The Early Republic
Foreign Affairs of a Young Nation
Growing Sense of Nationhood
Andrew Jackson
Miscellaneous
100
The Federalist Party was headed by this charismatic Secretary of the Treasury.
Alexander Hamilton
100
President Washington favored this policy which avoided any alliances with other countries.
Isolationism.
100
What happened to the Federalist Party after the War of 1812?
Total collapse.
100
Andrew Jackson first became famous for destroying the British Army in this final battle of the War of 1812
Battle of New Orleans.
100
This party traditionally favored good relations with France during the French Revolution.
Democratic-Republicans.
200
Thomas Jefferson headed this party that was in opposition to the Federalists.
Democratic-Republican Party.
200
This group of pirates from North Africa demanded American ships "pay" them to enter the Mediterranean Sea. They were called the...
Barbary Pirates.
200
How did Americans view land beyond the Appalachian Mountains the the Mississippi River?
As the "frontier"
200
Jackson's politics favored which kind of people?
Common, working white men.
200
One of the retaliatory results of the burning of the Canadian city of Toronto during the War of 1812 was what?
The burning of Washington, DC.
300
This rebellion saw Massachusetts farmers rebelling against the new federal government over high taxes.
Whiskey Rebellion
300
Angered by both Britain and France's treatment of American ships, President Jefferson signed into law this act which prohibited any foreign ship from coming into an American harbor.
Embargo Act.
300
After being burned down in the War of 1812, many buildings in Washington, DC were rebuilt in the style from these ancient cultures.
Greeks and Romans.
300
Jackson rewarded his supporters by giving them jobs in the federal government. This was called the...
Spoils System
300
This treaty, signed in 1814, officially ended the War of 1812.
Treaty of Ghent.
400
Concerned about a possible war with France, President John Adams signed into law this controversial act that included provisions against freedom of speech and deporting individuals from "hostile" countries.
Alien and Sedition Act
400
This policy of "kidnapping" American sailors was largely practiced by the British Royal Navy.
Impressment.
400
This economic system is based on the belief that people can own private businesses and farms, and is still the economic system in America today.
Capitalism.
400
Due to the Indian Removal Act signed into law by President Jackson, tens of thousands of Native Americans were forcefully removed in a period called...
The Trail of Tears
400
This second President of the United States signed the Alien and Sedition Acts.
John Adams
500
The Federalist Party proposed this agenda, which included these things. Name at least three characteristics.
A strong federal government, promote factories and business, support a national bank.
500
This war was fought over American concerns of British impressment and British aid to Native American tribes.
War of 1812.
500
Henry Clay's American System proposed which three things?
Taxes on foreign goods, federal spending on roads and canals, and create a new national bank.
500
When South Carolina refused to pay tariffs (taxes on foreign goods), this sparked a crisis that potentially could have resulted in a civil war.
Nullification Crisis.
500
This policy, enacted by President Monroe and supported by the British, declared Latin and South America "off-hands" from any European power, especially Spain.
Monroe Doctrine.