People
Politics
Roads and Rivers
Sectionalism
100

Who invented the steamboat in 1807?

Robert Fulton

100

What political party did Andrew Jackson start in 1825?

Democratic party

100

What state had the Erie Canal in 1825?

New York

100

Which state joined the Union with Missouri?

Maine

200

Who was the Great Compromiser?

Henry Clay

200

What political party did Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams start in 1825?

Whig party

200

What did the National Road connect in 1811, and why was it important?

Baltimore MD to St Louis MO; helped trade and pioneers

200

What 1820 solution forbade slavery north of Missouri’s southern border?

The Missouri Compromise

300

Which president warned Europeans to leave the Americas alone?

James Monroe

300

What ended the Democratic-Republican political party in 1825?

The 1824 presidential election fight

300

What changed Mississippi River shipping after 1807?

The steamboat

300

How did the West feel about land prices, tariffs, roads, and slavery?

Low land prices & tariffs, yes roads, and divided over slavery

400

What is DeWitt Clinton famous for?

New York governor and Erie Canal builder

400

Who ran unopposed for president in 1820?

James Monroe

400

What Native American alliance was along the Mississippi River in 1794-1813?

The Tecumseh Confederacy

400

How did the North feel about land prices, tariffs, roads, and slavery?

High land prices & tariffs, no roads & slavery

500

Who was chosen president by the House of Representatives in 1824?

John Quincy Adams

500

Who started the Democratic-Republican political party in 1792?

Thomas Jefferson

500

What did the first successful turnpike connect in 1790?

Philadelphia PA and Lancaster PA

500

How did the South feel about land prices, tariffs, roads, and slavery?

Indifferent land prices, low tariffs, no roads, yes slavery

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