Vocabulary
Presidencies
Land Acquisitions
Foreign Conflicts
Domestic Conflicts
100
What does the image show?
Impressments
100
What are some signature moments in Washington's Presidency?
-Farewell Address
-Bottling up the Whiskey Rebellion
100
What did the Adams-Onis treaty do?
An agreement between Spain and the U.S., obtaining Florida and bits of Spanish-occupied territory in Oregon.
100
What foreign conflict is known as "Mr. Madison's war"?
The War of 1812
100
What was the Whiskey Rebellion
Farmers rebelled against paying taxes on corn
200
What is a Republic?
A political system in which representatives are responsible for governing.
200
What were the Alien + Sedition acts, and which president established them?
-Immigrants had to wait for citizenship and people were jailed for bad-mouthing (disloyalty) the president.
-John Adams
200
Why did Jefferson want the Mississippi River?
Trade and protection
200
What countries were impressing sailors?
France and Britain
200
What are the Alien + Sedition acts?
Immigrants had to wait for citizenship and people were jailed for disloyalty (bad-mouthing the president)
300
Define Political Party.
Groups of people sharing a common political philosophy and supporting candidates who share that same philosophy.
300
What were some notable things in Jefferson's presidency
-Marbury V Madison
-The Louisiana Purchase
-Embargo Act
300
How much did France charge for the Louisiana Territory
$15 million
300
What concluded the War of 1812?
The Treaty of Ghent
300
Embargo Acts?
Jefferson stopped American shipping due to British Impressments. Disrupted the economy and led to the American System.
400
Nationalism?
Strong love, loyalty, pride, and respect for your country.
(AMERICA RAHHHHHH)
400
What foreign conflict occurred during Madison's presidency?
The War of 1812
400
Who else occupied Oregon territory (Aside from Spain?)
The British
400
Where was the Treaty of Ghent signed?
Ghent, Belgium
400
The Gag Order
JQA placed a gag order on American politicians in regards to slavery.
500
What is Isolationism?
The Policy of separating and non-participation in international affairs.
(Neutrality.)
500
What was the Missouri Compromise? (Monroe's Presidency.)
To balance the power in congress between Free and Slave states, Missouri was added to the country as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
500
Who aided Louis and Clark when they explored Louisiana territory
Sacagawea and her husband, Toussaint Charbonneau.
500
Why was Europe impressing American sailors?
They were frustrated because we were staying neutral in the Napoleonic wars.
500
The Corrupt Bargain
JQA and Andrew Jackson were supposed to meet with Henry Clay to determine the winner of the presidential election (it was a tie between them) Clay spoke with JQA and nominated him president, without talking to Jackson.