This was the organization that Jackson wished to "take down" because he felt it concentrated too much power in the hands of a few wealthy people.
What is the Bank of the United States.
100
This early 19th century movement towards religious revival led to several reform movements.
What is the Second Great Awakening
100
This book was one of the major drivers of Northern abolition prior to the Civil War.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
100
This was an order preventing the debate over slavery in Congress.
What is the gag rule
100
This was strengthened by the Compromise of 1850 and drove many Northerners to become abolitionists after they witnessed it in action.
What is the Fugitive Slave Law
200
This party got its start as an "Anti-Jackson" party.
What is the Whigs.
200
This term means essentially a fear or hatred of immigrants, and a preference for people born in one's own country
What is nativism
200
This meeting in 1848 led to the creation of the Declaration of Sentiments.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention
200
This attempted to eliminate slavery in the territories acquired in the Mexican cession.
What is the Wilmot Proviso.
200
After this battle, Lincoln felt confident enough to pass the Emancipation Proclamation- he had been waiting for a victory to do so.
What is Antietam
300
This was caused largely by Jackson's use of "pet banks" but began in the beginning of Van Buren's presidency.
What is the Panic of 1837
300
This religious group branched off from the Quakers and favored celibacy and the equality of the sexes.
What is Shakerism
300
A longtime supporter of women's rights, Frederick Douglass and the women's rights movement parted ways after the passage of this amendment.
What is the 15th amendment
300
This was passed for the first time during the Civil War in order to raise funds for the Union Army.
What is an income tax.
300
This court case set the precedent for segregation
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
400
This was the name of the situation in which SC tried to get rid of the "Tariff of Abominations" and Jackson tried to enforce it.
What is the Nullification Crisis
400
Many Irish immigrants were discriminated against by Americans because they were of which religious group?
What is Catholic.
400
This violent event in 1831 caused the Southern States to crack down even harder on the black populations and led to more repressive slave laws.
What is Nat Turner's Rebellion
400
This event, which began with anger over the $300 exemption for the draft, turned into racial violence that killed 100+ individuals, mostly black.
What is the New York City Draft Riots
400
This was the group in Congress who promoted the rights of freed slaves and clashed with Andrew Johnson.
What is the Radical Republicans.
500
This man was the person who created the "Compromise Tariff of 1833
What is Henry Clay
500
This 1854 treaty opened Japanese ports to American trade and allowed for the establishment of an American embassy in Japan.
What is the Treaty of Kanagawa
500
This political party in the mid-1800s opposed immigration to the United States, especially for Catholics.
What is the Know-Nothing Party.
500
This man may have fired the first shot of the Civil War, and was definitely an ardent pro-slavery supporter and secessionist.
Who is Edmund Ruffin
500
This man was the commander of the critically important Union naval blockade of Southern ports, which contributed to the successes at Vicksburg and New Orleans.