AP US History: Period 4

Seventh US President, served two terms, increased suffrage, Indian Removal Act

Preacher who led the Second Great Awakening

Utopian religious group that moved westward to create a settlement

Political party led by Thomas Jefferson that wanted a weak national government and strong individual rights

Political party that wanted a strong national government and a national bank.

Leaders of the women’s suffrage movement, organized the Seneca Falls Convention

Massachusetts educator influential in improving teaching standards and elevating the process of education to be more practical.

Editor of The Liberator newspaper supporting the abolition of slavery.

Ex-enslaved person, editor of The North Star advocating for abolition.

Slave who led a violent rebellion in Virginia

Group of people forced to move out of their homeland via the Trail of Tears, Constitutional rights violated

Political party led by Henry Clay in opposition of Andrew Jackson, wanted a national bank, protective tariffs, and internal improvements

Leader of the Whig Party, created the American System and Missouri Compromise, known as the Great Compromiser

Powerful supreme court chief justice who for three decades expanded the power of the judicial branch.

Anti-federalist and Democratic-Republican president supporting loose construction of the constitution, strong state governments, support for the French Revolution, and an agrarian nation.

Democratic-Republican U.S. president during the War of 1812.

Historic purchase of land by Jefferson from France which most importantly gave the U.S. the port of New Orleans.

Mexico gave up upper California and New Mexico to the United States via the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.

Religious movement led by Charles Finney designed to reinforce Christian principles and will lead to multiple reform movements.

expansion of American economy, transition to a more industrial economy, and crops grown for sale rather than sustenance

Treaty ending the Mexican-American War and proving the Mexican Cession to the U.S.

Agreement created by Henry Clay allowing for slavery to exist below the 36’30” line of the Louisiana Purchase.

War between the U.S. and Britain over impressment, trading issues, and violations in which the U.S. defeated England and signed the Treaty of Ghent.

Monumental women’s rights conference challenging current laws and ultimately launching the women’s suffrage movement.

Challenged the power of factory owners, fought for better wages and working conditions for employees

Slave rebellion in Virginia led by Nat Turner, very violent

Law supported by Andrew Jackson displacing multiple Native groups from the Southeast.  Ultimately led to the horrific and inhumane Trail of Tears.

Supported by Jackson, authorized the use of military force against any state that resisted the tariff acts

Result of a conflict between the Jackson Administration and the state of South Carolina over the question of federal tariffs when South Carolina refused to enforce the federal tariff of 1832. Resolved by Henry Clay’s Compromise Tariff of 1833 that lessened the tariffs.

Conflict between the US and Mexico over who owned Texas. Ended with the US keeping Texas and gaining California and New Mexico.

Landmark case in 1803 establishing the principle of judicial review.

Supreme Court decisions that reinforces the idea of implied powers of the constitution in supporting the creation of a national bank

Tariff passed during Jackson’s presidency that creates tension between the agricultural south and industrial north.

A period of single part rule following the collapse of the Federalist part, defined by nationalism and unity

First major economic crisis in the US, mainly caused by the War of 1812 and irresponsible banking policies

A political scandal in which Henry Clay backed out of the presidential election to back John Quincy Adams, leading to his victory against Andrew Jackson

Allowed by the Indian Removal Act, the Cherokees were forced off their land and onto reservations

Texas seceded from Mexico because of its abolition of slavery and joined the US as a slave state.

The rising of tension between the North and the South based on economic, religious, and cultural differences which will ultimately lead to the Civil War.

Coined by John O’Sullivan, supporting the expansion of the United States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Period in which Andrew Jackson was president, defined by increased participation in the economy, politics, religion, and society by everyday citizens & the Indian Removal Act

Plan by Henry Clay including the creation of a national bank, implementation of tariffs, and creating of infrastructure in order to stabilize the American economy.

New transportation technologies like railroads, canals, and the steam engine. Better roads.

Taxes on imports, tended to support the growth of textile mills and other industries in the North

supported by the Federalists and later the Whigs, would create uniform currency and support the national government

When all white men can vote, regardless of the property they may or may not own

Refers to the region surrounding the Erie Canal in which the Second Great Awakening had suffocating influence

Motivated by the Second Great Awakening, crusade against alcohol

John C. Calhoun’s idea that slavery is a positive good as slavery provided food, shelter, clothing, and stability for the elderly compared to the harsh conditions of the factory system in the North

Principle that the Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional

Practice of forcing American sailors to serve in the British navy. One of the major causes of the War of 1812.

Statement by President James Monroe advocating for American dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

The desire to end the institution of slavery.