The Jeffersonian Era
This 1803 purchase from France doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase
This 1803 case established the Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional. (judicial review)
What is Marbury v. Madison
Andrew Jackson won this major battle two weeks after the war was over.
What is the Battle of New Orleans
his 1823 statement opposed European colonization and interference in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine
This 1825 canal linked western farms to eastern cities and lowered food prices in the East.
What is the Erie Canal
This expedition, led by two explorers, explored lands west of the Mississippi.
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
In this case, the Court ruled that Congress could create a national bank under implied powers and that Maryland could not tax it.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland
These members of Congress, including Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, pushed for war with Britain
Who are the War Hawks
This 1807 policy barred American merchant ships from sailing to foreign ports to pressure Britain and France.
What is the Embargo Act
Samuel Morse demonstrated this invention, which sent messages almost instantly over wires.
What is the telegraph
What election outcome required the House to break a tie between Jefferson and Aaron Burr, with each state getting one vote
The Election of 1800
In this case, the Court ruled that Congress could regulate interstate commerce, striking down New York's steamboat monopoly.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden
This 1814 gathering of New England Federalists opposed the war, and the party's reputation suffered once news of U.S. victories spread
What is the Hartford Convention
Under this 1819 treaty, Spain ceded Florida to the U.S., which gave up its claim to Texas
What is the Florida Purchase Treaty
This system recruited young farm women to work in New England textile mills and live in company boardinghouses.
What is the Lowell System
This peaceful transfer of power from Federalists to Democratic-Republicans occurred after Jefferson's election
This 1810 case established that the Court could invalidate a state law that violated the Constitution
What is Fletcher v. Peck
This Shawnee leader united Native nations against U.S. expansion and was killed at the Battle of the Thames.
Who is Tecumseh
This 1817 agreement limited naval forces and fortifications on the Great Lakes
What is the Rush-Bagot Agreement
Eli Whitney developed this method for making rifles, which became the basis for mass production.
What are interchangable parts
What group plagued Jefferson's foreign policy by stealing American merchant ships?
Who are the Barbary Pirates
In this 1821 case, the Court affirmed its power to review state-court decisions involving federal authority
What is Cohens v. Virginia
This 1814 treaty ended the war and restored prewar boundaries.
What is the Treaty of Ghent
This 1818 agreement set the U.S.-Canada border at the 49th parallel and created joint occupation of Oregon for ten years
What is the Treaty of 1818
This inventor's mechanical reaper made harvesting grain on large farms more efficient.
Who is Cyrus McCormick