Friday, March 26, 2010

Test Review

Important points:
  • Examine the emergence of early political parties and their views on centralized government and foreign affairs, and compare these positions with those of today’s political parties.
  • Analyze how the United States has attempted to account for regional differences while also striving to create an American identity.
  • Judge the fairness of government treaties, policies, and actions that resulted in Native American migration and removal.
  • Assess the impact of Western settlement on the expansion of United States political boundaries.
  • Analyze how technological developments transformed the economy, created international markets, and affected the environment in the nation.
  • Determine how expansion created opportunities for some and hardships for others
  • Explain how immigration intensified ethnic and cultural conflicts and complicated the forging of a national identity.
  • Assess how states' rights (i.e., Nullification) and sectional interests influenced party politics and shaped national policies (i.e., the Missouri Compromise)
Key Terms:
  • Tariff of Abominations
  • Hayne vs. Webster
  • Force Bill
  • Indian Removal Act
  • Trail of Tears
  • Bank War
  • "soft money"/"hard money"
  • "pet banks"
  • Specie Circular
  • Henry Clay's American System
  • Erie Canal
  • B&O RR
  • Internal improvements
  • Lowell System
  • Changing cities
  • Social Classes/Changes
  • Nativism (see page 263-265)
  • Mechanization
  • Immigration
  • Centralization of labor
Test will reflect the points in chapters 9 and 10. Also consider all powerpoints.

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