Ush Sat 2 Official Study Thread

<p>tallmadge amendment- forbid introduction of slavery into missouri, and all slaves are free at age of 25</p>

<p>election of 1832- it was after the corrupt bargain and jackson won easily</p>

<p>andrew jackson nick- king andrew III</p>

<p>treaty of ghent- u.s. + britain both return land</p>

<p>specie circular- isn't that just the currency? gold,silver</p>

<p>corrupt bargain= henry clay gave his vote to john quincy adams in return for position secretary of state even though jackson had won the majority of popular vote</p>

<p>peggy eaton- main important thing was she was wife of some one and basically made john c callhoun retire from VP and made him more southerner and pro state</p>

<p>treaty of ghent- ended war of 1812</p>

<p>jacksons nickname was old hickory</p>

<p>i think main issue of 1832 was either national bank or universal suffrage</p>

<p>pendelton act- act that was supposed to get rid of the spoils system</p>

<p>specie circular- something about money</p>

<p>treaty of guadalope hidalgo- ended war with mexico with mexico giving lands away to us for about 5 million dollars</p>

<p>where was the panama canal supposed to be built initially?</p>

<p>was it supposed to be built in venezuela..not rlly sure</p>

<p>wade davis bill?</p>

<p>what was the point of gasden purchase/why did stephen douglas want it</p>

<p>explain the development of the trancontinental railroad in the south</p>

<p>gadsden purchase was needed to build a railroad.. i think that dude wanted it because he either wanted to be rich or get some form of power (governor or president)</p>

<p>idk about the development of transcontinental railroad in south other than it was less developed than the norths</p>

<p>ask me some q's 2</p>

<p>also what was a century of dishonor?</p>

<p>what were victory gardens?</p>

<p>century of dishonor was a book written by some woman about the mistreatment of native americans.</p>

<p>i think victory gardens were gardens to support ww2.</p>

<p>what was the first colonial settlement in america?</p>

<p>roanoke the lost colony ws the 1st
jamestown first permanant one</p>

<p>what was the amnesty of 1872?</p>

<p>haha i had to wikipedia this one..</p>

<p>removed restrictions on ex-confederates to have political power again</p>

<p>who was clarence darrows?</p>

<p>i have no idea</p>

<p>anaconda plan?</p>

<p>clarence darrows was the defense lawyer for scopes during scopes trial.</p>

<p>anaconda plan was winfield scott's plan to defeat the south in the civil war.</p>

<p>Taft-Hartley Act?</p>

<p>what was transcendentalism, black belts, and the hartford convention</p>

<p>transecendalitlsm
ralphy waldo emmerson/thoreau etc. nature, nomaterial items es bueno</p>

<p>hartford con
elimnate feds for good, wanted to secede, too radical, party dissolves, upset about the agriculture schemes of jefferson madison y monroe</p>

<p>what was the wilmot proviso?</p>

<p>^ wilmot proviso- keep slavery where it already exist, but don't expand it (free soil party)</p>

<p>what was the battle of san juan hill and foraker act</p>

<p>san juan hill was a rousing battle in cuba with tr's famous rough riders winning a triumphant siege. led to nationalism back home. don't know about foraker act</p>

<p>what was yellow journalism?
state 2 writers.</p>

<p>i only remember one of the guys (Pulitzer), but it was the printing of scandals and stuff (some times they are fictional)...basically it was unethical practices</p>

<p>William Randolph Hearst. He and Pulitzer sensationalized the press, essentially, and stretched the truth more than once.</p>