Nation Building and Nationalism 1815–1825

These flashcards cover key concepts from the lecture on Nation Building and Nationalism between 1815 and 1825.

Era of Good Feeling

A period following the War of 1812 characterized by a sense of national unity and political cooperation in the United States.

Monroe Doctrine

A U.S. policy established in 1823 that opposed European colonialism in the Americas.

Missouri Compromise

An agreement passed in 1820 that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining a balance in the Senate.

Battle of New Orleans

The final major battle of the War of 1812, led by General Andrew Jackson in January 1815.

Adams-Onís Treaty

A 1819 agreement in which Spain ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundaries between the U.S. and New Spain.

Dartmouth College v. Woodward

A 1819 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the sanctity of contracts and limited the power of states to interfere with private corporations.

Gibbons v. Ogden

A 1824 Supreme Court case that established federal authority over interstate commerce.

Five Civilized Tribes

A term used to describe five Native American nations that adopted various cultural and economic practices of European Americans.

Cherokee alphabet

An alphabet created by Sequoyah that enabled the Cherokee people to read and write in their own language.

Expansionism

The policy of territorial or economic expansion, aiming to increase power or influence.

Industrial Revolution

A period of rapid industrial growth and technological advancement that began in the late 18th century.

Cotton gin

An invention by Eli Whitney in 1793 that revolutionized the cotton industry by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton.

Internal improvements

Federal projects, such as roads and canals, aimed at enhancing the nation's infrastructure.

Tecumseh

A Shawnee leader who organized a confederation of Native American tribes to resist the expansion of the United States.

Panic of 1819

The first major financial crisis in the United States, leading to economic depression and widespread foreclosures.

John Quincy Adams

The sixth president of the United States who was instrumental in formulating the Monroe Doctrine.