Presidency
How many terms did James serve?
2 terms (1817-1825)
Why did the Jacksonian Era start?
Jackson lost an election to John Quincy Adams
When was Louisiana purchased, for how much money and which country?
1803
15 millions
France
Gold was first discoved in the west by who?
James W. Marshall
Eli Whitney received a government contract to manufacture what?
Guns with interchangeable parts
True or False: James Monroe was the 8th president.
False: James Monroe was the 5th president
Jackson's supporters formed what political party?
The Democratic Party
Jackson used this idea to expand more to the west. The idea that American settlers were destined to expand across North America/ Justified and Inevitable
Manifest Destiny
Migrants who went in search of gold were called what?
Forty-niners because of the year 1849
Construction of what canal is finished in 1825?
The Erie Canal
James Monroe was involved in what Political Party?
Democratic-Republican
Jackson supported what type of man?
The Common Man
How did miners "mine for gold"?
They used dishpans that were submerged in water and the miners shook them untill there was only gold left.
A locomotive is tested in a race against what type of 4-legged creature?
A race horse
James Monroe died on this historic date.
July 4th
What is the definition of Jacksonian Democracy?
Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man
Name given to the path taken by Native American to their new ASSIGNED land
Trail of Tears
In the 1850's what changed about mining gold?
Streams of high-pressure water was used to blast large amounts of rock
Eli Whitney created this new and improved machine used to developed cotton?
The Cotton Gin
Monroe's time in office is called the era of ___ ___.
Good Feeling
What did Jacksonian Democracy promote?
Jacksonian democracy promoted the strength of the presidency and executive branch at the expense of Congress
This action in 1803 double the size of the United States at the time
Louisiana Purchase
About how many people risked everything to go to California to look for gold?
About 40,000
Elias Howe patents his first ____ machine that helps mend things?
A Sewing Machine