stuff(dont delete) : General Discussion

1. What precedents did George Washington set for future presidents? Presidents should only run for two terms and established a presidential cabinet
2. In his Farewell Address, what did George Washington advise against? Permanent Alliances
3. In what way did Thomas Jefferson expand the nation? He was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase
4. What were Lewis and Clark looking for during their exploration of the Louisiana territory? Wanted to create a land route to the Pacific Ocean
5. What were the causes and consequences of the war of 1812? A cause was that Warhawks felt that Britain was treating America like a British colony
6. What prompted James Madison to support the war against England? The Warhawks as well as the rest of America wanted to go to war with Britain. They feared that Britain would attack New England seaports. James Madison faced reelection
7. Why did Henry Clay and the other War Hawks favor the war with Britain? They wanted revenge on Britain for seizing American ships. Henry Clay also wanted to conquer Canada. They would also get Florida from Spain
8. What was the conflict between James Madison and Henry Clay regarding the conflict with England prior to the War of 1812? James Madison didn’t really want to go to war but Henry Clay did and Madison wanted diplomacy
9. What ended the war of 1812? When British signed the Treaty of Ghent
10. What significant policy did John Q. Adams refer to in his Fourth of July 1821 speech? The Adams-Onis Treaty
11. What are the reasons Americans moved westward? Resources, gold, and land
12. What were the major treaties signed with American Indian nations during the administration of the first four Presidents? George Washington at the Battle of Fallen Timbers made Ohio tribes sign the Treaty of Greenville
13. What were the outcomes of those treaties? Americans got large parts of Ohio
14. What was the Monroe Doctrine? President Monroe’s foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin American. This doctrine committed the United States to pursue dominance in the Americas
15. How did the industrialization and technological developments in the following affect the landscape?
• Growth of cities Poor soil and short growing seasons caused people to go to cities. Industrialization cause quick growth of cities
• Deforestation When someone cuts down all the trees
• Farming In the North was poor soil and short growing season, which was industrialized. Irish left Ireland because of the potato disease
• Mineral extraction
16. What is transcendentalism? The belief that most important truths in life go beyond human reason. Transcendentalism was a major theme in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden
17. Which early authors used transcendentalism as themes in their writing? Margaret Fuller, Ralph Waldo Emerson
18. What lands were acquired during westward expansion? The Westward Expansion included Texas, Florida, New Mexico and Oregon Country
19. What was Henry Clay’s American System? He spoke for moving toward the west.
20. How did roads, canals, and railroads impact the United States Economy? It helped settlers move to the west
21. How were railroads a better form of transportation of goods over canals? Railroads are faster, could carry more products and was cheaper
22. What factors led to immigration from Northern Europe to the United States? There was a huge potato famine in Europe.
23. How did the growth of industry impact immigration from Europe? Potatoes were getting diseases, which lead to a huge famine. People were to poor to buy land to farm.
24. What factors caused the Northeast to develop as an industrial economy? Longer winter, poor soil
25. What caused African Americans to move from the south to the north during the 1800’s? They moved to the north to be free because slaves were illegal in the north
26. How did public education develop? Be sure to include the key Leaders. Horace Mann improved public education in the state of Massachusetts in 1837. Many states followed Mann’s education ideas
27. What were the following reform movements and who were the key leaders?
• Temperance- A campaign against alcohol abuse. Frances Willard
• Prison/mental institution-
• Women’s suffrage- their right to vote. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
28. Why did Andrew Jackson oppose the National Bank? He said it was unconstitutional and he said that it would help the Aristocrats.
29. What led to the removal of the Cherokee Indians from their lands? The Indian Removal act
30. What is the spoils system? President Andrew Jackson after his election in 1828 advocated distributing government jobs for members of his party
31. What political action resulted from the spoils system? Most of Jackson’s supporters were unqualified, so he had an unofficial group of advisers known as he kitchen cabinet
32. What were the territorial acquisitions of the United States during the quest for Manifest Destiny? Oregon country, Mexican Cession, Texas Annexation Louisiana Purchase, Florida, Gadsten Purchase
33. What was the conflict with Mexico that led to the Texas War for Independence? Some Americans and Mexicans were against war and didn’t have many troops
34. What was the effect of the defeat at the Alamo on the Texas War for Independence? The Alamo became a rally point for Texans to continue their fight against Mexico, and they wanted revenge
35. What led to the war with Mexico? A border debate, against Texans and Mexicans. They were fighting against which land was theirs
36. What resulted form the Mexican-American war? The United States extended its territory from coast to coast
37. How did the annexation of California affect the Mexican citizens who owned land? Many Mexicans lost their land in disputes with the new American government
38. What was the last land purchase that connected the transcontinental railroad? The Gaston purchase was aquired in 1853 from mexico for a strip of land in present day Arizona & New Mexico for $10 million dollars this achieved Manifest Destiny

lol llama wats this about?

i think he is taking a test and will log into here on a cell phone or something to get them

hahah lol smart man
i thought it had something to do w/ a quiz or studying

sound like american history to me =/ sry, I have the highest grade in history, but im not american

moved your crazy talk to off topic.

Maybe he posted it here... have a test on school. and looks at it with his mobile phone (thats the way im doing it got the nokia 7710 )

to lazy to rea it all

thats what i thought

lol i bet you are right hah.

Hopefully llama can still find it for his test/quiz/w/e. I'd like to know if it really was a test or not once you look on the forums again.

Yup that is correct I couldnt send the stuff to my email from the school comp but it let me on the tault site so i posted it here thank you for letting me do this. You may delete now

lol

nah, buy some nifty TI calculators, with built in wifi, nice to write messages during tests

Lol, though for tests they make you use their calculators where I go.