United States History

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Across
  1. 1. land deal in 1803 that doubled the size of the U.S.
  2. 5. social movement against the consumption of alcohol.
  3. 6. a national bank opposed by Jackson, who vetoed its renewal.
  4. 9. confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government over tariffs.
  5. 11. the forced march of Cherokee people to Oklahoma, causing thousands of deaths.
  6. 15. group of artists known for romantic landscape paintings of the American wilderness.
  7. 18. the policy of expanding a nation’s territory or influence.
  8. 19. state banks where Andrew Jackson deposited federal funds after dismantling the Second Bank.
  9. 22. explorers sent to map and report on the Louisiana Territory.
  10. 27. education reformer who advocated for public schooling.
  11. 28. man-made waterway that boosted trade between the Midwest and New York.
  12. 30. reformer who worked to improve conditions for the mentally ill.
  13. 31. women’s rights activist and organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention.
  14. 35. Supreme Court decision stating Georgia couldn’t interfere with Cherokee lands (ignored by Jackson).
  15. 36. loyalty to a region over the country as a whole.
  16. 37. philosophical movement emphasizing nature and individualism.
  17. 38. practice of giving government jobs to political supporters.
  18. 39. nickname critics used for Andrew Jackson, suggesting he abused presidential power.
  19. 40. experimental communities aiming to create perfect societies (e.g., Brook Farm, New Harmony).
Down
  1. 2. religious revival movement that inspired reform efforts.
  2. 3. movement to end slavery in the U.S.
  3. 4. pioneers and explorers who mapped and settled new western territories.
  4. 7. tariff that angered the South due to its economic impact.
  5. 8. 1824 Supreme Court case that reinforced federal power over interstate commerce.
  6. 10. 1819 case affirming the supremacy of federal laws and the constitutionality of the national bank.
  7. 12. period of major industrialization and mechanization.
  8. 13. 1820 agreement to balance free and slave states.
  9. 14. 1848 meeting advocating for women’s rights.
  10. 16. escaped slave and leading abolitionist speaker and writer.
  11. 17. the idea that states have certain rights the federal government cannot overrule.
  12. 20. transcendentalist writer and advocate for civil disobedience.
  13. 21. political party strengthened by Andrew Jackson’s presidency.
  14. 23. law passed in 1830 that led to the forced relocation of Native American tribes.
  15. 24. controversial election where John Quincy Adams was chosen president by the House; called a “corrupt bargain” by Jackson supporters.
  16. 25. the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent.
  17. 26. 7th president, known for populism and controversial policies like the Indian Removal Act.
  18. 29. the movement of settlers and territories westward across North America.
  19. 32. political party formed in opposition to Jackson’s policies.
  20. 33. Henry Clay’s plan to strengthen the economy with tariffs, a national bank, and infrastructure.
  21. 34. invention by Eli Whitney that increased cotton production and slavery.