Vocabulary
This 1803 Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review, giving the courts the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
Marbury v Madison
This Democratic-Republican president's election in 1800 marked the peaceful transfer of power between political parties.
Thomas Jefferson
This territory, ceded to the U.S. from Spain in 1819, established the U.S. southern border and helped solidify the nation's westward expansion.
Florida
This event was associated with Andrew Jackson, and described as a severe economic depression due to speculation in land and banks.
Panic of 1837
This political party, founded in the 1830s, opposed the policies of Andrew Jackson and favored a more centralized government.
Whig Party
This policy, announced by President Monroe in 1823, warned European powers not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
This war hero and 7th president of the United States was a controversial figure known for his policies toward Native Americans and his role in the expansion of democracy.
Andrew Jackson
This territory, ceded to the U.S. from Spain in 1819, established the U.S. southern border and helped solidify the nation's westward expansion.
Texas
n 1830, Congress passed this controversial act, forcing Native American tribes in the Southeast to relocate to land west of the Mississippi River.
Indian Removal Act
This religious movement, led by Joseph Smith, founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the early 19th century.
Mormons
This term refers to the system where government jobs are given to political supporters as a reward for their loyalty.
Spoils System
This chief justice of the Supreme Court presided over landmark cases like Marbury v. Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland, strengthening the power of the federal government.
John Marshall
The meeting place of feminists in 1848. Where the Declaration of Sentiments (Declaration of Women's Rights) was issued.
Seneca Falls, NY
This major political event of 1832, involving South Carolina’s opposition to federal tariffs, tested the limits of federal power and states' rights.
Nullification Crisis
This group of Native Americans, including the Cherokees, Choctaws, and others, was forced to move westward under the Indian Removal Act.
The Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole)
This 1828 tariff, opposed by Southern states, raised duties on imported goods and contributed to the Nullification Crisis.
Tariff of Abominations
This senator from South Carolina was a key proponent of states' rights and nullification during the 1830s.
John C. Calhoun
Where did most Irish Immigrants stay when they arrived in the US? (region or cities)
The North (Philadelphia, Boston, NYC)
This 1846-1848 conflict between the United States and Mexico resulted in the U.S. gaining vast territories in the Southwest.
Mexican-American War
This utopian community, founded by Robert Owen in 1825 in Indiana, was an experiment in socialist living and idealistic social reform.
New Harmony
referring to the new, young Democratic-Republicans of congress in 1810 who wanted war with Britain
War Hawks
The son of a previous president who ran against Andrew Jackson the first time and won.
John Quincy Adams
This region was claimed by both Britain and the United States before being settled by a treaty in 1846.
Oregon Territory
This 1824 Supreme Court case, led by Chief Justice John Marshall, affirmed the power of the federal government to regulate interstate commerce, even within a single state.
Gibbons v Ogeden
This group, founded by Samuel Morse in the 1830s, was primarily focused on limiting the influence of immigrants, especially Catholics, in American society. They were not involved in politics other than this
Know-Nothing Party