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Jacksonian Era
Jackson Era Flashcards
Question | Answer |
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Agreement that limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both the USA and British Canada | Rush-Bagot Treaty |
Set the border between the USA and Canada at 49 degrees N latitude as far west as the Rocky Mountains | Convention of 1818 |
Fifth President who won the election of 1816 | James Monroe |
Settled all border disputes between Spain and the USA and gave the USA eastern Florida | Adams Onis Treaty |
An exclusive statement of American policy warning European powers not to interfere in the Americas and that any interference would be considered a hostile act. | Monroe Doctrine |
An exclusive statement of American policy warning European powers not to interfere in the Americas and that any interference would be considered a hostile act. | American System |
Person who developed the American System | Henry Clay |
First road built by the US government | Cumberland Road |
Canal built to improve transportation and ease shipping in the Northeast United States | Erie Canal |
Period of peace, progress, and prosperity from 1815 to 1825 | Era of Good Feelings |
Allowed party members to choose a party’s candidates for office instead of just party leaders | Nominating Conventions |
Political party founded to support Jackson | Democratic Party |
Winner of 1828 election and 7th President of the USA | Andrew Jackson |
Nickname of Andrew Jackson | Old Hickory |
Practice of giving jobs to political backers | spoils system |
a group of trusted friends and advisers that sometimes met in the White House Kitchen. | Kitchen Cabinet |
Region of the country who supported tariffs because it aided their economy | North |
Region of the country who argued tariffs harmed their economy | South |
Region that supported any policy that aided their region | West |
Disputes over this high tariff started the nullification crisis | Tariff of Abominations |
Stated that since the states had formed the national government, state power should be greater than federal power ,and states had a right to nullify (reject) any federal law the states judged unconstitutional | States' rights doctrine |
Vice President who advanced the states' rights doctrine | John C. Calhoun |
Debates on the Senate floor over nullification | Hayne-Webster Debates |
Ability of a state to ignore a law they think is unconstitutional | nullification |
Court case where The Supreme Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional | McCulloch v. Maryland |
Cause of Panic of 1837 | Jackson's economic policies |
Political party founded to oppose Jackson and the Democratic party; they believed in the idea of a weak President and a strong Congress. | Whigs |
Authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West | Indian Removal Act |
Present day state that was Indian Territory | Oklahoma |
Founded to manage Indian removal to Indian Territory | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
Court Case that Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation were a distinct community and were subject to only federal law | Worcester v. Georgia |
800 mile forced march of the Cherokee to the Indian Territory | Trail of Tears |