This first US political party favored a Broad Interpretation of the Constitution, a more powerful federal government and industrialization. The members of this party were Pro-Britain.
What is the Federalist Party?
100
This conflict with Britain was instigated by the impressment of naval officers and Britain's refusal to leave the frontier of the US.
What is the War of 1812?
100
James Monroe's presidency began with this period of relative peace and prosperity.
What is the Era of Good Feelings?
100
This dominant reform movement became the focus of the nation leading up to the Civil War. Its advocates included Harriet Beecher Stowe and Frederick Douglass.
What is Abolition?
100
This major power source of the early industrial revolution enabled the use of railroads, steamboats and factories. It was perfected by the British inventor, James Watt.
What is the Steam Engine?
200
This political party formed in opposition to the Federalists. Its members favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution, states' rights, and were pro-France.
What is the Democratic-Republican Party?
200
This meeting of Federalists during the War of 1812 to discuss their opposition to the war led to the perception that they were disloyal and eventually led to their demise.
What is the Hartford Convention?
200
Though slavery and the slave trade continued in the United States until the end of the Civil War, this was abolished in 1808.
What is the Atlantic (or International) Slave Trade?
200
This first women's rights meeting, attended by leaders such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, took place in 1848.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
200
This form of transportation helped to extend markets during early industrialization. It was key to making the idea of Manifest Destiny a reality.
What are railroads?
300
This political party of the second party system evolved out of the Democratic-Republicans and was led by Andrew Jackson.
What is the Democratic Party?
300
This was the name given to a group of Senators who pushed Congress to declare war against Great Britain before the War of 1812.
Who are the War Hawks?
300
Who was elected in 1824 amid controversy surrounding what was termed the "Corrupt Bargain"?
Who is John Quincy Adams?
300
A former slave who became one of the leaders of the Abolition Movement, this man wrote an autobiography and published a newspaper called the North Star.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
300
This economic policy advocated by Henry Clay called for increased manufacturing, production of raw materials, and a unifying system of transportation to the West.
What is the American System?
400
This political party was created out of opposition to Andrew Jackson and his perceived abuses of power as a president.
What is the Whig Party?
400
This controversial part of Alexander Hamilton's financial plan was vetoed by President Madison after its first charter expired.
What is the National Bank?
400
This policy, established in 1823, warned European powers not to attempt further colonization in the western hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
400
These were designed to be ideal communities based on cooperation and communal living during and after the Second Great Awakening.
What are Utopian Communities?
400
Eli Whitney invented this process of repairing machinery that increased the production speed in US factories.
What are Interchangeable Parts?
500
This political ideology contrasted with Jeffersonian democracy. It was represented by expanded participation in government, the idea of universal white male suffrage, and a stronger role for the executive.
What is the Jacksonian Democracy?
500
President Madison vetoed this bill for internal improvements because the power was not written in the Constitution. Thus, it is an illustration of his support for strict interpretation of the Constitution.
What is the Bonus Bill?
500
In 1836, this Native American group was forced out of Georgia and across the Mississippi River along a migration route that became known as the Trail of Tears.
Who are the Cherokee?
500
This evangelical preacher during the Second Great Awakening believed in the idea of Perfectionism, arguing that people could improve themselves and society through their actions.
Who is Charles Finney?
500
This city was the location of the first large scale textile factory in the US. Many young women, the daughter of local farmers, were employed there.