Presidents
This president approved a purchase that doubled the size of American territory.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This statement by a president declared that the Western Hemisphere would remain free of European colonization and shaped U.S. foreign policy for decades.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
This territorial gain of the US came after France was in dire need of a financial break after Haitian Revolution. It also sparked some conflict in the president at the time, as it sat in a constitutional gray zone.
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
This reform movement, founded in the 1820s, would influence the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919.
What was the temperance movement?
This president campaigned on being a man of the people, shaping an entire political party around small-government beliefs.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
This Supreme Court case established the idea of judicial review.
What was Marbury v. Madison?
This act forced the resettlement of thousands of Indigenous people in the eastern United States.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
This philosophy rejected organized institutions. Famous members include Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
What was transcendentalism?
This president was in office during the “Era of Good Feelings,” a time of very little political conflict due to Democratic-Republican dominance.
Who was James Monroe?
This war between the United States and Britain ended in a stalemate, but helped America prove its military strength and resilience.
What was the War of 1812?
This compromise admitted two states into the union and created a dividing line for future territories that dictated the division between slaveholding and free states.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
This religious movement was marked by focus on emotions and fear of damnation, inspiring reform movements based upon morality.
What was the Second Great Awakening?
This president and framer of the Constitution brought the United States into the War of 1812.
Who was James Madison?
This idea, put forward by Vice President John C. Calhoun, suggested that states had the ability to ignore federal laws, causing a political crisis.
What was nullification theory?
This government-sponsored journey raised geographic and scientific knowledge of US territory which aided future settlers and bettered Native relations.
This course of events was driven by improved infrastructure and technological innovations, leading to major changes in social structure and economics.
What was the Market Revolution?
This president was known as “His Accidency” for being the first vice president to become president, following his predecessor’s death.
Who was John Tyler?
This was the first major financial crisis in the U.S. caused by the national banks that led to high unemployment.
What was the Panic of 1819?
This transaction of land between the US and Spain occurred after the Spanish, in fear of their land being taken by force, agreed to give it to the US to avoid conflict.
What was the Florida purchase?
These two groups of immigrants came to America to flee poor conditions in Europe and sought economic opportunities, but faced discrimination for their faith.
Who were German and Irish immigrants?