Maintained balance between free and slave states.
Missouri Compromise
Advocacy against alcohol consumption.
Temperance Movement
U.S. policy opposing European colonization.
Monroe Doctrine
Forced relocation of Native Americans.
Indian Removal Act
Religious revival movement.
Second Great Awakening
Essays promoting the U.S. Constitution.
Federalist Papers
Founding Father and Federalist leader.
Alexander Hamilton
Established judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
Exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Conflict with Britain over maritime issues.
War of 1812
Commander of the Continental Army.
George Washington
First U.S. Constitution.
Articles of Confederation
Meeting to draft the U.S. Constitution.
Constitutional Convention
Author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Conflict over colonial territory.
French and Indian War
First ten amendments to the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
Founding Father and diplomat.
Benjamin Franklin
Colonial protest against British taxes.
Boston Tea Party
Document asserting American independence. (not actual independece)
Declaration of Independence
Influential Enlightenment philosopher.
John Locke
Seventh U.S. president and military leader.
Andrew Jackson
Dispute over states' rights.
Nullification Crisis
Economic transformation in the U.S.
Market Revolution
Shift to mechanized production.
Industrial Revolution
Waterway connecting the Great Lakes to NYC.
Erie Canal