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AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Period 4: 1800 - 1848 Chapter 7 - 11

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13819561830Second Great AwakeningsReligious movement that began in the early decades of the 19th century. Reaction against the rationalism of the Enlightenment. In the northern states it touched off social reform.0
13819561864market revolutionStarting in the early 19th century, produced vast economic growth, mass produced goods.1
13819561865Thomas JeffersonWashington's first secretary of state. A Democrat-Republican, he was the nation's third president from 1801 to 1809.2
13819561866Battle of New OrleansGeneral Andrew Jackson won this in 1815. The War of 1812 had officially ended two weeks earlier, but word had not yet reached the United States.3
13819561867Era of Good FeelingsTerm to describe James Monroe's period as president (1817-1825). The Democratic-Republicans party dominated politics.4
13819561831Jacksonian DemocracyThe time period 1829 to 1837, also known as the Age of the Common Man.5
13819561868Indian Removal ActPresident Andrew Jackson supported this. By 1835 most of the eastern tribes had reluctantly moved to an area in today's Oklahoma.6
13819561869Romanticism in art and literatureEvoked the wonder of the nation's landscape. The Hudson River School of painters were the most prominent.7
13819561870Nullification CrisisIn 1832, South Carolina passed a resolution forbidding the collection of tariffs in the state. Jackson threatened use of federal troops against South Carolina.8
13819561871Elizabeth Cady StantonA women's rights reformer who was not allowed to speak at an antislavery convention.9
13819561872cotton ginThis machine was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. It removed seeds from plant fibers.10
13819561873War HawksLed by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun; argued that war with Britain was the only way to defend American honor, gain Canada, and destroy American Indian resistance on the frontier.11
13819561832William Lloyd GarrisonAdvocated the immediate emancipation of slaves without compensation to their owners. He was also the writer of the "Liberator."12
13819561833Lucretia MottEarly feminist who advocated for women's rights and against slavery.13
13819561874Republican Motherhood/Cult of DomesticityAfter industrialization occurred women became the moral leaders in the home and educators of children. Men were responsible for economic and political affairs.14
13819561834Sectionalism: The NorthLargely urban population that worked in factories.15
13819561835Sectionalism: The SouthLargely agricultural, mostly cotton from 1830-1850.16
13819561836Sectionalism: The WestLargely trapping and hunting, citizens lived a secluded life away from others.17
13819561837Democratic-RepublicansFavored the common man, weak central government, hated the National Bank, was pro-immigration, wanted slow and cautious westward expansion.18
13819561838FederalistsFavored the wealthy and educated, strong central government, supported the National Bank, limited immigration, slow/against westward expansion.19
13819561839National RepublicansFavored the wealthy and educated, strong central government, supported the National Bank, favored internal improvements.20
13819561840WhigsFavored the wealthy and educated, strong central government, supported the National Bank and Internal Improvements, limited immigration, slow/against westward expansion; above all else HATED Andrew Jackson.21
13819561841ImpressmentPractice of the British navy of stealing Americans and forcing them into service in the British Navy.22
13819561842Treaty of GhentEnded the War of 1812, establish status quo antebellum.23
13819561843Frances Scott KeyWrote the Star Spangled banner at the Battle of Fort McHenry.24
13819561875Monroe DoctrineWarning European powers to refrain from seeking any new territories in the Americas.25
13819561876Missouri CompromiseAn 1820 compromise crafted by Henry Clay; prohibited slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Territory north of latitude 36 30.26
13819561844King AndrewNickname given to President Andrew Jackson when his opponents did not like his use of the veto power.27
13819561877Nat Turner RebellionIn 1831, this Virginia slave led a revolt in which 55 whites were killed. In retaliation, whites killed hundreds of African American and put down the revolt.28
13819561845Marbury v. MadisonEstablished the Supreme Court's policy of judicial review.29
13819561878American SystemHenry Clay proposed this to advance the nation's economy. It consisted of: * Protective Tariffs: * National Bank * Internal Improvements30
13819561879The Lowell Mill FactoryThe system that recruited young farm women to work in the textile mills. They were housed in company dormitories near the mills.31
13819561880Seneca Falls ConventionIn 1848 women's rights movement wrote a "Declaration of Sentiments", which declared all men and women equal and listed grievances.32
13819561881TranscendentalistsThey questioned the doctrines of established churches and business practices of the merchant class. Mystical and intuitive way of thinking to discover inner self and look for essence of God in nature.33
13819561882Trail of TearsIn 1838 the U.S. Army forced 15,000 Cherokees to leave Georgia and move to Oklahoma. 4,000 Cherokees died on the march.34
13819561883Hartford Convention (1814)A meeting was held due to opposition to the the War of 1812; some radical Federalist in the Northeast want to secede from the United States, but that it was rejected.35
13819561846Panic 1837Was a result of Jackson's defeat of the National Bank.36
13819561847Martin Van BurenBecame President after Andrew Jackson, won the election because of Jackson's popularity. Was faced with economic troubles.37
13819561848Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!William Henry Harrison's campaign slogan.38
13819561849TecumsehHe said, "They have pushed us from the seas to the lakes, we can go no further." Advocated fighting Americans to stop westward progression and renew British alliances.39
13819561850The ProphetAdvocated relocation rather than fighting Americans westward progression in order to preserve remnants of Native culture.40
13819561851The Embargo of 1807Cut off all US trade with the world, attempting to maintain American neutrality.41
13819561852Macon's Bill no. 2Allowed the US to trade with either Great Britain or France depending on who recognized American sovereignty and neutrality first.42
13819561853Adams-Onis TreatyGrave the United States Florida in exchange for taking on Spain's $5 million debt to American citizens.43
13819561854Old HickoryNickname for Andrew Jackson gained from the Battle of New Orleans.44
13819561855Treaty of 1818Granted the United States join occupation of Oregon with Great Britain.45
13819561856Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court case regarding Cherokee rights to land in the United States.46
13819561857John Q. AdamsElected in 1824 as a result of a bargain struck by Henry Clay.47
13819561858The Tariff of 1828Increased taxes on imported goods to almost 50%; which positively effected American manufacturing.48
13819561859Force BillPermitted Andrew Jackson to organize troops to prevent South Carolina from secession.49
13819561860Increased Voter Turnout-elimination of landownership, -increased news circulation, -increased education/literacy -changes to candidate selection50
13819561861Henry ClayCreated the Tariff of 1833 to solve the Nullification Crisis, developed the American System, Speaker of the House, Secretary of State under JQA, Whig leaders, leader of the War Hawks.51
13819561862Virginia DynastyThomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe52
13819561863Results of the War of 1812-American Nationalism -War Heroes -Death of the Federalist Party53

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