Vocabulary
this word means to cancel or to make void
nullify
This man invented the cotton gin as well as contributed to inventing interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney
Why was Andrew Jackson a famous president?
* served in Congress
* Hero of the War of 1812
* Popular with people
What was Zachary Taylor's role in the Mexican War?
He commanded the American soldiers that were sent to the Texas border
He invented the steel plow
John Deere
this group of people prayed that American would return to it's biblical faith
true Christians
A time in America where factories were built to produce goods faster; transportation and communication were faster and brought people closer together
Industrial Revolution
This man invented the steamboat
Robert Fulton
This man was a foreign minister, senator, secretary of state and was chosen as president by the House of Representatives
John Quincy Adams
It wouldn't allow supplies to be transported
a __________ is a high tax that is charged on imported goods (products that come from another country)
tariff
this man did not use God to do the work of revival in his preaching
Charles Finney
A political party created by Andrew Jackson
Democratic Party
What was the name of the letters typed out on the telegraph system?
Morse Code
This man ran for election in 1824 and he came in last for the electoral college vote
Henry Clay
Who fired first in the Mexican War?
The Mexicans
Young women lived in a factory village created by this man during the Industrial Revolution
Francis Cabot Lowell
a belief that man could find truth through feelings and senses rather than in God's Word
transcendentalism
This political party separated from the Democratic- Republican Party
Whig Party
the reaper
Who became president in 1845
James Polk
When did Mexico City fall to the Americans?
September 1847
What year did Andrew Jackson win the election?
1828
an attitude held by some people that placed man's own reasoning about the truth of God's Word
rationalism
Manifest Destiny
This man created the sewing machine
Elias Howe
Why was Nicholas Trist fired?
He did not ask for all of the land that the president wanted
which invention made war different than wars from before?
the telegraph allowed news to travel faster
Name TWO reasons that Andrew Jackson did not have good character traits as a president
* he asked the Secretary of State to not put funds into the national bank
* He signed a bill that forced the Native Americans to move west
Who was a leader in the Second Great Awakening?
Timothy Dwight