U6 US History Flashcards
An important issue during the Jefferson administration was the ___ of American seamen by the British.
impressment
The ___ was called “the big ditch.”
Erie Canal
The group in Congress that favored war with Great Britain was called the “___.”
war hawks
The ___ had a particularly successful career during the War of 1812.
USS Constitution
The leader of the Native American confederacy at the Wabash River was ___.
Tecumeseh
___ prices changed dramatically after the War of 1812.
Farm Prices
The ___ Doctrine was named for the President who proposed it, though it was written by John Quincy Adams.
Monroe
Critics called the agreement that settled the election a(n) “___ bargain.”
Corrupt
While Jackson received the most votes in 1824, ___ was elected President by the House of Representatives.
Adams
The ___ Compromise maintained the balance between free and slave states.
Missouri
What are three things in the Spanish and American Treaty
The Americans agreed that Texas was not part of the Louisiana Territory, The Spanish surrendered all of Florida to the United States, The Spanish surrendered all their claims to the Oregon Country.
State banks would take the place of the first ___ bank in making capital loans.
National
The phrase “Era of Good ___,”coined by a Boston newspaper, described the period of the Monroe Presidency.
Feelings
What is the spoils system?
the system of rewarding supporters with political offices
led the effort to reshape the Democratic Party and get Andrew Jackson elected President
Martain Van Buren
