George Washington
This group was created by George Washington to advise him, and it set a precedent for future presidents
What is the cabinet?
The Haitian Revolution convinced this European power to abandon its American empire & sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States
What is France (Napoleon)?
This war was caused by British impressment of U.S. sailors and interference with American trade.
What is the War of 1812?
This term refers to the political movement that expanded voting rights to more white males and promoted the "common man."
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
This reformer led the movement for better treatment of the mentally ill
Who is Dorothea Dix?
This speech by Washington warned against political parties and permanent foreign alliances.
What is the farewell address?
These controversial laws allowed John Adams to imprison or deport immigrants and limited speech critical of the government
What are the Alien & Sedition acts?
This 1819 treaty gave Florida to the U.S. from Spain in exchange for the U.S. promising to leave Texas alone.
What is the Adams-Onis treaty?
This practice, used heavily by Jackson, rewarded political supporters with government jobs.
What is the Spoils System?
This group fought for the end of slavery in the United States.
Who are abolitionists?
This system was used to elect Washington as president and still determines how presidents are elected today
What is the electoral college?
Marbury v. Madison strengthened this branch of government by allowing it to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is the judiciary branch?
This 19th-century belief justified the expansion of the U.S. across North America
What is manifest destiny?
This 1832 crisis involved South Carolina refusing to enforce a federal tariff and threatening to secede.
What is the Nullification Crisis?
What invention helped process cotton faster, increased demand, and increased the need for the labor of enslaved people?
What is the cotton gin?
What was Washington's foreign policy approach regarding European wars?
What is isolationism and neutrality?
This political party, led by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, supported a strong federal government and had a pro-British stance in foreign affairs.
What is the Federalist party?
This 1853 land purchase from Mexico completed the continental U.S
What is the Gadsden Purchase?
This Supreme Court case ruled that Georgia laws did not apply within Cherokee territory
What is Worcester v Georgia?
What technological innovation most contributed to connecting materials & labor to factories & markets?
What are railroads?
This rebellion over a tax on whiskey showed the power of the new federal government to enforce laws.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
This law, passed by Thomas Jefferson in response to British and French interference with U.S. ships, hurt the American economy.
What is the Embargo Act of 1807?
This 1830s forced relocation of Native Americans became known as a tragic journey
What is the Trail of Tears?
This controversial financial institution was shut down by Jackson, who believed it was too powerful.
What is the Second Bank of the United States?
This innovation by Eli Whitney allowed machines and weapons to be repaired more easily by replacing identical components.
What are interchangeable parts?