Ppt A

Why did the economy grow after the war 1812?

This growth was fueled by the addition of lands and the increasing in the number of immigrants
from Europe countries, and through the westward spread of American explorers and farmers.

the Missouri Compromise

The Missouri compromise was United States federal legislation in an effort to preserve the
balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, this admitted missouri as a slave
state and maine as a free state in 1820.
Senator Jesse Thomas of Illinois then proposed an amendment that would prohibit slavery in
the Louisiana Purchase territory north of Missouri’s southern border. Slavery could expand into
Arkansas Territory south of Missouri, but not in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase.
The Missouri compromise was United States federal legislation in an effort to preserve the
balance of power in Congress between slave and free states,

Ppt B
Nationalism grew after the victory in 1812 Americans shared a sense of loyalty and nationalism
to their country they felt secure and they enjoyed a booming national economy . The federalist
party lost influence economy as monroe's presidency began focus shifted from world affairs to
national growth
Monroe's doctrine: declared the United States' opposition to European interference in the
Americas.
US Second Bank: The charter of the First Bank of the United States had expired in 1811. In
1816 John C. Calhoun of South Carolina introduced a bill proposing the Second Bank of the
United States. The bill passed, giving the bank power to issue national currency and to control
state banks.
How did the transportation revolution reshape the United States?
As
transportation expanded, manufacturers sold their wares nationwide or abroad instead of just
locally.
In 1806 Congress funded a major east-west highway called the National Road.

Private businesses and state and local governments also built roads and canals.

The invention of the steamboat transformed river transportation. Industrialist Peter Cooper built
the Tom Thumb, a tiny but powerful locomotive. The new trains helped settle the West and
expand trade across the country.
Ppt C
Why do people migrate?
In search of work or to join family or maybe to escape conflict
How did America grow in the 1800s?
This growth was fueled by the addition of land and the increasing number of immigrants from
European countries, and through the westward spread of American explorers and farmers.
Between 1815 and 1860 more than 5 million immigrants came to the us thousands became
farmers in the rural west others settled in the city providing a steady course of cheap labor
But not all immigrants were welcomed into america many americans were anti catholic but most
the immigrants were predominantly catholic this led for laws banning catholics
There was a trend towards urban and industrial growth even then agriculture led the country
Why was cotton so important in US?
The South thrived on the production of several major
cash crops, including cotton, tobacco, rice, and sugarcane. No crop would play a greater role in
the South’s fortunes during this period than cotton.
In 1793 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin a machine that quickly removed cotton seeds from
the bolls. Cotton production soared, and by 1860, Southern cotton accounted for nearly two-
thirds of the total export trade of the United States. Southerners began saying, rightly, “Cotton is
King.”

Ppt D
who were the first 5 presidents of the U.S
1 george washington 2 john adams 3 thomas jefferson 4 james madison 5 james monroe

Who is Andrew Jackson and what did he do?

Jakson was the 7th president(1828) of the us he destroyed the 2nd bank of the United States,
founded the Democratic Party, supported individual liberty and instituted policies that resulted in
the forced migration of Native Americans.
THE INDIAN REMOVAL ACT

The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830.
Most white americans benefited from the act especially southerners who can now expand
westward
the “Age of Jackson”

The period from 1820 to 1860 was a time of great change in the United States. The country was
rapidly growing, and the people were changing, and the extension of democracy to nearly all
white men characterized the Age of the Common Man.

Frederick Douglass
an American social reformer, abolitionist and orator. After escaping from slavery he became a
national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous
for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.

Some reformers focused on providing better facilities for prisoners and the insane. Many states
replaced their overcrowded prisons with penitentiaries. Many reformers focused on establishing
elementary schools to teach all children the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic, and to
instill a work ethic.
The calling for abolition,or the immediate end to slavery. Was the most divisive reform
movement in the 1800s Free African Americans took a prominent role in the movement. One of
the most famous was Frederick Douglass, who had escaped from slavery in Maryland.
Throughout the 1800s opportunity for women to become educated increased in 1833 oberlin
became the first coed college.