War of 1812
What was the Embargo Act?
Banned trade with all foreign countries
Who was President during the War of 1812?
James Madison
What state did James Monroe secure from Spain?
Florida
Who won the election of 1824 against Andrew Jackson?
John Quincy Adams
What political party was Jackson a member of?
Democratic
What was the British Navy doing to U.S. ships and sailors?
Capturing them/forcing them to work
How did Americans feel about themselves after the war?
Patriotism was at an all time high/feeling great!
What country to the South was formed after they gained independence from Spain?
Mexico
What was the corrupt bargain?
Quincy Adams promising Henry Clay the Secretary of State position in order to help elect him
What political party was formed in response to Jackson?
The Whig party
What did Britain ultimately want with the United States?
to gain their land and colonies back
What is Nationalism?
Feeling of pride in ones country
What did the Monroe Doctrine State the U.S. would not do?
Become involved in European issues and wars
Who could all could now vote under the Jacksonian Democracy?
All white men
What was one of Jackson's nicknames? He had a positive and negative?
Old Hickory or King Andrew
Why wasn't Great Britain able to commit the majority of its army and navy to fighting in the United States?
They were fighting in France and Europe
Who was elected in 1816 as our 5th president?
James Monroe
What did the Monroe Doctrine state that Europe would not do in the U.S.
Colonize new locations in North America
Jacksonian Democracy also did what with the executive branch?
Why was Jackson known as a man of the people?
no formal education, not from a wealthy family
What treaty ended the War of 1812
Treaty of Ghent
What tribe did Andrew Jackson drive out of Florida and kill many of after the War of 1812?
Seminole Tribe
What type of approach to European affairs would the U.S. take for nearly the next 100 years?
Isolationist
What is the "spoils system"?
Promising powerful jobs for people who support you.
What did Jackson threaten to do when S. Carolina refused to pay on tariffs?
Send in federal soldiers to make them pay