U.S. Culture
John James Audubon become famous for his paintings of ________
Birds
The controversial act by Andrew Jackson that forced the removal of all Native Americans east of the Mississippi River was called the _____________.
The president who defeated Andrew Jackson in the Election of 1824, despite Jackson having the popular vote, was _______________
John Quincy Adams
The Native Americans who were removed by the Indian Removal Act were sent to the modern day state of ______________
Oklahoma
What was the nickname of the presidency of James Monroe?
The Era of Good Feeling
The author of the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", one of the first American short stories, was _______________
Washington Irving
How was Andrew Jackson unique compared to all previous presidents of the United States?
-He was the first president NOT to be connected to the Founding Fathers
-He was seen as a "man of the people" and closer to the average citizens
-He was the first president not from a more Northern state (he was from South Carolina)
A talented speaker from Kentucky and former War Hawk, _____________ would come up with the American System, the idea to make America self sufficent
Henry Clay
South Carolina
One of the most important documents in US history, the _____________ made the United States the unofficial leader of the Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
What is the difference between Nationalism & Sectionalism?
Nationalism is pride in the nation while sectionalism is pride in the section or specific area a person is from (the North, the South, etc)
Andrew Jackson's vice president who, when he became president, had to deal with all of Andrew Jackson's problems was ____________
Martin Van Buren
Because he supported South Carolina's Nullification Act, ____________ had to resign as Jackson's vice president.
John Calhoun
The _______________ decided that if a state was to enter the U.S., it had to have a partner state enter at the same time to maintain the balance of slave & free states
Missouri Compromise
How did transportation begin to change in the United States during the 1820's?
-Roads were beginning to be improved
-Canals like the Erie Canal were beginning to be built
Why did Andrew Jackson hate the National Bank?
He believed that it only favored the rich and not the common people of the United States
When South Carolina tried to ignore the tariff placed by the government & considered seceding from the United States, it was known as the ______________
Nullification Crisis
The Cherokee man who, to try and resist being removed, created the written Cherokee alphabet & a Cherokee newspaper, was __________
Sequoyah
What is the importance of the Monroe Doctrine?
-It started the US's rise to one of the modern superpowers
How was the Panic of 1837 NOT the fault of Martin Van Buren?
He inherited the problems that led to the Panic from Andrew Jackson; he did not create the problems
What was the American System?
A plan created by Henry Clay to make the United States more self sufficient through taxes on foreign goods and improving infrastructure like roads & canals
How are Jeffersonian & Jacksonian Democracies different?
-Jeffersonian Democracy: focuses on the wealthy & believes that the government should be run by the wealthy due to them having more intelligence than the general public
-Jacksonian Democracy: focuses on the general public & believes that the average citizen should have a say in how the government is run
The Seminole chief who tried to fight the Indian Removal Act and was killed in prison was ______________
Chief Osceola
The nickname for the tax hated by Southern states was the _____________
Tariff of Abominations
What is the significance of Worcester vs. Georgia?
The Cherokee won their case to not be removed from their land by the state of Georgia, but the verdict was ignored by the government & President Andrew Jackson