AP US History Period 4

AP US History Period 4

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Cards (65)

Section 1

(50 cards)

Treaty of Ghent

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Ended the War of 1812, establish status quo antebellum.

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Battle of New Orleans

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General 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.

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Transcendentalists

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They 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.

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Panic 1837

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Was a result of Jackson's defeat of the National Bank.

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King Andrew

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Nickname given to President Andrew Jackson when his opponents did not like his use of the veto power.

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Thomas Jefferson

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Washington's first secretary of state. A Democrat-Republican, he was the nation's third president from 1801 to 1809.

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Old Hickory

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Nickname for Andrew Jackson gained from the Battle of New Orleans.

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Frances Scott Key

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Wrote the Star Spangled banner at the Battle of Fort McHenry.

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Treaty of 1818

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Granted the United States join occupation of Oregon with Great Britain.

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The Lowell Mill Factory

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The system that recruited young farm women to work in the textile mills. They were housed in company dormitories near the mills.

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Whigs

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Favored 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.

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Increased Voter Turnout

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-elimination of landownership, -increased news circulation, -increased education/literacy -changes to candidate selection

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Force Bill

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Permitted Andrew Jackson to organize troops to prevent South Carolina from secession.

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The Tariff of 1828

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Increased taxes on imported goods to almost 50%; which positively effected American manufacturing but hurt the south.

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Henry Clay

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Created 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.

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Results of the War of 1812

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-American Nationalism -War Heroes -Death of the Federalist Party

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Republican Motherhood/Cult of Domesticity

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After industrialization occurred women became the moral leaders in the home and educators of children. Men were responsible for economic and political affairs.

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Second Great Awakening

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Religious 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.

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Macon's Bill no. 2

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Allowed the US to trade with either Great Britain or France depending on who recognized American sovereignty and neutrality first.

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Sectionalism: The North

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Largely urban population that worked in factories.

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The Embargo Act of 1807

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Cut off all US trade with the world, attempting to maintain American neutrality.

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Midnight Appointments

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After 1800, the only branch left in the Federalists' hands was the Judiciary. On John Adam's last night as president he made last minute appointments for Federalists to judgeships. He did so in an attempt to maintain Federalist control of judiciary branch.

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Missouri Compromise

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An 1820 compromise crafted by Henry Clay; prohibited slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Territory north of latitude 36 30. Admitted Missouri (slave) and Maine (free) as states.

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Tecumseh

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He 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.

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Era of Good Feelings

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Term to describe James Monroe's period as president (1817-1825). Political infighting ends and Democratic-Republicans party dominated politics.

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Sectionalism: The South

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Largely agricultural, mostly cotton from 1830-1850.

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cotton gin

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This machine was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. It removed seeds from plant fibers. It expanded the institution of slavery

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Jacksonian Democracy

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The time period 1829 to 1837, also known as the Age of the Common Man.

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Adams-Onis Treaty

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Grave the United States Florida in exchange for taking on Spain's $5 million debt to American citizens.

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Seneca Falls Convention

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In 1848 women's rights movement wrote a "Declaration of Sentiments", which declared all men and women equal and listed grievances.

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Revolution of 1800

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Jefferson's election changed the direction of the government from Federalist to Democratic- Republican, so it was called a "revolution." It was the first peaceful transition of power between political parties

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Monroe Doctrine

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Warned European powers to refrain from seeking any new territories/interfering in the Americas.

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War Hawks

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Led 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.

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Sectionalism: The West

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Largely trapping and hunting, citizens lived a secluded life away from others.

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Martin Van Buren

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Became President after Andrew Jackson, won the election because of Jackson's popularity. Was faced with economic troubles.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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A women's rights reformer who was not allowed to speak at an antislavery convention.

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William Lloyd Garrison

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Advocated the immediate emancipation of slaves without compensation to their owners. He was also the writer of the "Liberator."

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American System

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Henry Clay proposed this to advance the nation's economy. It consisted of: * Protective Tariffs * National Bank * Internal Improvements

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Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!

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William Henry Harrison's campaign slogan.

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Indian Removal Act

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President Andrew Jackson supported this. By 1835 most of the eastern tribes had reluctantly moved to an area in today's Oklahoma.

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market revolution

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Starting in the early 19th century, produced vast economic growth, mass produced goods.

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Romanticism in art and literature

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Evoked the wonder of the nation's landscape. The Hudson River School of painters were the most prominent.

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Lucretia Mott

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Early feminist who advocated for women's rights and against slavery.

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Nullification Crisis

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In 1832, South Carolina passed a resolution forbidding the collection of tariffs in the state. Jackson threatened use of federal troops against South Carolina.

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John Q. Adams

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Elected in 1824 as a result of a bargain struck by Henry Clay.

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Worcester v. Georgia

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Supreme Court case regarding Cherokee rights to land in the United States.

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Trail of Tears

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In 1838 the U.S. Army forced 15,000 Cherokees to leave Georgia and move to Oklahoma. 4,000 Cherokees died on the march.

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Hartford Convention (1814)

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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.

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Impressment

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Practice of the British navy of stealing Americans and forcing them into service in the British Navy.

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Marbury v. Madison

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Established the Supreme Court's policy of judicial review.

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Section 2

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Temperance Movement

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A social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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Lyman Beecher

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Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader and a leader of the Second Great Awakening of the United States. He did not approve of women preachers.

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sewing machine

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made in 1846 by Elias Howe; made making clothing faster and cheaper. Resulted in the ramping up of the textile industry.

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Corrupt Bargain

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Refers to the claim from the supporters of Andrew Jackson that John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay had worked out a deal to ensure that Adams was elected president by the House of Representatives in 1824.

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Spoils System

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A system of public employment (government offices) based on rewarding party loyalists and friends.

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Joseph Smith

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Founded Mormonism in New York in 1830 with the guidance of an angel. 1843, Smith's announcement that God sanctioned polygamy split the Mormons and let to an uprising against Mormons in 1844; translated the Book of Mormon. He was murdered by an angry mob who was persecuting him for his beliefs.

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McCulloch v. Maryland

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Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law. Essentially, states cannot tax a federal entity.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

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American transcendentalist who was against slavery and stressed self-reliance, optimism, self-improvement, self-confidence, and freedom. He was a prime example of a transcendentalist and helped further the movement. He prompted the growth of American artists and culture.

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Gibbons v. Ogden

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Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government, specifically Congress

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Bank War

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Jackson believed the Bank of US had too much power and was too rich. Vetoed the 2nd Bank charter and withdrew gov't money from the US Banks and put it into "pet banks". This resulted in the Panic of 1837.

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Horace Mann

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Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education; "Father of the public school system"; a prominent proponent of public school reform, & set the standard for public schools throughout the nation; lengthened academic year; pro training & higher salaries to teachers

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Communication Revolution

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New technologies that helped spur and contribute to the westward expansion and Industrial Revolution.

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Transcendentalism

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A nineteenth-century movement in the Romantic tradition, which held that every individual can reach ultimate truths through spiritual intuition, which transcends reason and sensory experience.

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Charles Finney

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One of the most important leaders of the Second Great Awakening. He was against alcohol and supported women's involvement including preaching.

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Transportation Revolution

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A period of rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel because of new methods of transportation.

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