War of 1812
One of the causes of the War of 1812. This was the process of taking American sailors and forcing them into the British navy.
What was impressment?
This was a period of increased nationalism, optimism, and national unity in the U.S. after the War of 1812.
What was the Era of Good Feelings?
This was a religious revival that swept through the U.S. in the late 18th and first half of the 19th century.
What was the Second Great Awakening?
The Age of the Common Man is associated with this president.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
This was the idea that the United States was destined to expand across North America.
This treaty, at the end of the War of 1812, returned all British-occupied territory during the War to the U.S. but did not cease the impressment of American sailors
What was the Treaty of Ghent?
This doctrine, established in 1823, opposed the future involvement of Europe in both American continents.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
This group of people opposed the institution of slavery, believing it was morally wrong.
Who were abolitionists?
This was the system by which President Jackson rewarded party loyalty with government jobs.
What was the spoils system?
At the end of this war, the United States gained California, and New Mexico, in what became known as the Mexican Cession.
What was the Mexican-American War?
This group of politicians wanted to restore national honor by leading an invasion of British-held Canada
Who were the War Hawks?
This drew a line on the U.S. map, in which north of that line any new states would be free, and any new states south of that line would be slave states.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
This convention was the first womens' rights convention in the United States.
The Cherokee Tribe was forcibly relocated and their journey became known as this.
What was the Trail of Tears?
The discovery of gold in this region led to an increase in American migration westward.
What is California?
What is Washington D.C.?
The completion of this encouraged the growth of the Midwest by linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast.
What is the Erie Canal?
This movement sought to promote legal restrictions on alcohol and encourage people to not drink.
What was the temperance movement?
John C. Calhoun advanced this theory, that a state could reject a federal law, if it conflicted with the Constitution.
What was the nullification theory?
The development of this led to a desire for more western farm lands for the desire of growing cotton. This also led to an increase in the demand for enslaved people.
What was the cotton gin?
General Andrew Jackson became famous because of his leadership during this battle in 1815.
What was the Battle of New Orleans?
This Supreme Court Case established that the federal government, specifically Congress, has the power to regulate interstate commerce.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
Horace Mann advocated for this, as means of aiding America's poor.
What is public education?
The election of 1824 ended in a tie, leading the House to select this person to become the next President.
Hint: Andrew Jackson's supporters called this the corrupt bargain.
Who was John Quincy Adams?
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War.
What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?