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10828739800Corrupt Bargain of 1824Election between Jackson and Adams; Adams won because he offered Clay secretary of state ; Adams became president0
10828739801Election of 1828Jackson defeats John Quincy Adams1
10828739802MudslingingAttempt to ruin an opponent's reputation with insults2
10828739803Spoils Systema system jackson used to put his supporters and friends into office3
10828739804Nullification CrisisSouth Carolina legislature wanted to nullify tariffs of 1824 & 1828 if not they would secede4
10828739805Tariff of Abominationstax on imported goods to help northern manufacturing 45%5
10828739806Tariff of 1833every 8 years the tariff would be reduced by 10%6
10828739807South Carolina Expositionwritten by John C. Calhoun denouncing the 1828 Tariff as unconstitutional and that the states should be able to nullify7
10828739808Force Billgave the president power to use military force to collect tariffs if the needed8
10828739809Pet banks were:state banks to house federal funds9
10828739810Indian Removal Actforced many Native American nations to move west of the Mississippi River10
10828739811What were the 5 civilized tribes?Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole11
10828739812Bank WarJackson believed the Bank of US had too much power. Vetoed the 2nd Bank charter12
10828739813Election of 1832Jackson v Clay, Jackson wins. First time a third party was in an election, Anti-Masonic party.13
10828739814Manifest DestinyIt was America's destiny to stretch from Atlantic to Pacific14
10828739815Worcester vs. GeorgiaRuled in favor of Cherokee; Indians couldn't be forced to leave land15
10828739816Whig Party Beliefsstrong national government, pro-tariffs, anti-masonic, American System16
10828739817Democratic beliefsstates rights, limited government, free trade17
10828739818Whig Party supportersNew England, Mid-Atlantic, upper Mid-West,18
10828739819Democratic supportersSoutherners and Westerners19
10828739820Election of 1836William Henry Harrison vs. Martin Van Buren; Van Buren won20
10828739821Martin Van Buren8th President21
10828739822William Henry Harrisonwas an American military leader, politician, the 9th President, and 1st President to die in office.22
10828739823Panic of 1837A financial crisis in the United States that led to an economic depression23
10828739824Divorce BillA bill passed by Van Buren, that divorced the government from banking24
10828739825the Alamoan abandoned mission near San Antonio that became an important battle site in the Texas Revolution25
10828739826Election of 1840William Henry Harrison vs. Martin Van Buren; Harrison won26
10828739827Irish ImmigrantsCame to the U.S. because of the Irish Potato Famine. Lived along eastern seaboard (NYC, Boston) Many worked in factories, railroads, etc. in harsh conditions for little pay27
10828739828German ImmigrantsDemocratic Revolution failed, wanted religious freedom, came w/ money; came to PA, WI, TX; brought over Christmas trees, kindergarten, public schools etc.28
10828739829NativistsAmericans who feared that immigrants would take jobs and impose their Roman Catholic beliefs on society29
10828739830Know-Nothing PartyPolitical party of the 1850s that was anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant30
10828739831Commonwealth v. Huntruling of the Massachusetts Supreme Court establishing the legality of labor unions and the legality of union workers striking if an employer hired non-union workers.31
10828739832Cotton Gina machine for separating cotton from its seeds.32
10828739833Eli WhitneyInvented the cotton gin33
10828739834telegraphA device for rapid, long-distance transmission of information over an electric wire.34
10828739835Mechanical ReaperMachine that could harvest wheat quickly35
10828739836Cumberland Roadthe first road built by the federal government36
10828739837Erie Canalan artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river with Lake Erie37
10828739838iron tramp steamersfast ships that could carry large cargo38
10828739839interchangeable partsuniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces39
10828739840Cult of Domesticityidealized view of women & home; self-less caregiver for children, refuge for husbands40
10828739841Steel Plowcould plow through thick soil so people could now farm in the Midwest41
10828739842Tammany Hall Political Machineled corruption in NYC for political and economic gain42
10828739843Cyrus McCormickInvented the mechanical reaper43
10828739844Samuel Slaterinvented the first American machine for spinning cotton. Known as "the Father of the Factory System"44
10828739845Robert FultonInvented the steamboat45
10828739846John DeereInvented the steel plow46
10828739847DeWitt Clintonbuilt the Erie Canal47
10828739848Isaac SingerImproved the sewing machine48
10828739849Samuel F.B. Morseinvented the telegraph + morse code49
10828739850Lowell Factoryfactory in Lowell, Massachusetts that helped women get jobs and follow a different path besides farm work.50
10828739851Second Great AwakeningA second religious revival. Had an effect on moral movements such as prison reform, the temperance movement, and moral reasoning against slavery. The revivals attracted women, Blacks, and Native Americans.51
10828739852UnitarianismBelief that employers and employees can act together for their common good.52
10828739853Seneca Falls Conventionthe first national women's rights convention at which the Declaration of Sentiments was written53
10828739854Temperancerestraint or moderation, especially in regards to alcohol or food54
10828739855TranscendentalismHeld that every individual can reach ultimate truths through spiritual intuition, which transcends reason and sensory experience.55
10828739856Mormon Churchreligious denomination Church of Jesus Christ (Latter-Day Saints) based on the Book of Mormon started by Joseph Smith56
10828739857Declaration of Sentimentsdocument modeled after the Declaration of Independence listed the injustices towards women; used to argue women's rights57
10828739858DeismFollowers believed that God existed and had created the world, but that afterwards He left it to run by its own natural laws.58
10828739859William McGuffeywrote children's grammar books w/ moral59
10828739860Timothy Dwightcredited with starting the 2nd Great Awakening with lectures at Yale60
10828739861Dorothea Dixconvinced states to reform treatment of mentally ill61
10828739862Elizabeth Cady Stantonformed NWSA (National Women's Suffrage Association); organized Seneca Falls62
10828739863Brigham Youngled Mormons to Salt Lake City, Utah63
10828739864William MillerHe led the group that believed the world would end on October 22, 1844. They originated in the Burned-Over-District.64
10828739865Joseph Smithfounder of Mormonism65
10828739866Henry David ThoreauTranscendentalist, wrote "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience"66
10828739867Horace Mannworked for public school reform and improved teacher training67
10828739868Charles Finneystarted series of revivals in NY; known for fire & brimstone sermons68
10828739869Ralph Waldo EmersonTranscendentalist; delivered "The American Scholar" lecture69
10828739870Neal DowFather of Prohibition; sponsored Maine Law70
10828739871New Harmonyfirst Utopian society, by Robert Owen71
10828739872Brook FarmA transcendentalist Utopian experiment, put into practice byGeorge Ripley72
10828739873Oneida CommunityA group of socio-religious perfectionists who lived in New York. Practiced polygamy, communal property, and communal raising of children.73
10828739874ShakersA millennial group who believed in both Jesus and a mystic named Ann Lee.74
10828739875Hudson River SchoolFounded by Thomas Cole, first native school of landscape painting in the U.S.75
10828739876Romanticisma movement in the arts and literature that emphasized inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.76
10828739877Edgar Allan Poewrote The Raven77
10828739878Nathaniel Hawthornewrote the Scarlet Letter78
10828739879Herman Melvillewrote Moby Dick79
10828739880Walt WhitmanWrote Leaves of Grass80
10828739881Louisa May Alcottwrote Little Women81

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