The Age Of Jackson Flashcards
Rush Bagot Agreement
An agreement which limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both the United States and British Canada.
Convention of 1818
An agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled fishing rights and established new North American borders
James Monroe
Leading Revolutionary figure and negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase, he was the fifth president of the United States. He put forth the Monroe Doctrine establishing the U.S. sphere of influence in the Western Hemisphere that became the foundation of the U.S. foreign policy.
Adams’s-Onís Treaty
An agreement in which Spain gave East Florida to the United States
Simon Bolívar
South American revolutionary leader who was nicknamed the Liberator, he fought many battles for indepen dence, winning the support of many U.S. leaders.
Monroe Doctrine
President James Monroe’s statement forbidding further colonization in the Americas and declaring that any attempt by a foreign country to colonize would be considered an act of hostility
Nationalism
A sense of pride and devotion to a nation
Henry Clay
American politician from Kentucky, he was known as
the Great Pacificator because
of his support of the Missouri
Compromise. He developed the Compromise of 1850
to try to avoid civil war.
American System
Henry Clay’s plan for raising tariffs to pay for internal improvements such as better roads and canals
Cumberland Road
the first federal road project, construction of which began in 1815; ran from Cumberland, Maryland, to present-day Wheeling, West Virginia
Erie Canal
the canal that runs from Albany to Buffalo, New York; completed in 1825
Era of good fellings
a period of peace, pride, and progress for the United States from 1815 to 1825
sectionalism
a devotion to the interests of one geographic region over the interests of the country as a whole
Missouri comprise
an agreement proposed by Henry Clay that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state and outlawed slavery in any territories or states north of 36^30^ latitude
John Quincy Adams
Son of President John Adams and the secretary of state to James Monroe, he largely formulated the Monroe Doctrine. He was the sixth president of the United States and later became a representative in Congress,
Washington Irving
Early American satirical writer, he was the first American writer to gain international acclaim. His works include Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hol low. He often used American history and authentic American settings and characters.
James Fenimore Cooper
Well-known Early American novelist, he wrote the L a s t o f the M ohicans and many stories about the West.
Hudson River school
a group of American artists in the mid-1800s whose paintings focused on the American landscape
Thomas Cole
American painter, he was the founder of the Hudson River school, a group of artists who emphasized the beauty of the American landscape, especially the Hudson River valley,
George Caleb Bingham
American painter who specialized in painting scenes of everyday life in the West.
