Events
What is the Trail of Tears?
The movement of Native Americans westward.
This major case struck down an act of Congress as unconstitutional.
Marbury V. Madison
What is capitalism?
An economic system that relies on private ownership and the free market.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
This treaty in 1814 ended the War of 1812 between the Unites States and Great Britain.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The acquisition by purchase of vast western lands known as the Louisiana Territory.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This document from 1823 warned European powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
What is Mcculloch V. Maryland?
A Supreme Court case in 1819 that established the federal government's authority to create a national bank and confirmed that states could not tax it.
The shift from farming to making things in factories is called?
What is the Embargo Act?
Prohibited American merchant ships from sailing to any foreign port.
What is the Nonintercourse Act of 1809?
The Nonintercourse Act of 1809 provided that Americans could now trade with all nations except Britain and France.
What is the War of 1812?
The United States won respect from the world after this war.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
A case in 1824 that said the federal government could control trade between states, even if states had their own laws.
An economic plan proposed by Henry Clay that aimed to strengthen U.S. economy through a combination of protective tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements like roads and canals.
The American System.
What is the Federalist party?
One of the first political parties in the U.S. that favored a strong central government and close ties with Britain
What are the Barbary Pirates?
North African privateers who attacked American and European ships in the Mediterranean during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
What was the election of 1800?
This election marked the first peaceful transfer of power in modern history.
What is Worcester V. Georgia?
A case in 1832 that ruled that states could not make laws in Native American territories, protecting the rights of Native Americans.
What is the Panic of 1819 and what did it lead to?
What is the Republican Party?
A political party, formed in the 1850s, was dedicated to stopping the spread of slavery into the territories.
What is impressment?
What was the Seneca Falls convention?
In this event, advocates of women’s rights met in a city in New York in 1848.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This financial institution, created in 1816, was intended to stabilize the economy and provide a uniform currency.
The Second Bank of the United States.
What is the Hartford Convention?
A meeting of New England Federalists to discuss grievances and seek constitutional amendments, a response to the War of 1812.
What are the War Hawks?
Young politicians in Congress who wanted to go to war with Britain before the War of 1812.