Section 1
Inventor Eli Whitney created what device that may harvesting a certain crop easier and faster?
Cotton Gin
James Monroe, the 5th President, oversaw what "Era" of U.S. History?
Era of Good Feelings
Andrew Jackson
The journey given to the trek that Native Americans took during their relocation, where thousands died, was called what?
Trail of Tears
What was the name given to the U.S. law that forced Native Americans to relocate out west past the Mississippi River?
Indian Removal Act
What region in the United States saw an increase in manufacturing and factories being constructed?
New England
What State was a part of a "Compromise" that addressed the number of free and slave states in the country?
Missouri
What U.S. State did Jackson represent in Congress before becoming President?
Tennessee
Nativists in the United States at this time targeted what religious group coming to the United States from Europe?
Catholics (Irish Catholics)
What political party was formed in direct opposition to Jackson and his Democrats?
Whigs
Who was credited with inventing the Steel Plow to make farming easier and more effective?
John Deere
What Territory did the Spanish give to the U.S. in the Adams-Onis Treaty?
Florida
What is the name given to taxes placed on imported goods?
Tariff
Name two of the three Native American Tribes that we discussed in class that were forced to relocate from their homes to out west.
Choctaw, Cherokee, and Creek
The Mechanical Reaper, an important piece of agricultural technology, was invented by what person?
Cyrus McCormick
The Erie Canal was a man made waterway that connected what two bodies of water?
Hudson River and Lake Erie
Who did Monroe defeat in the Election of 1820?
No one (He ran unopposed)
50%
What nickname were opponents of Jackson calling him because of his acts and decisions that characterized him as a Tyrant?
King Andrew
The process of nullification is the act by a state to rule a federal law unconstitutional and refuse to comply. What state was a the center of the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina
The National Road ran between Cumberland, Maryland and what other city in the west?
Vandalia, Illinois
What South American leader began wars of independence in South America, which led to Spain wanting to cede territory for money to the U.S.?
Simon Bolivar
What institution in the United States did Jackson shut down during his presidency because he suspected it was creating political corruption? (Be Specific)
Second Bank of the United States
Describe what the Petticoat Affair was.
The affair in which all of Cabinet resigned over the refusal to work with War Secretary John Eaton and his Wife.
The Mason Dixon line was a demarcation line separating the northern and southern states at the border of what two U.S. states?
Maryland & Pennsylvania