Jeffersonian Era Politics
1803 purchase that doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase
Early 1800s economic shift from local production to interconnected markets.
Market Revolution
Supreme Court case that strengthened federal power over states.
McCulloch v. Maryland
System rewarding political supporters with government jobs.
Spoils system
Policy of forced relocation of Native Americans in the 1830s.
Indian Removal Act
Court case establishing judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison
Transportation development that connected western farmers to eastern markets.
Erie Canal
Doctrine stating Europe should not interfere in Western Hemisphere affairs.
Monroe Doctrine
1824 election controversy that led to accusations of corruption.
Corrupt Bargain
Movement aimed at ending alcohol consumption.
Temperance movement
Political party that opposed strong federal power and supported agrarianism.
Democratic-Republicans
System where goods are produced for sale in national/international markets.
Commercial economy
Tariff that increased sectional tension between North and South in the 1820s.
Tariff of Abominations
Crisis where a state attempted to nullify federal tariff laws.
Nullification Crisis
Religious movement promoting personal salvation and moral reform.
Second Great Awakening
Jefferson’s purchase of Louisiana created constitutional debate over this principle.
Strict vs. loose interpretation
Growth of factories led to this shift in labor patterns.
Wage labor system
Era after War of 1812 marked by strong national unity but growing economic division.
Era of Good Feelings
Expansion of suffrage during this period primarily benefited this group.
White male voters
Movement led by Dorothea Dix focused on reforming this institution.
Mental health asylums
Explain how Jefferson’s presidency reflected both strict and loose constitutional interpretation.
Strict in theory, loose in practice (Louisiana Purchase)
Explain how the Market Revolution increased both economic growth and regional tension.
Integrated markets but deepened North-South differences
Explain how nationalism in the early 1800s masked growing sectional conflict.
Shared pride post-war but economic divergence continued
Explain the contradiction in Jacksonian Democracy regarding political equality.
Expanded white male suffrage but excluded women and minorities
Explain how reform movements reflected Second Great Awakening ideals.
Belief in moral improvement and individual responsibility