AP Chapter 9-10 Study Guide - Jacksonian America & Economic Revolution
Ch. 9 KEY TERMS
MUST KNOW / Martin Van Buren / “Pet Banks”Andrew Jackson / Peggy Eaton Affair / Roger Tawney
suffrage/franchise / Daniel Webster –
Webster-Hayne Debate / Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge of 1837
The Second Party System / Tariff of “Abominations” / Distribution Act of 1836
Democratic Party / Nullification Crisis / Specie Circular
Whig Party / Force Bill / Panic of 1837
Indian Removal – Removal Act / Compromise Tariff of 1833 / “independent treasury”
Henry Clay / Black Hawk War / Log Cabin Campaign of 1840
Clay’s American System / “Five Civilized Tribes” / William Henry Harrison
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia / “penny press”
ADDITIONAL TERMS (Must Know bold) / Worcester v. Georgia / John Tyler
“Reign of King Mob” / Trail of Tears / Caroline Affair
Universal white male suffrage / 2nd Seminole War / Aroostook War
Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America / Nicholas Biddle / Creole Affair
Dorr Rebellion / “Bank War” / Webster-Ashburton Treaty
The Spoils System / hard money vs. soft money / Treaty of Wang Hya
Ch. 10 MUST KNOW: / ADDITIONAL TERMS / Eli Whitney’s gun factory
Market Revolution / Irish & German Immigration / Lowell System
steamboats / urbanization / National trade unions
Canal Age / nativism / Commonwealth v. Hunt
railroads / Native American Party / “free labor”
telegraph / “The Know Nothings” / Wealth inequality & Social mobility
interchangeable parts / Erie Canal / “separate spheres”
entrepreneurs / Baltimore & Ohio (B & O) / Godey’s Lady’s Book
Factory system / consolidation / Minstrel shows
middle class / Samuel F. B. Morse / P.T. Barnum
Laboring/urban poor / The Associated Press / Agricultural specialization
“Cult of Domesticity” / corporations / McCormick Reaper
agricultural technology / “limited liability” / John Deere’s steel plow
Ch. 9 Essential Questions
· What were the causes of the rise of the 2nd Two-Party System and what were the key positions held by the Democrats led by Andrew Jackson and the Whigs led by Henry Clay?
· How did regional interests (sectionalism) often trump national political concerns especially on economic policy and slavery?
· How did the US government attempt to influence and control North America and the Western Hemisphere, including examples of exploration, military efforts, American Indian removal, and diplomacy?
· How did western expansion impact American Indians and what were the significant conflicts and government efforts to control and relocate tribes?
· What were the arguments for and against the development a unified economy such as the American System, and how did it impact various regions?
Ch. 10 Essential Questions
· What were the causes and effects of the rise of the Market Revolution including the role of entrepreneurs?
· What new technological innovations increased both factory and agricultural production and efficiency?
· How did the government help build and develop transportation systems including roads, canals, and railroads, and which regions benefitted most from this development?
· What impact did working in factories have on the lives of Americans and the American economy?
· How did the growth of manufacturing both foster the growth of wealthy business elites and a middle class, but also lead to a widening maldistribution of wealth and a growing population of laboring poor?
· What impact did working in factories have on gender and family roles including notions of domestic ideals and separate spheres for men and women?