Jefferson
Jackson
Monroe and Madison
People and Places
Laws, Policies, and Precedents
Misc
100
Why is the election of 1800 called the “Revolution of 1800”?
Because Federalists wouldn't win a big election ever again.
100
Andrew Jackson fought in this battle during the War of 1812.
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
100
This war was fought during President Madison's first term.
What is the war of 1812?
100
Who was John Marshall?
Chief Justice of the US Supreme court from 1801 to 1835.
100
This is what we call the policies we have towards other countries.
What is foreign policy?
100
Describe the different economies of the northern, southern and western United States
North - Factories and Industry
South - Slaves and Cotton
West - Food (Wheat, Corn) The breadbasket!200
What were the Midnight Judges?
Judges appointed by Adams at the end of his term meant to slow down Jefferson's political agenda.
200
This major change allowed for "common men" to vote in presidential elections, leading to Jackson's 1828 election.
What is Universal White Male Suffrage?
200
This group of senators and congressmen, headed by Henry Clay, advocated fiercely for war with England and France as punishment for kidnapping our sailors.
Who are the War Hawks?
200
This man invented the Cotton Gin, a device that made separating cotton from its seeds an easy and simple task.
Who is Eli Whitney?
200
The Adams-Onis Treaty gave the United States this state.
What is Florida?
200
Why was America so protective over the South American countries mentioned in the Monroe Doctrine?
Because they had just broken away from a monarchy just like we did.
300
What was "Marbury v. Madison"?
A supreme court case that set the precedent of Judicial Review, or the ability of the court to check the power of congress.
300
Jackson's opponents had this funny name, named after a party that opposed monarchy back in England.
Who are the Whigs?
300
President Madison signed this treaty to end the War of 1812, although it had some flaws.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
300
This man warned against the formation of political parties, getting involved in foreign affairs, and left office willingly after only two terms.
Who is George Washington?
300
True or False: Democratic Republicans from Jefferson to Monroe achieved their goals and decreased the power of the federal government.
False.
300
The transition to from making clothes and textiles at home to making them in large factories is known as what revolution?
What is the Industrial Revolution?
400
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
A parcel of land that doubled the size of the United States purchased from Napoleon of France.
400
Jackson's Democrats replaced which US political party?
400
James Monroe was president during this era of American history.
What is the Era of Good Feelings?
400
The British burnt this city to the ground during the War of 1812.
What is Washington DC?
400
Jackson used this presidential power more than any other president in history at that point.
What is the Veto?
400
Name three new technologies that were a result of the industrialization of America.
McCormick's Reaper
John Deere's Steel Plow
Spinny Jenny
Spinning Mule
Sewing Machine
Auto-Loom
Cotton Gin
Steam Engine
Many More!
500
Jefferson reduced the size of this as a way to reduce the cost of the national government.
What is the Army?
500
Name the three controversies of Jackson's presidency.
Indian Removal
Veto of BUSNullification Crisis
500
One of Monroe's goals was to promote American nationalism. What is nationalism?
Nationalism is the pride in the identity of a person's country or nation. Similar to patriotism.
500
This city (today one of the largest cities in the world) grew very quickly after the construction of the Erie Canal.
What is New York City?
500
The practice of kidnapping sailors and forcing them to work for you is known as what?
What is impressment?
500
This was the name of the most important new mode of transportation in Henry Clay's American System. Specifically, it connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the Erie Canal?
600
Jefferson believed that America should be nation made up of people with this profession.
Who are farmers?
600
The Nullification Crisis revealed deep differences between the different regions of the United States called this.
What is sectionalism?
600
One of President Monroe's major accomplishments was the Monroe Doctrine. What did it say?
That European powers should stay on their eastern hemisphere of the planet and we will deal with the western hemisphere.
600
Who were Lewis and Clark?
Explorers sent by Jefferson to map and explore the new Louisiana territory; their findings revealed an abundance of natural resources for America
600
This tax on imported goods led to the Nullification Crisis, the _________ of abominations!
What is a tarrif?
600
This was Jackson's nickname given to him by his supporters.
What is "Old Hickory"?
700
What was the problem with Jefferson’s embargo?
It hurt American consumers by raising the cost of foreign goods.
700
Who was Jackson's Vice President? (for his first term, they didn't get along...)
Who is John C. Calhoun?
700
Monroe began implementation of this system meant to connect the different regional economies of the United States' north, south and west.
What is Henry Clay's American System?
700
Who was William Marbury?
William Marbury was one of the judges Adams appointed to lower federal courts on his way out of office. He sued Madison for not delivering his "job acceptance letter", and was the accuser in the "Marbury v. Madison" case.
700
This Supreme Court case ruled in favor of the Natives who had appealed it, but Jackson ignored the ruling and forced them off their land.
Worcester v. Georgia
700
These two founded the first two American political parties, the Democratic Republicans and the Federalists.
Who are Jefferson (DR) and Hamilton (F)?