9 New National Identity Flashcards
Convention of 1818
A Treaty which set the border between the U.S. and Canada along the 49th parallel as far west as the Rocky Mountains
Rush-Bagot Agreement
A compromise between the United States and Canada which limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both sides
James Monroe
5th President of the United States; Elected in 1816; Democratic-Republican
Adams-Onis Treaty
1819- Treaty signed between the United States and Spain which settled all border disputes
Simon Bolivar
“the Liberator”; Led struggles of the Spanish colonies for independence
Monroe Doctrine
An exclusive statement of American policy warning European powers not to interfere with the Americas
Nationalism
feelings of pride and loyalty to a nation
Henry Clay
Representative from Kentucky; Developed a plan which came to be known as the American system
Cumberland Road
first road built by the federal government
Erie Canal
A transportation canal running from Albany to Buffalo, New York
Era of Good Feelings
A time of peace in the United States from 1815-1825
sectionalism
Disagreements between people in different regions of the country
Missouri Compromise
Proposed by Henry Clay; Allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state; Outlawed slavery in any territories or states north of the 36 degree 30’ latitude
John Quincy Adams
6th President of the United States
Washington Irving
One of the first American writers to gain international fame; often wrote of American history
