Ch.11 Growth and Expansion

Ch.11 Growth and Expansion

Ms. Brown's 8th grade History Class

National Unity

• After the war of 1812, the country was unified under the presidency of James Monroe.

• In the early 1800s, three distinct sections developed in the United States—the North, the South, and the West

• In the early 1800s, the U.S. Supreme Court backed the powers of the national government over the states in three important decisions.

• The Missouri Compromise allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state and Missouri to enter as a slave state

Fill in the Blank

•After the war of 1812, the country was unified under the presidency of

The Second Bank of the United States

• The Second Bank of the United States was established in 1816, with a 20-year charter. It was headquartered in Philadelphia and had offices in 29 major U.S. cities.

• They also lend out the majority of their deposits to individuals and commercial borrowers in an effort to stimulate economic growth.

• A chartered bank provides people a place where they can easily deposit their money into various types of accounts and earn interest on their savings. Chartered banks maintain enough money so they can process customers' daily transactions.

Multiple Choice

How does a chartered bank help people with economic affairs?

• Presidents are able to have access to funds and rent out expensive boats and have parties.

• It doesn't help people, instead the rich will captialized from their money by investing it.

• It provides different types of savings accounts, keeps enough money to process transactions, and loans money to individuals and commercial borrowers.

• Mo Money Mo Problems

Missouri Compromise Map. (RED LINE)

Multiple Choice

What was the result of the closure of the First Bank of the United States?

• I don't know

• There were too many IOUs being distributed.

• President Lincolin freed too many slaves causing the bank to be in debt.

• State banks had fewer restrictions. They made too many loans and allowed too much money into circulation, which resulted in inflation.

Multiple Choice

How many states developed from the compromise?

• 3

• 4

• 2

• 6

Open Ended

How does lending money to borrowers stimulate economic growth?

Multiple Choice

Who proposed the Missouri Compromise?

• Abraham Lincolin

• Henry Clay

• James Monroe

• Andrew Jackson

Multiple Choice

Explain how the Supreme Court’s decisions affected the power of the federal government?

• The Supreme Court strengthened the power of the federal government over the power of the states. Chief Justice John Marshall argued that the Constitution gives specific powers to the federal government that take precedence over state government powers.

• I don't know

• The supreme court wanted the federal government to be ruled like the old country.

• Henry Clay didn't know what he was doing.

Acquisition of Florida/ Seminole Wars

• The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States. President Madison claimed Florida from the Mississippi River to the Perdido River as part of the Louisiana Purchase.

• Spain ceded control of Florida to the United States in 1819

• The Monroe Doctrine was a clear warning to European nations to keep out of the Americas

Fill in the Blank

•Spain ________________ control of Florida to the United States in 1819.

Multiple Choice

How was the Seminole involved in the U.S. acquisition of Florida?

• They were not involved they hid in trees all day long.

• Seminole raids in Georgia were one of the reasons Andrew Jackson invaded Florida in 1818.

• The cherokee were more involved than the seminoles

• I don't know