U.S. HISTORY TO 1877
EXAM 3 REVIEW MATERIAL—
Terms from the Textbook
Ch 8—market-based economy, better roads, Erie Canal, growth of railroads (compare maps pp 380-381), Charles Goodyear, Eli Whitney & cotton gin’s impact, Cyrus McCormick & reaper’s impact, Lowell system, urban recreation, Irish immigration, Irish and African American relations, nativism, Horace Mann
Ch 9—protective tariffs, Chief Justice John Marshall & reinforcement of federal power, McCulloch v. Maryland, fight over Missouri statehood, James Tallmadge, Monroe Doctrine, Election of 1828, “common man” in politics
Ch 10—the spoils system (p447), Indian Removal Act 1830, Osceola, Worcester v. Georgia, nullification, Jackson’s legacy—contradictions & hypocrisy
Ch 11—myths of the Old South, (pp 484-487), poor whites, free persons of color, slavery as way of life, urban slavery, spirituals, religion in the Old South, Denmark Vesey, Nat Turner rebellion
Ch 12— John Wesley, Second Great Awakening, Joseph Smith & Mormons, transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edgar Allen Poe, Dorothea Dix, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Seneca Falls Convention, Horace Mann p552, William L. Garrison, Frederick Douglas, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman
NO SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS ON EXAM 3—BUT BE FAMILIAR WITH THESE TOPICS.
THESE ARE IN LECTURE POWER-POINTS AND CLASS NOTES.
1. Identify Chief Justice John Marshall and what was decided in the Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court case.
2) What problem occurred in 1819 when Missouri applied for statehood, & explain how the problem was resolved?
3) How did politics change in the early to mid-1820s with the election of President Andrew Jackson?
4) Explain the 1828 Nullification Crisis of South Carolina with regards to: a) who it involved; b) what were the arguments of both sides; and c) how the crisis was settled.
5) Why did the federal government develop the American System–what were its main points and goals.
EXAM 3 Essay question….
Write an essay about Sectionalism in early American history. Start by:
A) defining sectionalism, then
B) compare Northern and Southern views on slaves (review Lecture 10, slides #1-21); and
C) contrast their different ways of life regarding economics (e.g. free labor vs. slave labor), culture, and religious beliefs, such as how slavery divided northern and southern churches); and finally
D) summarize how sectionalism effected politics, particularly the Missouri statehood problem and Missouri Compromise, the divisive Election of 1824, and the eventual influence of the “common man” and rise of the Jacksonian Democrats by 1828.
Answers must be 3-5 paragraphs in essay format including an introduction, body, and conclusion.
SEE CLASS NOTES #14 & 15; LECTURES 9-10; and CHAPTERS 9 and 11 for information specifically related to this question.
EXAM 3 DEADLINE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1 BY 11:59 PM