The Age of Jefferson
The purchase of a large piece of land by President Jefferson that went against his interpretation of the Constitution.
The Louisiana Purchase.
The time period marked by nationwide nationalism, optimism and goodwill.
Era of Good Feelings
The inventor of the infamous cotton gin which was used to pull cotton fibers from the cotton seed.
Eli Whitney.
The trail which Native Americans took to migrate to Oklahoma and other western territories in the 1830s.
Trail of Tears.
A religious revival that took place during the early 1800s.
The Second Great Awakening.
The peaceful transfer of power from the Federalists to the Democrat-Republicans.
The Revolution of 1800.
The person who was elected for president from 1816 to 1820.
James Monroe.
Nationwide crop failure in Ireland which led to the immigration of almost 2 million tenant farmers to the US.
The Potato Famine.
The practice of appointing men into jobs due to their political beliefs.
Spoils System.
The restraint or moderation of the consumption or usage of alcohol.
Temperance.
The war between the U.S. and Great Britain caused by American outrage over the impressment of American sailors by the British.
The War of 1812.
The land which the U.S. had bought from Spain for 5 million dollar.
The Florida Purchase.
Laws that were passed in the South to control the lives of enslaved African Americans and deny them basic rights.
Slave codes.
An executive order issued by President Andrew Jackson in 1836 and carried out by President Martin Van Buren. It required payment for government land to be in gold and silver.
Specie Circular.
The document created at Seneca Falls, New York, stating that all men and women are created equal and listed grievances against laws and customs that discriminated against women.
The Declaration of Sentiments.
What was the first case which established the Supreme Court power to overturn an act of Congress in which they had declared it to be unconstitutional?
Marbury v. Madison.
This stated that European countries were prohibited from colonizing the Western Hemisphere, but wouldn't mind already existing colonies.
The Monroe Doctrine.
The term for slavery as it was beneficial for the South's economy but used physical abuse and mental manipulation on the slaves.
Peculiar institution.
The corrupt bargain alleged to be between what two politicians?
John Qunicy Adams and Henry Clay.
The time period before the Civil War and after the War of 1812 during which a multitude of social reforms took place.
The Antebellum Period.
What prohibited American Merchant Ships from sailing to any foreign port to keep neutrality during the war in Europe.
The Embargo Act of 1807.
The effect of the bank which had tightened credit to try and control inflation, which led to state banks closing, unemployment rates to increase and large imprisonment debts.
The Panic of 1819.
New York City's democratic organization which initially excluded Irish immigrants from joining, then was controlled by this population by the 1880's after they gained political influence.
Tammy Hall.
A new tariff act which made northern manufacturers happy but alienated southern planters, gaining the nickname of?
Tariff of Abominations.
An organization founded in 1833 by William Lloyd Garrison and other abolitionists.
The American Anti-Slavery Society.