Vocabulary
individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional
What is nullification?
supported Henry Clay's American System
Who was John Quincy Adams?
a small group of advisors who helped him make policy, shaped Jackson's policies and decisions during presidency .
What was Kitchen Cabinent?
Wanted to explore “individuality”
Who was emerson?
white actors performed in blackface
What is Minstrelsy?
the controversial appointment of Henry Clay as secretary of state by President Adams, which was seen as a backroom deal that denied Andrew Jackson the presidency.
What was "corrupt bargain"?
Caused southerners to dislike him, and Georgia Governer George. M. Troup to attack him as a "public enemy"
What was John Quincy Adam's Indian policy?
persuaded Biddle to seek an early extension of the bank's charter
Who was Henry Clay & Daniel Webster?
Modeled after Aristotle’s public lectures in ancient Greece
What was The lyceum movement 1826?
Joined Catholic churches and the democratic party
Who is the Irish?
significantly increased the import duties (taxes) on various goods, including raw materials and manufactured goods.
Argued against by the southern states
Passed in fear of British imports dominating the market
What is the Tariff of Abominations?
New tariffs by Clay and Adams specifically protected these people from expensive woolen and cotton textiles and English iron goods
Who are New England and Pennsylvania manufactures?
Cherokee's challenged their removal in
What was Worcester v. Georgia?
published about Henry Thoreau search in meaning for the natural world
What is "Life in the Woods"?
Rejected monogamy to free women from their status as husbands’ property
Who was John Humphrey Noyes and Oneid?
Van buren insisted on this, although it was seen later undemocratic, exclusive, and did not involve ordinary citizens
what is the caucus?
opposed the majority of Adam's policies
Who were Jeffersonian Republicans?
Response to the Nullification Crisis, a conflict between the federal government and the state of South Carolina over tariffs.
What was the military force bill?
Criticized excessive individualism
Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne?
caused 6,500 Mormons fled to Mexico
Problems over the practice of polygamy
the response to the panic of 1837 proposed by Martin Van buren
What was The Independent Treasury Act of 1840?
A political strategy and shift in support of tariffs to gain support for the presidency candidacy in 1828. This appealed to the farming communities for protection against foreign competition
What was the reason for Van Buren & Jacksonian allies to hop on the tariff bandwagon?
TWO factors that determined a person's value in the West
What is Common Sense and Willingness to work?
rejected Enlightenment thinking for a celebration of human passions and mysteries
What is Transcendentalism?
Believed in communal living, celibacy, equality of the sexes, pacifism, and the imminent return of Christ in a spiritual form.
Who was Mother Ann and the Shakers?