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

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13938472967Second 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
13938473002market revolutionStarting in the early 19th century, produced vast economic growth, mass produced goods.1
13938473003Thomas JeffersonWashington's first secretary of state. A Democrat-Republican, he was the nation's third president from 1801 to 1809.2
13938473004Battle 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
13938473005Era of Good FeelingsTerm to describe James Monroe's period as president (1817-1825). The Democratic-Republicans party dominated politics.4
13938472968Jacksonian DemocracyThe time period 1829 to 1837, also known as the Age of the Common Man.5
13938473006Indian Removal ActPresident Andrew Jackson supported this. By 1835 most of the eastern tribes had reluctantly moved to an area in today's Oklahoma.6
13938473007Romanticism in art and literatureEvoked the wonder of the nation's landscape. The Hudson River School of painters were the most prominent.7
13938473008Nullification 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
13938473009Elizabeth Cady StantonA women's rights reformer who was not allowed to speak at an antislavery convention.9
13938473010cotton ginThis machine was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. It removed seeds from plant fibers.10
13938473011War 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
13938472969William Lloyd GarrisonAdvocated the immediate emancipation of slaves without compensation to their owners. He was also the writer of the "Liberator."12
13938472970Lucretia MottEarly feminist who advocated for women's rights and against slavery.13
13938473012Republican 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
13938472971Sectionalism: The NorthLargely urban population that worked in factories.15
13938472972Sectionalism: The SouthLargely agricultural, mostly cotton from 1830-1850.16
13938472973Sectionalism: The WestLargely trapping and hunting, citizens lived a secluded life away from others.17
13938472974Democratic-RepublicansFavored the common man, weak central government, hated the National Bank, was pro-immigration, wanted slow and cautious westward expansion.18
13938472975FederalistsFavored the wealthy and educated, strong central government, supported the National Bank, limited immigration, slow/against westward expansion.19
13938472976National RepublicansFavored the wealthy and educated, strong central government, supported the National Bank, favored internal improvements.20
13938472977WhigsFavored 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
13938472978ImpressmentPractice of the British navy of stealing Americans and forcing them into service in the British Navy.22
13938472979Treaty of GhentEnded the War of 1812, establish status quo antebellum.23
13938472980Oliver Hazard Perry"We have met the enemy, and they are ours." Battle of Lake Erie.24
13938472981Frances Scott KeyWrote the Star Spangled banner at the Battle of Fort McHenry.25
13938473013Monroe DoctrineWarning European powers to refrain from seeking any new territories in the Americas.26
13938473014Missouri CompromiseAn 1820 compromise crafted by Henry Clay; prohibited slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Territory north of latitude 36 30.27
13938472982King AndrewNickname given to President Andrew Jackson when his opponents did not like his use of the veto power.28
13938473015Nat 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.29
13938472983Marbury v. MadisonEstablished the Supreme Court's policy of judicial review.30
13938473016American SystemHenry Clay proposed this to advance the nation's economy. It consisted of: * Protective Tariffs: * National Bank * Internal Improvements31
13938473017The Lowell Mill FactoryThe system that recruited young farm women to work in the textile mills. They were housed in company dormitories near the mills.32
13938473018Seneca Falls ConventionIn 1848 women's rights movement wrote a "Declaration of Sentiments", which declared all men and women equal and listed grievances.33
13938473019TranscendentalistsThey 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.34
13938473020Trail 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.35
13938473021Hartford 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.36
13938472984Panic 1837Was a result of Jackson's defeat of the National Bank.37
13938472985Martin Van BurenBecame President after Andrew Jackson, won the election because of Jackson's popularity. Was faced with economic troubles.38
13938472986Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!William Henry Harrison's campaign slogan.39
13938472987TecumsehHe 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.40
13938472988The ProphetAdvocated relocation rather than fighting Americans westward progression in order to preserve remnants of Native culture.41
13938472989The Embargo of 1807Cut off all US trade with the world, attempting to maintain American neutrality.42
13938472990Macon's Bill no. 2Allowed the US to trade with either Great Britain or France depending on who recognized American sovereignty and neutrality first.43
13938472991Adams-Onis TreatyGrave the United States Florida in exchange for taking on Spain's $5 million debt to American citizens.44
13938472992Old HickoryNickname for Andrew Jackson gained from the Battle of New Orleans.45
13938472993Treaty of 1818Granted the United States join occupation of Oregon with Great Britain.46
13938472994Worcester v. GeorgiaSupreme Court case regarding Cherokee rights to land in the United States.47
13938472995John Q. AdamsElected in 1824 as a result of a bargain struck by Henry Clay. Republican48
13938472996The Tariff of 1828Increased taxes on imported goods to almost 50%; which positively effected American manufacturing.49
13938472997Force BillPermitted Andrew Jackson to organize troops to prevent South Carolina from secession.50
13938472998Henry ClayA northern American politician. He developed the American System as well as negotiated numerous compromises.51
13938472999Virginia DynastyThomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe52
13938473000Results of the War of 1812-American Nationalism -War Heroes -Death of the Federalist Party53
13938477731panic of 1819Economic panic caused by extensive speculation and a decline of Europena demand for American goods along with mismanagement within the Second Bank of the United States. Often cited as the end of the Era of Good Feelings.54
13938493405McCulloch v. MarylandMaryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law55
13938500704State vs. Federalstate governments have more responsibility for public education than the federal government56
13938500705Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court case which protected property rights and asserted the right to invalidate state laws in conflict with the Constitution57
13938502891Dartmouth College v. Woodward1819--New Hampshire had attempted to take over Dartmouth College by revising its colonial charter. The Court ruled that the charter was protected under the contract clause of the U. S. Constitution; upholds the sanctity of contracts.58
13938543753Kitchen CabinetThe informal advisers to the president.59
13938550090Spoils SystemA system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends.60

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