Foreign Affairs
This bloody revolution caused some Americans to cut ties with the British.
What is the French Revolution?
Jackson became famous after this war.
What is the War of 1812- Battle of New Orleans.
This was the enemy of the colonies in 1812.
Who is Great Britain?
These two men were Washington’s Sec. of State and Sec. of Treasury.
Who are Jefferson and Hamilton?
This famous ex-slave spent the majority of his life fighting against abolition.
Who is Fredrick Douglass?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended this war.
What is the Mexican-American War?
Jackson was a fierce opponent of the Second Bank of the United States, which he believed was controlled by ___________ and threatened the democratic ideals of the country. He vetoed a bill to renew the bank's charter in 1832, setting off a political and economic crisis known as the _________.
wealthy elites / Bank War
This song was created during the battle at Fort McHenry by ________________
What is the Star Spangled Banner/ Francis Scott Key
This was the first capital of the United States- The city served as the capital from 1785 to 1790, before being moved to Philadelphia then Washington DC
What is New York City?
This man led the largest slave revolt in American history.
Who is Nat Turner?
This event started when French ambassadors asked for a bribe.
What is the XYZ affair?
This was Jackson’s first major action, passed in 1830.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
This building was burned by the British during the fighting.
What is the presidential mansion (eventually the White House)?
This man was appointed to the Supreme Court by John Adams in 1801.
Who is John Marshall?
This tribe fled into the swamps to escape forced removal to Oklahoma.
Who are the Seminoles?
Thomas Jefferson intended to ONLY buy this city in 1803.
What is New Orleans?
Jackson used this system to give government jobs in exchange for political loyalty.
What is the spoils system?
Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun- These men ardently supported fighting the War of 1812.
Who are the War Hawks?
This act made it a crime to speak out against the federal government passed during John Adams' presidency.
What is the Sedition Act? (Alien & Sedition Act 1798-1801)
This man unified various tribes and fought William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe.
Who is Tecumseh? He died during the War of 1812 at the Battle of the Thames. His death was a significant blow to the Native American confederation he had built, and many of his followers surrendered to the Americans after his death.
The ________ Act was a response to the British practice of impressment, which involved forcibly conscripting American sailors into the British Navy.
What is the Embargo Act?
This was Calhoun's response to the Tariff of 1828- a protective tariff designed to protect American industries from foreign competition. However, it was deeply unpopular in the Southern states, which relied heavily on imported goods and saw the tariff as unfairly benefiting Northern manufacturers at their expense.
What is nullification?
This treaty ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. It was signed on December 24, 1814, and went into effect after it was ratified by both countries in early 1815.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
These 4 people navigated all the new land of the Louisiana Purchase.- name at least 2.
Who are Lewis, Clark, York & Sacajewea
The ___________________ was a document drafted by _______________ and signed in 1848 at the Seneca Falls Convention
What is the Declaration of Sentiments /
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (with input from Lucretia Mott)