Early US History Unit 2 Review Fall 2026 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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This is one of the Jacksonian Era reforms and is the reason for the existence of Westside High School.

public education

This individual became president and considered himself representative of the "common man" and revolutionized the presidency by using executive powers like no president had before him.

Andrew Jackson

This political party, formed in the early years of the nation, and led by Alexander Hamilton, sought to create a stronger national government and believed that the future of the American economy was going to be based on manufacturing.

Federalist Party

Identify ONE achievement of the government under the Articles of Confederation.

Treaty of Paris (1783) that ended the American Revolution; passage of the Northwest Ordinances

This Supreme Court case is significant because it claimed the power of judicial review, which states that the Supreme Court has the power to declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional.

Marbury v. Madison

This concept is defined as the effort to eliminate slavery and the movement was born in the Jacksonian Era of reform.

abolition

Pictured here, this is the name given to the practice of the British seizing American sailors and forcing them into service for the British navy. This was one of a number of causes of the War of 1812.

impressment

This famous event is pictured here.

Trail of Tears

Identify ONE right found in the Bill of Rights.

free speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, right to bear arms, illegal search & seizures, trial by jury, cruel & unusual punishment

What is pictured on this map?

Route of the Lewis and Clark (Corps of Discovery) expedition

THIS was a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts that began in 1786 and led to a violent confrontation in 1787. It led to states' gathering to reform the Articles of Confederation.

Shays's Rebellion

Pictured here this is the name given to the trans-Atlantic voyage of enslaved persons to the Western Hemisphere.

Middle Passage

Identify ONE example of the concept of checks and balances found within the US Constitution

Presidential veto, Congress override of veto with 2/3 vote, lifetime appointment of Supreme Court justices, Senate approval of presidential appointments

Maybe the most famous 'conductor' of the underground railroad, this individual traveled to the South over a dozen times in an effort to assist runaway slaves in gaining their freedom.

Harriet Tubman

THIS individual was the last Federalist president and lost his effort to win a second term as president and was replaced by Thomas Jefferson.

John Adams

THIS individual is known as the author of the Constitution.

James Madison

Political party or faction that promoted passage of a national bank, closer foreign ties with Great Britain, and promoting an economic future with manufacturing as its foundation

The Federalist Party / The Federalists

This individual initiated the tradition of presidents limiting their time in office to two four-year terms.

George Washington

What was the name of the document of the FIRST national government of the United States?

The Articles of Confederation

A supporter of public education, THIS individual led the effort to train professional educators and create 'common schools' to educate youth regardless of their ability to pay tuition.

Horace Mann

THIS is the name given to the concept (idea) that the Supreme Court has the power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional. This concept was confirmed in the Supreme Court Case, Marbury v. Madison.

judicial review

This is the formal name given to this group pictured here.

The Corps of Discovery

This concept is pictured here.

Triangular Trade

This diplomatic event which occurred during John Adams's presidency involved French diplomats attempting to bribe American officials and led to an unofficial (quasi) war between the two countries.

XYZ Affair

Winning the Presidential Election of 1800, purchasing Louisiana Territory, and getting rid of the Whiskey excise tax are all events within this individual's presidency.

Thomas Jefferson

What was the name of the Constitutional plan introduced during the Philadelphia Convention (Constituitonal Convention) was favored by the larger populated states?

The Virginia Plan

The solution to create a two house (bicameral) legislature during the Constitutional Convention is better known by THIS term.

The Great Compromise

During the Constitutional Convention what was the 3/5 Compromise?

Only 60% of a state's slave population would count towards determining the number of representatives in the House of Representatives

American authors like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau created a unique style of literature largely tied to nature. This literary movement is better known as _________.

Transdendentalism

This law made it illegal to criticize a national government official and it was passed as a means of crushing any dissent to Federalist politicians. Jeffersonians argued that it violated the 1st Amendment.

Sedition Act

Routes and the journey taken by runaway slaves to northern states or Canada in an effort to gain freedom are better known by THIS term.

underground railroad

Examples of this include fake illnesses, deliberately working slow, and breaking work tools.

passive resistance

Poisoning food and slave rebellions such as Nat Turner's Rebellion are the most well known forms of this.

violent resistance

This Native American tribe was famously targeted for removal from their lands in Georgia and were forced to move west to what is now the state of Oklahoma.

Cherokee tribe

Identify ONE weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation.

no power to tax, no power to regulate trade (commerce), no national court system, no executive, required unanimous vote to amend the Articles

What did the Anti-Federalists demand (and the Federalists promised to do) in order for the Constitution to be ratified by enough states to become the "supreme law of the land?"

Add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution

Pictured here, slave marriages were often known by this term.

jumping the broom

THIS term defines a period of religious and spiritual renewal that occurred in the first decades of the 19th century and fostered a desire to identify evils in society and sparked numerous reform movements.

Second Great Awakening

This law passed during President Jefferson's administration was an attempt to stop France and Great Britain from seizing American merchant ships and their cargo while both countries were at war. It instead hurt the American economy.

The Embargo Act

This territory pictured here became part of the United States by an agreement with France and Napoleon.

Lousiana Purchase

This presidential power was used by President Jackson more than all of the other six presidents before him combined.

veto power

President Jackson sought to destroy this institution prior to leaving office because he thought it only benefitted wealthy businessmen.

2nd Bank of the United States (or the National Bank)

Pictured here, this battle during the War of 1812 is famous because it was actually fought after the peace treaty and made Andrew Jackson a war hero.

Battle of New Orleans

It was necessary for THIS number of states to ratify the Constitution before it became the "supreme law of the land."

9 states

Supported by President Jackson, this is the NAME given to the piece of legislation that forcefully relocated tribes living in the southeastern portion of the United States to modern day Oklahoma.

The Indian Removal Act

This year's presidential election is sometimes referred to as a "revolution" as it was the first time a peaceful transfer of power occurred between one political group to another.

Presidential Election of 1800

This is the name of the group (or faction) that was not in favor of ratifying the Constitution.

Anti-Federalists

This political party or faction emerged shortly after the ratification of the Constitution and its membership favored most political powers within the states and desired that the Constitution be strictly interpreted.

Jeffersonians, Jeffersonian Republicans, or Democratic-Republicans

Pictured here, who was the Indian leader that allied with the British during the War of 1812?

Tecumseh

Laborers on the plantations whose primary duty consisted of planting, tending, and harvesting cotton, sugar, rice, and tobacco and whose work days commonly consisted of 15-16 hours per day.

field slaves

Andrew Jackson and his supporters referred to this policy as "rotation in office" however critics of this policy refer to it by THIS name.

spoils system

An event that proved that the national government under the Constitution was strong enough to suppress internal strife is pictured here.

Whiskey Rebellion

The individuals pictured here represent a tradition that President Washington began that continues to the present day.

presidential cabinet

First women's rights gathering that called for granting women the right to vote (aka. suffrage) occurred at THIS event.

Seneca Falls Convention

Individual who promoted no longer imprisoning the insane with other criminals but rather creating separate asylums for them.

Dorothea Dix