This was the deal that opened up lands west of the Mississippi River, in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
100
Someone in favor of war with Britain.
What is a war hawk?
100
Monroe was born in this state.
What is Virginia?
100
Claimed by one person, invented by another, this device was originally intended to stop slavery, but instead created a never-before-seen demand for slaves.
What is the Cotton Gin?
100
Her diary is used as the primary and central source for the Indifferent Stars Above.
Who is Sarah Graves?
200
Expedition that set out to survey the Louisiana Purchase from 1804-1806.
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
200
Author of the "Star Spangled Banner", written during the Battle of Fort McHenry.
What is Francis Scott Key?
200
Period in American history following the War of 1812, one of tremendous political unity and a euphoric feeling of accomplishment in which the nation could do no wrong.
What is the Era of Good Feelings?
200
Another term for toll road, these were funded both publicly and privately during the 19th century and included the National Road.
What is a turnpike?
200
How John Quincy Adams won the election of 1824, despite trailing Andrew Jackson in both the popular vote and the electoral college.
What is the "Corrupt Bargain"?
300
Forgotten aspect of Jefferson' legacy, an 1807 legislation that had immediate negative economic consequences by shutting off all foreign trade.
What is the Embargo Act?
300
Another term for kidnapping, one of the major causes for the War of 1812 as British naval ships did so to over 6,000 American merchant sailors.
What is impressment?
300
This Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
300
The American textile industry was located mostly in this region:
What is New England?
300
His maps and traveler's guide urged the Donner Party along an untested "shortcut" that led to their unfortunate demise.
Who is Lansford Hastings?
400
First major military conflict in American history; fought against Mediterranean pirates in modern-day Libya.
What is the Barbary War?
400
Unnecessary battle in 1815, occurred two weeks after the war's end - easily the most decisive victory in American military history until the Civil War.
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
400
Declaration stating that European nations would be unkindly met should they interfere with the independence of new nations in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
400
Stretching from Albany to Buffalo, this enabled goods from as far away as New York City to reach the Great Lakes in a fraction of the time required before.
What is the Erie Canal?
400
This economic act was designed to help New England textile mills by taxing foreign trade, but ended up offending many Southern states.
What is the "Tariff of Abominations"?
500
This Supreme Court decision opened up the Judicial Branch's power of Judicial Review - the ability to determine whether or not a law or act was unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
500
This meeting in Connecticut revolved around talk of secession of the New England states just as the war wrapped up.
What is the Hartford Convention?
500
Unfortunate presidential candidate who faced off against Monroe in the election of 1820 - lost by the largest margin of electoral votes in American history.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
500
Robert Fulton's invention.
What is the steamboat?
500
John Quincy Adams was a strong supporter of Henry Clay's economic plan for the United States, which detailed how the federal government could spark economic growth and self-sufficiency, named this.