Period 4: 1800-1848

Question 1

A new national culture emerged that combined

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American elements, European influences, and regional culture

Question 2

Literature, art, philosophy, and architecture were influenced by

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Romantic beliefs in human perfectibility, Both of the above, Liberal social ideas from abroad

Question 3

Regional interests often trumped national concerns as the basis for

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political leaders’ positions on slavery and economic policy.

Question 4

Increasing numbers of Americans, especially women and men working in factories in the mid-1800s

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supported themselves producing goods for distant markets.

Question 5

Markets were enlarged and regional interdependence was fostered by

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support for the development of roads, canals, and railroads

Question 6

Supreme Court decisions

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both of the above, set up the primacy of the judiciary in Const. interpretation, asserted that federal laws took precedence over state laws.

Question 7

Congressional attempts at political compromise, such as the Missouri Compromise

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only temporarily stemmed tensions over slavery

Question 8

After the Louisiana Purchase, the US gov't sought control over North America and the West via

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Indian removal, exploration, military actions, diplomatic efforts such as the Monroe Doctrine.

Question 9

The efficiency of production methods was increased by the development of

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interchangeable parts, agricultural inventions, steam engines, textile machinery

Question 10

By the 1820s and 1830s, new political parties arose:

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the Democrats (Andrew Jackson), and the Whigs (Henry Clay)

Question 11

In the early 1800s, national political parties continued to debate issues such as

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the tariff, powers of the fed. gov't and relations w/Europe.

Question 12

Manufacturing drove a significant increase in standards of living for some; this led to

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an increased middle class but also greater wealth inequality

Question 13

Enslaved blacks and free African Americans created

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communities/strategies to protect dignity &family structures

Question 14

A women’s rights movement expressed its ideals of greater equality & opportunities for women at

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the Seneca Falls Convention.

Question 15

Plans to further unify the U.S. economy, such as the American System, generated debates over

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whether such policies would benefit agriculture or industry, both of the above, whether such policies would benefit specific regions

Question 16

A Second Great Awakening among Protestants that influenced reforms was inspired by

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a response to rationalism, The rise of democratic and individualistic beliefs, changes to society caused by the market revolution, greater social and geographical mobility

Question 17

Industrialized northern cities & the area west of the Appalachians developed new populations of

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international and domestic migrants, respectively

Question 18

Antislavery efforts increased in the North, while in the South, most leaders argued that

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slavery was part of the Southern way of life.

Question 19

As overcultivation depleted arable land in the Southeast, slaveholders

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moved their plantations & slaves west to more fertile lands

Question 20

Controversial issues in the early 1800s included

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the role/powers of the fed. gov't, the national bank &tariff

Question 21

Domestic ideals that emphasized the separation of public and private spheres changed

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gender and family roles in the wake of the Market Revolution

Question 22

As the North achieved gradual emancipation, antislavery efforts in the South were

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largely limited to unsuccessful slave rebellions.

Question 23

Frontier settlers tended to champion expansion efforts, while American Indian resistance led to

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wars & fed. efforts to control and relocate American Indians

Question 24

The development of national and international commercial ties was promoted by

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the growth of shipping, the growth of Northern manufacturing, Increasing Southern cotton production, the growth of banking

Question 25

Southern business leaders continued to rely on the production and export of

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traditional crops, creating a Southern regional identity., lumber, fish, and furs, which were harvested by bears

Question 26

Entrepreneurs helped to create a market revolution in which

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the manufacture of goods became more organized.

Question 27

Americans formed new voluntary organizations that aimed to change individuals & improve society

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through temperance and other reform efforts.

Period 4: 1800-1848

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