Era of Constitution
Group of people who wanted a strong central government.
Federalists
This idea was promoted by the larger states and gave votes based on population.
Virginia Plan
President of the United States during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
What number President was Andrew Jackson?
7th
The Louisiana Territory was purchased from which European country?
France
Political party that fought for the Bill of Rights in the Constitution
Anti-Federalists
This compromise established a line on slavery and allowed two states to enter the Union, including Maine.
Missouri Compromise
Major battle of the Civil War that was the turning point of the war.
Battle of Gettysburg
Andrew Jackson caused this mass movement of Native Americans from the East to the West.
Trail of Tears
These failed negotiations led to a naval war with the French.
XYZ Affair
Form of government that the Constitutional Congress wanted to create.
Republic
This compromise outlined how slaves would be counted towards total population of each state.
3/5 Compromise
Speech given by Lincoln to mourn the dead in Pennsylvania.
Gettysburg Address
Andrew Jackson created this system that favored his political friends.
Spoils System
This idea stated that European powers should stay out of the Americas.
Monroe Doctrine
List of freedoms and liberties protected by the federal government.
This allowed for slavery to spread in the territories if the people voted in favor of it.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Document that declared slaves in the rebelling states free.
Emancipation Proclamation
Andrew Jackson's sappy nickname.
Old Hickory
This time period of American history saw political unity, economic prosperity, and judicial nationalism
Era of Good Feelings
First form of government of the United States that was proven to be too weak.
Articles of Confederation
This settled the debate on how to count the number of votes for each state in the legislature, and created a bicameral form of government
The Great Compromise
Place where the Confederacy surrendered to the Union ending the Civil War.
Appomattox Court House
Andrew Jackson passed this legislation that would "solve" the Native American "problem."
This is the belief that the United States had the right to expand across the entire continent.
Manifest Destiny