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Washington & Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Era of "Good"
(Virginia-y) Feelings
Andrew Jackson
Early-ish Antebellum
100
He invented the cotton gin (making slavery a viable business throughout more of the South).
Who is Eli Whitney?
100
Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory primary because he wanted room to expand the notion of this idealized "American" in the West.
What is the yeoman farmer?
100
This presidential pronouncement (written by John Q. Adams when he was not President) stated the the United States would not tolerate any new European attempts at colonization in the "New" World.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
100
Jackson's enduring legacy of the forced removal of most Eastern Natives to Indian Territory (what is now Oklahoma) is known colloquially as this.
What is the "Trail of Tears?"
100
Before the Civil War, we fought this war in 1846 to acquire Texas, California, New Mexico, etc. (I mean for the spread of democracy).
What is the Mexican American War?
200
This compromise, proposed by Roger Sherman, allowed each state two senators and proportional representation in the house (based on population - and slaves).
What is the Connecticut (or Great) Compromise?
200
The complicated case that give the Supreme Court the power to declare laws and acts unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
200
This innovation in transportation connects the Western territories to the East in the 1820s.
What are canals?
200
The year the "common man" was first elected POTUS.
What is 1828?
200
In answering the question of whether a slave were free when he or she moved to a free state or territory the Supreme Court ruled in this case that slaves would never be real citizens and had no rights to use the courts...
What is Dred Scott?
300
The jailing of individuals or seizure of their property for failure to pay taxes during a time of economic hardship after the American Revolution resulted in this populist uprising.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
300
This Chief Justice of the Supreme Court continued the Federalist legacy even after the death of the party with a "broad" interpretation of the Constitution (giving the Federal government more power.)
Who is John Marshall?
300
The name of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison's publication calling for the immediate emancipation of all slaves.
What is "The Liberator?"
300
The leader of the "Nullification Crisis" and Jackson's VP.
Who is John C. Calhoun?
300
"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" was the slogan of this "Dark Horse" Presidential candidate - and one term President.
Who is James K. Polk?
400
While this territorial Ordinance granted rights to the white settlers like jury trials, freedom of religion, outlawed slavery, etc. it did nothing to recognize claims of the local Native Americans (or treaties they had signed).
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
400
Right before becoming President, Jefferson helped anonymously author these resolutions opposing the Alien and Sedition Acts and setting the table for the Nullification Crisis.
What are the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
400
The Missouri Compromise made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state, it also used this line to designate guaranteed slave territory to its south.
What is the 36 30 line?
400
Jackson's rotation system of government (the spoils system) was actually first utilized in state politics by this future President (and Jackson second VP). AKA the "Little Wizard."
Who is Martin Van Buren?
400
This efficient and innovative system of textile work primary employed farmer's daughters in New England.
What is the Waltham-Lowell (or just Lowell) System
500
Three French minister demanded bribes for the American emissaries to meet with government officials (leading to a never declared Quasi-War with France.)
What is the XYZ Affair?
500
We entered this war primarily because of the problem of impressment, and collusion between the nation we declared war against and Natives in the Northwest and Canada.
What is the War of 1812?
500
Gabriel Prosser and Denmark Vessey were both famous for this.
What is leading (unsuccessful) slave rebellions?
500
Jackson's proclamation that paper money could not be used to buy government land (and the one that helped set off the Panic of 1837)
What is the Specie Circular?
500
This Act formally repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?