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Where most Americans lived in the early 1800s.
In the early 1800s, most Americans lived in rural, agricultural areas along the Eastern Seaboard, particularly in the Northeast and the Chesapeake Bay region.
Which economic system, based on private ownership, did Henry Clay promote?
The American System, which operated within a capitalist market economy.
According to Henry Clay, the government could encourage economic growth by doing what?
According to Henry Clay, the government could encourage economic growth through his "American System," a three-part plan designed to foster national self-sufficiency.
Where Washington Irving’s folktales were set.
Hudson Valley region of New York.
Civil Servant
An appointed, non-political professional working for government departments at local, state, or federal levels to implement policy and provide public services.
An obstacle that hurt unity in the United States was the issue in the early 1800s.
Poor transportation.
The Era of Good Feelings ended, and the beginning of political divisions in the United States emerged after what major political event?
presidential election of 1824,
How James Fenimore Cooper contributed to American literature culture.
James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851) shaped American culture by inventing the Western, sea tale, and Revolutionary romance genres, establishing a distinct national literature in the 1820s
What physical feature marked the end of the incorporated United States and the beginning of the Missouri and Arkansas territories in 1820? (You will be shown a map.
36°30′ north parallel.
Jacksonian Democracy
Jacksonian Democracy (approx. 1820s–1850s) was a 19th-century political movement led by President Andrew Jackson that championed greater rights, political power, and participation for the "common man
John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster had a major disagreement about.
states' rights versus federal supremacy,
As the United States developed its own national identity, many Americans came to embrace the value of what?
individualism
The goal of Henry Clay’s American System.
Henry Clay’s American System, developed after the War of 1812, aimed to unite the nation’s diverse regional economies, foster industrial self-sufficiency, and reduce dependence on foreign, particularly British, goods
Between 1776 and 1820, the United States changed. (You will be shown a map.)
Between 1776 and 1820, the United States transformed from a loose confederation of 13 coastal colonies into a rapidly expanding continental nation.
Spoils System
The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
What style of music was created by enslaved African Americans?
spirituals
The Era of Good Feelings was known as a period in which what happened?
intense national unity, optimism, and one-party rule under the Democratic-Republicans following the War of 1812.
What gave early American art its individual identity?
moving away from European traditions to embrace nationalistic themes, focusing on the vast American landscape, everyday life, and democratic ideals
Why the people who lived west of the Appalachians were often described as hardy and rugged. (You will be shown a map.)
They lived in an untamed, isolated frontier that required extreme self-reliance, physical labor, and endurance to survive.
Tariff
a tax levied by governments on the value, including freight and insurance, of imported products
Know all of the popular American symbols in the early 1800s.
the Bald Eagle (adopted 1782), the U.S. Flag (Stars and Stripes), the Liberty Bell, the Capitol Building, and the emerging Uncle Sam figure
Know John Marshall’s Supreme Court decisions in the early 1800s.
John Marshall, as Chief Justice from 1801 to 1835, established the Supreme Court as a coequal branch of government and strengthened federal power.
Which poet wrote about the United States' growing importance to the world?
Walt Whitman
Which group did Andrew Jackson receive the most support from in the election of 1828?
common people".
Secede
Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.