The War of 1812
The British practice of capturing American sailors and forcing them into naval service.
What is impressment?
The growing cultural and economic divide between the North, South, and West after the War of 1812 is known as: (Hint: this was caused by slavery expanding and by the American System)
What is Sectionalism?
In addition to expanding U.S. territory, this land purchase allowed the U.S. to limit French and British influence in North America.
What is the LOUISIANA PURCHASE?
This law forcibly relocated Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River.
What is the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
The belief that it was the U.S.'s divine right to expand westward across the continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This war solidified U.S. independence from Britain BUT it also led to an increase in American unity known as what?
What is NATIONALISM
This order/document warned European powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This expedition not only mapped new routes to the Pacific but also provided valuable information about Native American tribes and natural resources.
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
This event saw Henry Clay helping John Quincy Adams secure the presidency in exchange for a government position.
What is the Corrupt Bargain?
The annexation of this territory reignited debates over slavery’s expansion in the U.S.
What is Texas?
The War of 1812 highlighted the United States’ economic dependence on foreign goods and inspired this major economic plan.
What is Henry Clay’s American System?
One of the three main components of Henry Clay’s American System, this policy was designed to protect American industries from foreign competition but was unpopular in the South.
What are protective tariffs?
This act shut down American ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain, damaging foreign trade.
What is the Embargo Act?
Why did President Jackson veto the recharter of Second Bank of the United States?
What is he claimed it favored the wealthy elite?
This 19th-century activist fought for the humane treatment of the mentally ill and helped establish better conditions in prisons and asylums.
Who is Dorothea Dix?
Supporters of James Monroe's call for war (war of 1812) were known as what? (Hint: most were SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS)
What are War Hawks?
In Henry Clay's American System, This improvement allowed the North, South, and West to trade goods efficiently and increased travel/exchange of ideas:
What are Internal improvements:Roads/Bridges/Railroads/Canals?
This CLAUSE/CONSTITUTIONAL POWER allowed the president and federal branches to create the 1st Bank of the U.S and later to purchase the Louisiana Territory
Necessary and proper clause/Implied Power
Andrew Jackson’s practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as this system:
What is the Spoils System?
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 marked the beginning of this major reform movement advocating for equal rights.
What is the women’s rights movement?
After the War of 1812, This political party "fell off" and eventually broke apart because they were seen as traitors to American Unity and failed to support the war against Britain.
What is the Federalist Party?
This agreement, passed in 1820, temporarily resolved the debate over slavery’s expansion by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This Supreme Court case, decided during Jefferson’s presidency, established the principle of judicial review, increasing the power of the judiciary.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
In response to the Tariff of 1828, South Carolina passed this doctrine, arguing that states could ignore federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.
What is Nullification?
What reform movement inspired FULL SOCIAL and POLITICAL reform in the U.S prior to the Civil War?
What is the Second Great Awakening?