1. Short Answers & Essay Help

2.  The American System was a plan to unite the various parts of the U.S. through a system of banking, taxation, and transportation.  It was proposed by President Madison, and supported by Henry Clay from KY (The West) and John C. Calhoun from SC (The South).  America was divided into three areas each specializing in different industries– Textiles in the North, Plantations in the South, and Farming in the West.

3.  When Missouri applied to be a state, it was at a time when there was a tenuous balance between slave and free states in the nation  Illinois was added as a free state and Alabama was added as a slave state bring the count to 11-11.  The North felt the South was trying to extend slavery, and the South thought the North was trying to stop slavery.  Henry Clay stepped in and compromised to admit Maine as a free state, Missouri as a slave state, and set a national boundary.  This boundary was set at 36⁰30’ north latitude.  North of the line was free, South was slave.

4.  The two views towards Native Americans was that they needed to either be displaced or converted.  Some tribes had already converted to the white European culture, and these included the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole and Creek tribes– also known as the five civilized tribes.  Jackson did not agree with assimilation and began the Indian Removal Act of 1830.  He negotiated treaties with government money or forcibly removed the natives with federal troops. The Cherokee proved to be the most difficult.

5.  Jackson loathed the B.U.S and viewed it as a “monster” that benefited the privileged few.  Because the federal tax revenue was placed in the B.U.S, the stockholders (wealthy) received the interest from this tax money. Basically making money off taxes.  Jackson waged a personal war on the B.U.S. by setting “pet banks” up to keep government funds.  These banks put the B.U.S. out of business since Nicholas Biddle needed this money to operate. When angry businessman demanded Jackson open the bank, he sent them to Biddle.

6.  The use of interchangeable parts and the rise of the mechanized factory led to mass production in the North.  In the South, the cotton gin allowed for the “cotton kingdoms” to easily clean the short-staple cotton. This increased the production of raw materials.  These two industries were inextricably linked.  As the Northern textile industry sped up, so did their need for Southern cotton.  The Northern factories and farms did not require slaves, so this led to abolition and moral views towards it.  The tensions ensued with both the Tariff of Abominations and Missouri Compromise.

7.  HW: Study for Ch7 test and make sure to pre- write the essay!  Bring your class job sheets to me before you leave. New Jobs to be handed out!  If you did not complete the research work, you will have a failing grade for research and a Sunday Study Hall.  Have a great day!