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What were the causes and effects of the War of 1812?
Causes: British impressment of American sailors, trade restrictions. Effects: Increased American nationalism, decline of the Federalist Party.
What were the causes and effects of the Louisiana Purchase?
Causes: Napoleon's need for funds, American desire for control of the Mississippi River. Effects: Doubling of US territory, westward expansion.
What were the causes and effects of the Market Revolution?
Causes: Technological innovations, desire for economic growth. Effects: Increased urbanization, new forms of labor, regional specialization.
What were the causes and effects of the Second Great Awakening?
Causes: Social and economic changes, desire for spiritual renewal. Effects: Reform movements, increased religious participation.
What were the causes and effects of the Missouri Compromise?
Causes: Debates over the expansion of slavery. Effects: Temporary resolution of the slavery issue, maintained balance in the Senate.
What were the causes and effects of the Panic of 1819?
Causes: Speculative land investments, banking practices. Effects: Economic hardship, increased calls for government regulation.
What were the causes and effects of the Panic of 1837?
Causes: Jackson's economic policies, destruction of the Second Bank. Effects: Economic depression, political upheaval.
What were the causes and effects of the Trail of Tears?
Causes: American desire for Native American lands. Effects: Forced removal of Cherokee, immense suffering and death.
What were the causes and effects of the Seneca Falls Convention?
Causes: Growing awareness of women's inequality. Effects: Increased advocacy for women's rights, beginning of the women's suffrage movement.
What were the causes and effects of Gabriel's Rebellion?
Causes: Enslavement and desire for freedom. Effects: Increased fear among slaveholders, stricter laws regarding enslaved people.
What is the First Party System?
The period (1792-1824) characterized by the rivalry between the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans.
What is the Second Party System?
The period (1824-1854) characterized by the rivalry between the Whigs and Democrats.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
A U.S. foreign policy that opposed European colonialism in the Americas.
What is the Market Revolution?
A period of significant economic transformation in the US, characterized by increased commercialization and transportation advancements.
What is the Second Great Awakening?
A period of religious revivalism in the early 19th century that spurred social reform movements.
Define 'states' rights'.
The belief that states should have significant autonomy and power relative to the federal government.
What is 'strict interpretation' of the Constitution?
Interpreting the Constitution literally, limiting the federal government to powers explicitly granted.
Define 'loose interpretation' of the Constitution.
Interpreting the Constitution flexibly, allowing the federal government implied powers.
What is 'temperance'?
A social movement advocating for moderation or abstinence from alcohol consumption.
What is 'urbanization'?
The process of population shift from rural areas to urban centers, leading to city growth.
What happened during the War of 1812?
A conflict between the US and Great Britain, stemming from trade restrictions and impressment of American sailors.
What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase?
The US acquired a vast territory from France in 1803, doubling the size of the nation and securing control of the Mississippi River.
What was the Mexican Cession?
The US acquired vast territories from Mexico in 1848, including California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of other states.
What was the significance of Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
Established the principle of judicial review, giving the Supreme Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
What was the Missouri Compromise (1820)?
An agreement that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining the balance in the Senate.
What was the Panic of 1819?
The first major financial crisis in the United States, caused by speculative land investments and banking practices.
What was the Panic of 1837?
A financial crisis caused by Jackson's economic policies, including the destruction of the Second Bank of the United States.
What was the Trail of Tears (1838)?
The forced removal of Cherokee Native Americans from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to lands west of the Mississippi River.
What was the Seneca Falls Convention (1848)?
The first women's rights convention held in the United States, advocating for women's suffrage and equal rights.
What was Gabriel's Rebellion (1800)?
A planned slave rebellion in Virginia led by Gabriel Prosser, which was ultimately unsuccessful.