Western Migration

1.     Why was frontier life harder for women?

2. Environmental consequences of expansion? (Ecological Imperialism)

The Impact of Immigration

3.     Negative effects of urban expansion? 290

4.     Reasons for Irish Immigration? 292

5.     Describe the Irish Immigrants. 292

6.     What difficulties did they encounter upon arrival? 292

7.     What are some of their successes? 293

8.     How are the Germans and why did they immigrate? 293

9.     What were some of their contributions to American society? 293

10.  Who are da Nativists? 296

11.  Why and how did  they respond to inundation of immigrants? 296

12.  Know Nothing Party? 296

Industrializing America

13.  Why was American industry slow to develop at first? 300

14.  Role of Samuel Slanter in industry? 300

15.  Eli’s influence on civil war? 300

16.  What did they mean by “the South was tied hand and foot to the throne of King Cotton?” 302

17.  What region became the first center of manufacturing and how/why? 302

18.  How did business practices change in this period? 303

19.  Interchangeable Parts? 303

20.  Impact of Sewing Machine on Industry? 304

21.  What were the “talking wires” developed by Samuel Morse? 304

Labor: Human Cost and Benefit

22.  How did workers benefit and suffer in the factory system? (consider different groups) 304-305

1. Working Conditions (304)

2. Child Laborers (304)

3. Adult Wage Workers (304)

23.  How did employers try to fight workers? 305

24.  What were strikebreakers/scabs? 305

25.  What was the status of labor unions in the first half of the 19^th century? 305

26.  What was the significance of the Commonwealth v. Hunt case?

27.  To what extent did opportunities improve for women in this period, inside and outside the home?

Women and the Economy

28.  What did factory jobs offer as a promise to women? 306

29.  Describe life as a “factory girl” in the Lowell Factory Mills? Who did they typically hire? 306

30.  What were the common occupations of women at this time? 306

31.  What was the “cult of domesticity?” 307

32.  What was “domestic feminism?” 307

33.  Did mothers still retain the responsibility of “republican motherhood?” How? 308

Agricultural Advances

34.  What was the first widespread American food crop, and why was it so popular? 308

35.  What were the two major agricultural inventions of this period?  What were their functions?.

1. Steel Plow (John Deere) 309

2. Mechanical mower-reaper (Cyrus McCormick) 309

36.  How did these inventions revolutionize the west? 309

Transportation Revolution: Roads

37.  What were the new advances in roads? 310

38.  What was the Lancaster Turnpike? 310

39.  Who opposed the construction of roads? 310

40.  How did the steamboat revolutionize transportation and trade? Who invented it? 310

41.  What was the long-term impact of the opening of the Erie Canal? 312

1. Change in Shipping Cost:

2. Change in Transit Time:

3. Economic and Political Changes:

42.  What were the early benefits and problems of the railroads? 313

1. Benefits:

2. Problems:

Advances in Communication

43.  What were some mid-19^th century advances in communication?  Analyze their impact.

1. Transatlantic Cable (Cyrus Field) 314:

2. Clipper Ships (Donald McKay) 314:

3. Pony Express 315:

A National Economy

44.  Explain how the transportation revolution helped to establish interconnected continental economy? 316

45.  Which economic activity did each region begin to specialize in? 317

46.  Why did the southern states assume a binding connection with the West on the eve of the Civil War? 317

47.  How did the market revolution change the subsistence economy? 317

48.  What was the social impact on families of the growing market economy? 317

49.  How did the economic revolution create increased prosperity? 318

50.  How did the economic revolution create increased inequality in America? 318

  

Spinning Yarn, 1814 (Cottage Industry)                                   Spinning Yarn, 1840s (Lowell Factory Mills)

Explain the differences in the two images above. What accounts for their differences? 

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Chapter 12 Study Guide

Chapter 12

The War of 1812

1. What’s important about Battle of Plattsburgh in regards to the war? 235

2. What happened to DC?? 235

3. Who’s the hero of the Battle of New Orleans and why is the battle important? 236-237

Treaty of Ghent

4. Terms for this treaty? 237-238

Federalist Grievances and the Hartford Convention

5. What is the Hartford Convention and what are the three main requests? 239

6. How did this convention affect the Federalist party? 239

The Second War for American Independence

7. Long term effects of the War? 239-240 (IMPORTANT)

8. Point of Rush Bagnot Agreement?? 240

Nascent Nationalism

9. What two main things heightened nationalism? 240

“The American System”

10. What’s the point of 1816 Tariff? 241

11. What was “The American System” and why were President Madison and some members of Congress opposed to it? 241-242

The So-Called Era of Good Feelings

12. Who’s name is associated with Era of Good feelings and why? Why is it a misnomer? 

13. What caused the Panic of 1819, and what was its longer term influence? 243

The Missouri Compromise

14. What were the many causes of westward expansion? 244

15. What led to the Tallmadge Amendment and why was it rejected by the Senate? 245

16. What were the terms of the Missouri Compromise of 1820? 245

Marshall’s Judicial Decisions

17. How did the John Marshall court help to strengthen federal rights over states’ rights? 247

18. How did each of the following cases influence the American judiciary?  (Main points/results)

            McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) 247

            Cohens v. Virginia (1821) 247

            Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) 247

            Fletcher v. Peck (1810) 250

            Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819) 250

Sharing Oregon and Acquiring Florida

19. What were the terms of the Treaty of 1818? 251

20. What were the terms of the Florida Purchase Treaty of 1819? 252

The Menace of Monarchy in America

21. Why was America concerned about European intervention in Latin America? 253

22. How did Great Britain help support American desires regarding Latin America? 253

23. What was stated in the Monroe Doctrine (1823) and what was its significance? 253-2

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Guiding Questions: Chapter 11
The Triumphs and Travails of Jeffersonian Democracy, 1800-1812

 “The Revolution of 1800”
1. What did Adams’ Federalists “wage a defensive struggle for?” 211


2. What did the Jeffersonians “present themselves as?” 211


3. Why did Adams lose his presidency to Jefferson in the election of 1800? 211-212



4. In what sense, if any, is the idea of a “Revolution of 1800” justified? 215



5. What did Jefferson mean by the phrase, “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists”? 216



6. How much did Jefferson respond to the Alien and Sedition Acts? 217


7. What did Jefferson do with the Excise Tax? What was the consequence? 217


8. What Federalist programs did President Jefferson allow to remain? 218



Marbury v. Madison & the Supreme Court
9. What was the Judiciary Act of 1801, and why did the Republican Congress repeal it? 218



10. What was William Marbury suing for in the case of Marbury v. Madison? 218


11. How did the Marbury v. Madison decision establish the right of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional? (judicial review) 218-219



12. How did the Jeffersonians seek revenge after Marbury v. Madison?219


Jefferson, a Reluctant Warrior
13. Why did Jefferson dramatically reduce the American military? 219


14. What caused the Tripolitan War and how was it ended? 220


15. What was the “mosquito fleet?”220
The Louisiana Purchase
16. What were the instructions of James Monroe when he was sent to purchase New Orleans? What was the next option if the proposal failed? 221



17. Why did Napoleon decide to sell the Louisiana Territory? How much was it sold for? 221-222


18. Why was Jefferson conflicted over the American purchase of Louisiana from the French? 222


19. How did Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase transform America’s understanding of itself and its future? 222-223
            Short Term Long Term




20. What was achieved by the Lewis and Clark Expedition? 223


21. Why did Burr challenge Hamilton to a duel, and what was the result? 223


The Embargo: Causes & Effects
22. What were the Orders in Council and how did Napoleon respond? 225


23. What happened to the U.S. frigate, the Chesapeake? 226


24. Why did Jefferson impose the Embargo Act? How effective was it? 226



25. How did New England ultimately benefit from the Embargo? 228


26. What was the Non-Intercourse Act and how effective was it? 228


27. What was Macon’s Bill No. 2 and how effective was it? 228


Madison Goes to War
28. Who were the “war hawks?” 229


29. How and why did Tecumseh and “the Prophet” form an Indian confederacy, and what happened to it? 230


30. What were the reasons for the War of 1812?  230-231


31. Why and how did New Englanders oppose the War of 1812? 231

What are some key figures in Chapter 11