Era of Good Feelings/Jackson Era Exam Study Guide

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts related to the Era of Good Feelings and the Jackson Era as noted in the provided study guide.

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

Era of Good Feelings

A U.S. policy that warned European powers against colonization or interference in the Americas.

Monroe Doctrine

A plan proposed by Henry Clay to promote national economic growth through tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements.

American System

An alleged deal made during the Election of 1824 between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay that resulted in Adams winning the presidency.

Corrupt Bargain

A tariff enacted in 1828 that raised duties on imported goods, disliked by Southern states.

Tariff of Abominations

The 19th-century belief that the expansion of the U.S. across the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

Manifest Destiny

The forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation from their homelands to designated Indian Territory.

Trail of Tears

A group of freedmen and escaped slaves who allied with Native Seminoles in Florida.

Black Seminoles

A Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation's sovereign rights, which President Jackson ignored.

Worcester v. Georgia

A system where a small group of wealthy elites hold power and influence over government and society.

Economic Aristocracy

A political party that emerged in the 1820s, supporting the rights of the 'common man' and opposing the elite.

Jacksonian Democrats

The principle that the people living in a territory should decide whether it would be a free or slave state.

Popular Sovereignty

An 1820 agreement that allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain Senate balance.

Missouri Compromise

A conflict that arose from the U.S. government's attempts to remove the Seminole and Black Seminole from Florida.

Second Seminole War

Recognized as the first all-Black town in North America, established by freedmen and runaway slaves.

Fort Mose

A law passed in 1830 that allowed the forced removal of Native American tribes from their lands.

Indian Removal Act