This event in 1803 doubled the size of the United States?
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This president, elected in 1828, was known as the "common man's" president.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This movement focused on improving conditions for enslaved individuals, leading to widespread calls for emancipation.
What is the abolitionist movement?
Henry Clay promoted this economic plan, which included a national bank, tariffs, and internal improvements.
What is the American System?
This 1823 policy warned European nations against further colonization in the Americas.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
What two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?
What are Maine and Missouri?
This term describes the controversial outcome of the 1824 election involving John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
What is the Corrupt Bargain?
This 1848 convention is considered the beginning of the organized women's rights movement.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
This invention by Eli Whitney in 1793 greatly increased cotton production and reliance on slave labor.
What is the cotton gin?
This term refers to the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the North American continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This 1831 revolt in Virginia was led by an enslaved preacher and sparked harsh slave laws in the South.
What is Nat Turner's Rebellion?
This political party emerged in the 1830s to oppose Andrew Jackson and the Democrats.
What is the Whig Party?
Give one of the women who were major factors in the Women's Rights Movement.
This 1828 tariff, dubbed what angered Southern states and contributed to sectional tensions.
What is the Tariff of Abominations?
These Congressmen in 1810 advocated for war with Britain to defend American honor and expand territory.
What are the War Hawks?
Passed in 1830, this law authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi
What is the Indian Removal Act?
The 1844 election featured this Democratic candidate who promoted westward expansion and won.
Who is James K. Polk?
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement, known for publishing what?
What is The Liberator?
This labor system in Massachusetts employed young women in textile mills, offering dormitory housing and strict moral oversight.
What is the Lowell System?
This 1807 act, passed under Thomas Jefferson, prohibited American ships from trading with foreign nations, aiming to avoid war with Britain and France.
What is the Embargo Act?
This 1832 crisis involved South Carolina's refusal to enforce federal tariffs, leading to a confrontation with the federal government
What is the Nullification Crisis?
William Henry Harrison's campaign in 1840 used this slogan to emphasize his military success.
What is "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too"?
This transcendentalist leader wrote "Civil Disobedience" and protested the Mexican-American War.
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
This economic philosophy, embraced by Jacksonian Democrats, emphasized minimal government interference in the economy.
What is laissez-faire?
This naval incident in 1807 involved the British attack on the USS Chesapeake, contributing to tensions leading to the War of 1812.
What is the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair?