Early US Foreign Policy
Nationalism and Sectionalism
American Culture
Jacksonian Democracy
Jackson's Administration
100
This U.S. President, elected in 1816, sent troops to secure the U.S.-Florida border.
Who is James Monroe?
100
This compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state (and Maine as a free state).
What is the Missouri Compromise?
100
Named after George Washington, this was one of the first famous American writers.
Who is Washington Irving?
100
This man was chosen as Andrew Jackson's vice presidential running mate in the election of 1828.
Who is John (C.) Calhoun?
100
This severe economic depression occurred in 1837.
What is the Panic of 1837?
200
This treaty is known for setting the border between the United States and Canada and for giving the United States fishing rights in some places by the British.
What is the Convention of 1818?
200
This is described as feelings of pride and loyalty to a nation.
What is Nationalism?
200
This school took an interest in creating paintings that showed national pride and portrayed the American landscape.
What is the Hudson River school?
200
This party arose from the supporters of Andrew Jackson.
What is the Democratic Party?
200
This party favored the idea of a weak President and a stronger Congress.
What is the Whig Party?
300
This compromise limited naval power on the Great Lakes for the United States and British Canada.
What is the Rush-Bagot Agreement?
300
This is known as disagreements between the different regions of the United States.
What is Sectionalism?
300
This was the founder of the Hudson River school.
Who was Thomas Cole?
300
This is an informal group of trusted advisors who periodically meet in the White House Kitchen.
What is the Kitchen Cabinet?
300
This dispute was a result of the conflicts arising between the supporters and opposers of nullification.
What is the nullification crisis?
400
Under this treaty (signed in 1819), Spain gave all of East Florida to the United States, and in return, the United States gave up what is now Texas.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
400
This time frame of peace, progress, and pride lasted from 1815 to 1825.
What is the Era of Good Feelings?
400
This is a type of folk hymn found in white and African American folk-music traditions.
What is a spiritual?
400
This is the practice of giving government jobs to political backers (supporters).
What is a spoils system?
400
Congress placed a high tariff on imports before Andrew Jackson took office, causing angry southerners to call it this.
What is the Tariff of Abominations?
500
This statement of America policy had four main points: the U.S. would not interfere with the affairs of European nations, the U.S. would identify and not interfere with existing colonies in North and South America, the Western Hemisphere would be off-limits for colonization by any foreign power, and the U.S. would view any European attempt at colonization or interference with any nation in the Western Hemisphere as a malicious act.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
500
This U.S. Representative from Kentucky believed that a strong national economy would encourage national "feeling" and reduce regional conflicts.
Who is Henry Clay?
500
This painting was created by George Caleb Bingham and is an example of the style of American painting that was evolving in the 1840s.
What is 'Fur Traders Descending the Missouri'?
500
This Secretary of State was one of Andrew Jackson's strongest allies in his official cabinet.
Who is Martin Van Buren?
500
This doctrine argued that because states had formed the national government, they should have more power than the federal government.
What is the states' rights doctrine?
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