Presidential Elections
Federalists
Jeffersonians
Era of Good Feelings
Jacksonians
100
Jacksonians were outraged by this deal between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams in 1824.
What is the Corrupt Bargain?
100
His Report on Credit advocated nationalizing state debt, forming a national bank, and creating perpetual debt to bond domestic creditors to the fledgling government.
What is Hamilton?
100
They were sent by Jefferson to find a water route to the Pacific.
What is Lewis and Clark?
100
The Erie Canal connected the Great Lakes to this river in Albany.
What is the hudson?
100
Jackson ignored the Supreme Court ruling in this case, sending troops to remove the Cherokees to Oklahoma.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
200
Jackson was aided by this extension of the franchise in 1828.
What is Universal White Male Suffrage?
200
Washington rode to western Pennsylvania with thousands of troops to crush this 1794 uprising.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
200
Designed to encourage Britain and France to respect US neutrality, this legislation caused a self-inflicted wound by bringing international trade to a halt in 1807. Ograbme!
What is the Embargo Act?
200
This route, eventually stretching from Maryland to Illinois, became a major trade route during the Era of Good Feelings.
What is the National Road?
200
John Calhoun of South Carolina attempted to nullify this 50% tax on imports.
What is the Tariff of Abominations?
300
The election represented the first peaceful transfer of power between parties in our nation's history.
What is the revolution of 1800?
300
Adams's envoys to France were rebuffed during this 1798 diplomatic episode.
What is the XYZ Affair?
300
He was Jefferson's vice president when he shot Hamilton to death in 1804.
What is Burr?
300
This territory was admitted to the union as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise preserving a sectional balance in the Senate.
What is Maine?
300
These adorable little financial institutions were the main beneficiaries of Jackson's bank veto but they're policies resulted in rampant inflation.
What is the pet banks?
400
After the Federalists imploded in Hartford 1815, this president and his democratic republicans cruised to election victory.
What is James Monroe?
400
This policy, designed to silence criticism of the Adams Administration, generated tremendous backlash.
What is the Alien and Sedition Acts?
400
Much to the chagrin of Jefferson, this chief justice established a strong judicial branch with his ruling in Marbury.
What is John Marshall?
400
This policy included tariffs, internal improvements, and a National Bank to build stronger economic unity.
What is the American System?
400
This Jackson vice-president took the brunt of the blame for the Panic of 1837?
What is Van Buren?
500
Henry Clay led this new party in opposition to Andrew Jackson in 1932.
What is the Whigs?
500
Federalists self-destructed during this post 1812 gathering when they advocated sharp limits on federal power but seemed unpatriotic.
What is the Hartford Convention?
500
This British policy of shanghaiing American sailors was cited by Madison as a reason for the War of 1812.
What is impressment?
500
This policy warned Europe that the Americas were henceforth not to be considered subject to colonization.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
500
These crazy new york based workingmen were ardent supporters of Jackson, opponents of the bank, and proponents of laissez-faire.
What is the locofocos?
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