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529592088War hawks1. Included John C. Calhoun, Richard M. Johnson, William King. 2. Led by Henry Clay 3. Preferred war to peace.0
529592089Tecumseh1. Formidable opponent of white expansion. 2. Shawnee chief. 3. Sought to unite several tribes in Ohio and the Indiana territory against American settlers. 4. Outraged by Treaty of Fort Wayne1
529592090William Henry Harrison1. Governor of Indiana Territory 2. Eager to acquire Indian lands 3. Disregarded instructions from Washington to negotiate only with Indians who claimed the land they were ceding. 4. Attacked by Shawnee at the Battle of Tippecanoe.2
529592091Battle of Tippecanoe1. Made Harrison a national hero. 2. Discredited Tenskwatawa 3. Elevated Tecumseh into a position of leadership among the western tribes. 4. Persuaded Tecumseh to form an alliance with Britain to stop American spreading.3
529592092Andrew Jackson1. 7th President of the US 2. successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815. 3. Opposed the Bank of the United States.4
529592093Treaty of Ghent1. Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo. 2. For the most part, territory captured in the war was returned to the original owner. 3. It also set up a commission to determine the disputed Canada/U.S. border.5
529592094Hartford Convention1. Meeting by Federalists dissatisfied with the war 2. Purpose to draft a new Constitution 3. Resulted in seemingly traitorous Federalist party's collapse6
529592095sectionalism1. Different parts of the country developing unique and separate cultures (as the North, South and West). 2. This can lead to conflict. 3. Overly loyal to a certain region of the country.7
529592096Second Bank of the U.S.1. New national bank created to stabilize the economy and distribute scarce money across the country. 2. Rejected by President Jackson. 3. Modeled after Hamilton's original BUS8
529592097Era of Good Feeling1. A name for President Monroe's two terms 2. A period of strong nationalism, economic growth, and territorial expansion. 3. Since the Federalist party dissolved after the War of 1812, there was only one political party and no partisan conflicts.9
529592098John C. Calhoun1. Formerly Jackson's vice-president 2. A South Carolina senator. 3. Said the North should grant the South's demands and keep quiet about slavery to keep the peace.10
529592099The Prophet1. Tecumseh's brother. 2. Tried to help unite the Northwest Indian tribes in their struggle against the onslaught of US settlers. 3. Discredited after the Battle of Tippecanoe.11
529592100Fort McHenry1. Defended Baltimore 2. Unsuccessfully bombarded by British in War of 1812 3. Inspiration for Francis Scott Key's "The Star-Spangled Banner"12
529592101Battle of New Orleans1. Large British invasion force was repelled by Andrew Jackson's troops at New Orleans. 2. Neither side knew that the Treaty of Ghent had ended the War of 1812 two weeks before the battle. 3. This victory inspired American nationalism13
529592102Election of 18001. Jefferson and Burr each received 73 votes in the Electoral College 2. The House of Representatives had to decide the outcome. 3. Jefferson as President and Burr as Vice President.14
529592103Election of 18041. Thomas Jefferson ran as a Democratic-Republican and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ran as a Federalist. 2. Jefferson easily defeated Pinckney. 3. George Clinton won for Vice President.15
529592104Election of 18081. James Madison (Republican) 2. Thomas Pickney (Federalist) 3. Madison won16
529592105Election of 18121. James Madison elected 2. Majority wanted war and did not want to change presidents in the middle of a war. 3. Occurred during War of 1812.17
529592106Election of 18161. Election when Rufus King (federalist candidate) was brutally defeated by Monroe. 2. Rufus King was a strong advocate for the abolition of slavery. 3. His loss signified the 'death' of the federalist party18
529592107Election of 18201. James Monroe elected. 2. Receive all the electoral votes except one. 3. New Hampshire elector cast a single ballot for John Quincy Adams to ensure that Washington would be the only president elected unanimously.19
529592108Rush-Bagot Agreement1. Treaty between the United States and Britain enacted in 1817 . 2. The treaty provided for the demilitarization of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, 3. Many British naval arrangements and forts still remained there until treaty.20
529592109Tariff of 18161. First tariff instituted primarily for protection rather than revenue. 2. Helped American industry by raising the prices of British manufactured goods. 3. Protective tariff.21
529592110Daniel Webster1. Famous American politician and orator. 2. Advocated renewal and opposed the financial policy of Jackson. 3. Many of the principles of finance he spoke about were later incorporated in the Federal Reserve System.22
529592111Panic of 18191. End of Era of Good Feeling. 2. Post-war depression caused by overproduction and the reduced demand for goods after the war. 3. Generally blamed on the National Bank.23
529592112Henry Clay1. Senator who persuaded Congress to accept the Missouri Compromise. 2. A war hawk in the War of 1812. 3. Ran for president five times.24
529592113Francis Scott Key1. United States lawyer and poet. 2. Wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812. 3. Poem later became the Star Spangled Banner.25
529592114Battle of Horseshoe Bend1. Fought during the War of 1812 in central Alabama. 2. On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies under General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks. 3. Effectively ending the Creek War. 4. Turning point of War of 1812.26
529592115nationalism1. Political ideology that stresses people's membership in a nation. 2. Strong sense of patriotism. 3. Felt during the Era of good feeling.27
529592116Clay's American System1. Proposed after the War of 1812. 2. Included using federal money for internal improvements. 3. Strengthened the national bank.28
529592117wildcat banks1. The banks of the western frontier. 2. These banks were hit hard by the Panic of 1819. 3. BUS' response to the panic of 1819 made the nationalist bank a financial devil in the eyes of wildcat banks.29

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