The Constitution
These first ten amendments to the Constitution protect individual liberties like freedom of speech and religion.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This 1803 land deal with France doubled the size of the United States for a cool $15 million.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
President Jackson’s practice of replacing government officials with his own political supporters became known by this "spoils" term.
What is the Spoils System?
This 1845 term, coined by John O'Sullivan, described the belief that the U.S. was divinely ordained to expand across the continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
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This "Clause" in Article I gives Congress the power to pass all laws "necessary and proper" for carrying out its enumerated powers.
What is the Elastic Clause?
This 1823 policy stated that the Western Hemisphere was closed to further European colonization.
What is the Monroe Doctrine
This "Common Man" president was nicknamed "Old Hickory" for his toughness during his military career.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This 2,000-mile historic wagon route connected the Missouri River to the valleys of the Pacific Northwest.
What is the Oregon Trail?
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To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful, the Founders instituted this system of functional overlaps.
What are Checks and Balances?
This "undeclared" naval war with France broke out during John Adams' presidency following the XYZ Affair.
What is the Quasi-War?
This 1832 crisis began when South Carolina declared federal tariffs "null and void" within state borders.
What is the Nullification Crisis?
This 1848 treaty ended the Mexican-American War and ceded half of Mexico's territory to the U.S.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
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This 1787 compromise settled the dispute between large and small states by creating a bicameral legislature.
What is the Great Compromise
This 1794 uprising of farmers in Western Pennsylvania was the first major test of the Federal government's power to enforce laws.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
Jackson waged a "War" against this institution, eventually vetoing its charter because he believed it favored the wealthy elite.
What is the Second Bank of the United States?
Gold was discovered at this man's mill in 1848, sparking a massive migration to California.
What is Sutter’s Mill?
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Written primarily by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay, this series of 85 essays argued in favor of ratifying the new Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
In his 1796 Farewell Address, this president warned the nation against "permanent alliances" and political parties.
Who is George Washington?
After the 1824 election, Jackson's supporters claimed Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams struck this "shady" deal to steal the Presidency.
What is the Corrupt Bargain?
This 1853 purchase of a small strip of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico was intended for a southern transcontinental railroad.
What is the Gadsden Purchase?
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