Unit 5: Test Flashcards
A Corrupt Bargain
nickname given to the election of 1824
Andrew Jackson
Seventh President of the United States
Cumberland Road
One of the first major highways built by national government. Chapter 1…
Daniel Tomkins
Vice President to James Monroe.
Democrat-Republican
Political party for John Quincy Adams
Purchase of Florida
Was from Spain, 1819, cost $5 million
House of Representatives
After John Quincy Adams finished term he served
James Monroe
5th President, Monroe Doctrine
John Calhoun
was VP to Andrew Jackson during the first term
John Quincy Adams
6th President
Martin Van Buren
Andrew Jackson’s VP during second term.
Missouri Compromise
Agreement in 1820, slavery in territories
Monroe Doctrine
Foreign policy again Europe
Nullification
John Calhoun’s belief that a state could refuse to obey a federal law.
Old Hickory
Andrew Jackson’s nickname.
Old Man Eloquent
John Quincy Adams.
Peggy Eaton Affair
A scandal involving Jackson’s cabinet
Rachel Jackson
Andrew Jackson’s wife died a month before he became President.
Spoils System
Giving jobs to friends and supporters.
Trails of Tears
Forced Americans to US
Wars where Jackson served
War of 1812, American Revolution
Jackson role in government before being President
State representative for Tennessee.
War of 1812
a. Who was fighting?
b. Where was the last battle?
a. Who was fighting? Britain and America
b. Where was the last battle? New Orleans
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Happen during War of 1813. Andrew Jackson’s men kill 1,000 creek Indians.
Battle of the Alamo
.
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Removed Indians from land and moved them to the West. Many Americans supported this act.
King Andrew.
Dictator that tried to take power.
Tariffs
Includes Nullification, Tarriffs divide the country.
Elections of 1824 and 1828
More people voted in 1828 because you didn’t have to own land. 1824 was the Corrupt Bargain election.
Cotton Gin
invented by Eli Whittney
Manifest Destiny
It was the belief that the US would eventually spread across of Northern American.
Erie Canal
181-1825 (building) makes travel cheaper and faster. It connected Albany, NY to Buffalo, NY.