Shawnee Leader, Tried to build a confederation of Indian Nations
Who is Tecumseh
100
Established a federal district court for each state in 1789
What is Judiciary Act of 1789
100
Fought in 1812 between the U.S. and Britain. U.S. failed to conquer Canada but did defeat the British and their Indian allies in the Northwest Territory
What is War of 1812
100
This guarantees specific rights, such as freedom of speech, religion, and press. The first 10 amendments.
What is Bill of Rights
200
A hero of the War of 1812, portrayed himself as "a man of the people" Was President, helped start the Democratic Party
Who is Andrew Jackson
200
Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, also banned slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of Missouri's southern border.
What is Missouri Compromise
200
Continuing seizure of Cherokee lands. Without federal protection, the Cherokee were forced to move to Indian Territory. Some 4,000 Cherokee died on the march.
What is Trail of Tears
200
Invented by Eli Whitney, this machine made it easier to remove cotton seeds and led to the emergence of the South as the Cotton Kingdom.
What is the Cotton Gin
300
Wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" which convinced many northern readers that slavery was morally wrong and should be abolished
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
300
Introduced by Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas, this organized new territories on the basis of popular sovereignty.
What is Kansas-Nebraska Act
300
After Mexico had stopped letting U.S. citizens settle in Texas, battles occured and culminated with the Battle of the Alamo.
What is Texas Revolution
300
The power of the courts to review acts of Congress and the laws passed by the states. The Court first exercised this power through Marbury v. Madison
What is judicial review
400
Treasury Secretary, Washington's most trusted advisor, Helped write the federalist papers, proposed that the nation should depend on a strong federal government supported by the wealthy
Who is Alexander Hamilton
400
Vowed by a President in 1823 that the U.S. would oppose any European attempts to regain former Latin American colonies or to establish new ones in the Western Hemisphere
What is Monroe Doctrine
400
In 1790s a renewed and powerful interest in religion, began to spread westward from New York.
What is Second Great Awakening
400
Presidential appointed secretaries, or heads, of State, War, and the Treasury make up this.
What is the cabinet.
500
Led Pottawatomie Massacre, he and his followers murdered 5 pro-slavery men. This enraged southerners, shocked northerners, and sparked additional violence in Kansas.
Who is John Brown
500
This act authorized the president to imprison or expel "all such aliens(foriegners) as he shall judge dangerous to the peace and safety of the U.S."
What is Alien and Sedition Acts
500
Organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott in New York in 1848, this gathering was the first national women's rights convention.
What is Seneca Falls Convention
500
Argued by Jefferson that the government could do only what was necessary to carry out its duties.