American History Homework Four Answers - Student Seven

KaraH

1. The Revolution of 1800 was the presidential election in the same year. In that election there was a change of leadership, but it was peaceful and done by voting. This was the first time a change like this had happened by voting and without too many troubles in modern history. In England, royalty is generally not chosen by popular vote, and before 1800 no other vote had been done peacefully.

Very good, but there had been peaceful votes prior to 1800. In 1796 John Adams was elected peacefully. But 1800 was the first peaceful change in power, with the opposition group acquiring control of the government.

2. If I knew of the vast land that could be bought within the same land mass as the country I led, I would have approved. There are so many opportunities that this country gained when we had some "breathing room," and that land is still utilized in not only housing, but in farming and other sorts of economic things.

On the other hand though, had America not bought the land from France, who knows who would have bought it? Anyone could have bought the land, and if for example England was the one, there are so many conflicts that could have come about from the closer quarters and the accessibility between both countries.

Superb.

3. The English banned America from trading with France unless the things being traded first arrived in England. This burdened America and their shipping which led to the War of 1812, even though England revoked this a bit before Congress declared war. England had no right to put their noses into other country's business (even though America has done it many times) and to go so far as to forbid these two countries to trade with one another without first looking at it themselves was way overboard.

This would tack on a few extra hundred miles on both ends, and extra food and water which would not only add in the money factor, but the time factor as well. Needless to say, America was rather unpleased.

Excellent!

4. Monroe's Doctrine would be the most lasting contribution Monroe made during his life. It stated that Europe shouldn't add new colonies to the North and South Americas because of the differing politics and economics in Europe. It also warned that Europe shouldn't interfere with anything in the Western Hemisphere at all. This doctrine is cited by the modern presidents when anyone in Europe attempts to interfere in our hemisphere still to this day.

Terrific!

5. When both the middle and low classes of voters prefer a certain candidate, even if the upper class does not, it's called a Jacksonian Democracy. The reason for this is because before Andrew Jackson became president he lived in a literal log cabin. When he was inaugurated Jackson allowed the public into the White House, even allowing them to stand on chairs with their muddy boots.

Good.

6. The Marshall Court achieved many things under Chief Justice John Marshall. It's known for making many important decisions, including cases that expanded federal power, established that a state law could be invalidated if it was unconstitutional, established that federal banks could not be taxed by a state, and many others.

Superb. Will use as a model answer!

7. I believe that this cartoon depicts the War of 1812, or at least the time period around it. The bull represents England, the lady represents America, and according to some research I did, the bear represents Russia. This would place the cartoon in the early 1800s, perhaps with 1800-1810. The viewpoint of the cartoonist would most likely be from America, one who is utterly sick of England and it's many rulings it keeps imposing on America.

Good, but your time period is too early and you could add some more detail. Also, use "its", not it's, for the possessive form. (Minus 1).

H1) Jefferson wrote out the first drafts of the Declaration of the Independence. Because of this alone he'll get more attention then others since the Declaration is one of the (if not the) most important documents in American history, no matter if he only wrote the first drafts. Another reason would be the Louisiana Purchase. That turned out to be very successful, even though at the time it was a high gamble. He originally only wanted New Orleans and west Florida from France, but the man he set up to barter for it (James Monroe) was instead able to get all of the property France owned since France no longer wished to settle in North America.

Good answer with specific examples.

H3) Depending on how and why it's done, a "corrupt bargain" between politicians can either be fine, or very wrong. For example, if a politician essentially "buys" support by promising that whoever does will get a place in office, that's wrong. Anyone could get into office that way, and most people don't have the right kind of experience to do a good job. It's also very bad for the politician, because then he would no longer be able to have people of his choosing, or people who would agree with him.

On the other side, if a politician decides to take a person who had been supporting or working for them for an extended period of time, that's not always wrong. In fact, it could end up working well for the country if the man who works for the politician agrees with the politician on things that would be good for the country. It could also work the opposite way. If two people of the same belief work together in office and both agree to something that could be very bad then it could be detrimental to the country.

So all in all, I suppose a "corrupt bargain" would be mainly wrong, but if it's done a certain way and under certain beliefs it would be fine.

Superb answer.

H5) Slavery not only suppressed freedom of speech, but freedom of living their lives as they wanted. Slaves were so low on the scale of human ranks that even if they did have the freedom to speak as they wished they would either be scorned, ridiculed, or simply ignored. Even after they were freed it was difficult to find people who would actually listen with an open mind.

Much like Christians today. Even though America still allows Christians to be and do what they want, very few people listen to them without prejudice. For example, on something so simple (or not so simple depending on how it's viewed) as Yahoo! Answers there is a section on religion. Most of that section is taken up by topics on how Christians aren't tolerant, how absolutely ridiculous Christianity is and so on. There's a smattering of other religions on there, but I have yet to see one "bashed". It doesn't mean it hasn't happened, but it appears to be much less common then for Christianity.

Christians in modern America obviously have more rights then newly freed slaves, but when the topic turns to religion many listening ears will turn to stone unless the person speaking is saying something in agreement to the "common belief".

Terrific insights

Excellent homework. Score: 99/100.--Aschlafly 09:29, 10 October 2008 (EDT)