Age of Jackson
The group of informal advisers that Jackson met with for advice earned this nickname.
What is the "kitchen cabinet?"
This legal dilemma nearly prevented Jefferson from acquiring the Louisiana Territory from France.
What is a strict (or narrow) interpretation of the Constitution?
Young, newly-elected (1810) Democratic Republicans like Clay and Calhoun earned this nickname because of their opposition to British policies and their desire for western lands.
What are the "War Hawks"
During the War of 1812, this future president became a national hero because of his victory over the British in the Battle of New Orleans.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
He was a runaway slave who founded the abolitionist newspaper "The North Star."
Who is Frederick Douglass
What is the spoils system? ("rotation of office" is acceptable, too)
This economic plan introduce by Henry Clay in 1816 was intended to strengthen the United States by making the nation's regions interdependent.
What is the American System?
The Adams-Onis Treaty resulted in the United States acquiring this territory from Spain in 1819.
What is Florida?
Thomas Jefferson's biggest blunder as president was his support for this 1807 act which he hoped would keep the United States out of war.
What is the "Embargo Act?"
This movement of the mid-19th century attracted literary figures such as Emerson and Thoreau.
What is transcendentalism?
South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union in 1831 because of this law passed in 1828.
What is the "tariff of abomination"?
This American family negotiated an agreement with the Mexican government to bring American citizens into the frontier province of Texas.
Who are the Austins?
This warning to European powers regarding Latin America (and the Western Hemisphere) that became a cornerstone of American foreign policy is named after a president but was written by his Secretary of State.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
He was the first vice president to become president because of his predecessor's death, hence his nickname, "his accidency."
Who is John Tyler?
Upstate New York was the site of this women's rights meeting in 1848.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
This American Indian tribe sued the state of Georgia to keep their land but ended up on the Trail of Tears.
Who are the Cherokee?
What is McCullough v. Maryland?
What is "Fifty-four forty or fight?"
What is the "corrupt bargain?"
The Second Great Awakening influenced many religious groups, including this one that started in New York but eventually settled in Utah to avoid persecution.
Who are the Mormons?
Jackson's re-election in 1832 confirmed his decision to veto this legislation that Henry Clay made the centerpiece in his campaign against Jackson.
What is the re-chartering of the Second National Bank?
Although it resulted in the addition to two new states to the Union, this 1820 agreement foreshadowed the controversy over the spread of slavery.
What is the Missouri Compromise? (also, accepted, the Compromise of 1820)
This controversial amendment passed in the House (but not the Senate) in 1846 was intended to keep slavery out of any territory acquired in the war with Mexico.
What is the Wilmot proviso?
His election in 1816 ushered in what became known as the "Era of Good Feelings."
Who was James Monroe?
This fiery abolitionist leader demanded the "immediate and uncompensated" emancipation of all slaves.
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?