Early America
precedents
President during the War of 1812.
James Madison
This president defended the Indian Removal policy by saying it was good for both Americans & Natives.
Andrew Jackson
The amount of southern electoral votes received by Lincoln in the election of 1860
Zero
True or false: Reconstruction provided protection for former slaves and healed the bitterness between the north and south.
False
This President issued an embargo on trade with Europe.
Thomas Jefferson
The two countries that were major players in the War of 1812
America & Britain
The period of nationalism after the War of 1812 that was tied closely with the presidency of James Monroe
Era of Good Feelings
The outcome of this decision was that slaves were property & could never become citizens of the U.S.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
This terrorist group formed during the Reconstruction period and used violence to prevent former slaves from voting.
Ku Klux Klan
John Adams
This building was most famously set on fire during the War of 1812
White House
The idea that America is so great that God gave us permission to expand westward
Manifest Destiny
This state was added to the U.S. as a free state in the Compromise of 1850
California
This profession, mostly filled by women at the time, grew during the Civil War.
nursing
This early political party supported a loose interpretation of the Constitution.
Federalists
This treaty ended the War of 1812.
Treaty of Ghent
This system (popularized by Andrew Jackson) allowed the President to fill political positions with their supporters.
spoils system
Part of the Compromise of 1850 that most appealed to the south.
Fugitive Slave Act
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this book, which spread anti-slavery sentiment in the North.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This treaty ended the Northwest Indian War, giving Americans better access to native lands.
Treaty of Greenville
The result of the War of 1812 (winners, losers?)
Status quo antebellum
This American policy aimed to keep Europe out of North and South America.
Monroe Doctrine
This was nullified by the Kansas Nebraska Act.
Missouri Compromise
Reconstruction plan required that ten percent of a state's voters take a loyalty oath to the U.S.
Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan