 68

Which man will be responsible for the United States acquisition of Florida by sweeping across Florida in 1818?

Back 68

Andrew Jackson

Front 69

What famous doctrine came about in 1823 concerning European intervention in North America? What type of binding power did this doctrine have?

Back 69

Monroe Doctrine; Really none at all. It’s a policy statement to Europe to stay out of North American affairs.

Front 70

Who is considered the father of this doctrine? Why?

Back 70

John Quincy Adams; He wrote it.

Front 71

What two basic features did this doctrine possess? Which country will be the first to break this doctrine and when?

Back 71

Non-colonization and non-intervention; United States in World War I

Front 72

Place the following in Chronological order: Marbury v. Madison, Missouri Compromise, Gibbons v. Ogden, Hartford Convention, War of 1812, Rush-Bagot agreement, McCulloch v. Maryland, Erie Canal, Fletcher v. Peck

Back 72

Marbury v. Madison, Fletcher v. Peck, War of 1812, Hartford Convention, Rush-Bagot agreement, McCulloch v. Maryland, Missouri Compromise, Gibbons v. Ogden, Erie Canal.