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President known for the inconsistency between his small-government, agrarian ideology and his federally strong government actions

Thomas Jefferson

100

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

Declaration of the Sentiments/Elizabeth Cady Stanton

100

Protective tariffs were a part of Henry Clay's plan which helped with what change in the American economy?

Industrialization/Market Revolution

100

America's "Second Revolution" caused the downfall of what political party?

Federalist Party

100

What was La Canada originally under Mexican rule

what is ranch/ rancho, la canada

200

Seventh President of the United States, known for his role in the Indian Removal Act and his opposition to the Bank of the United States.

Andrew Jackson

200

“as it is, we have the wolf by the ear, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go.”

Thomas Jefferson

200

A religious response to hyper-rationalism, westward expansion, and rising social and moral concerns

2nd Great Awakening

200

Religious Community which, while eventually shutting their religious elements down, continues to make silverware to this day

Oneida Community

200

What was the secret symbol of the “Van Buren Boys”

8 fingers

300

The "Father of American Public Education," who advocated for free, compulsory education and teacher training as a means to create an informed and moral citizenry.

Horace Mann

300

“This leads us to inquire into the origins of this government, and the source of it’s power. Whose agent is it? Is it the creature of the state legislatures, or the creature of the people?”

Daniel Webster

300

A philosophical movement that encouraged individualism, the inherent goodness of nature and humanity, and which expressed awe for the undefinable/unknown

Transcendentalism

300

What major doctrine caused the "Shaker" religion to eventually disappear?

Abstinence

300

How old was the cheese in andrew johnson white house when he threw the party

3 years old

400

Early advocate for women's rights and abolition, co-organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention (1848), and a prominent figure in reform movements.

Lucretia Mott

400

 “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little  minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

400

Ideology that believed that women should remain in the private sphere, in the house

Cult of domesticity

400

The part of the Constitution which justified the charter of the national bank in McCulloch v. Maryland

Elastic Clause

400

What was the name of the yorkville neighborhood for much of the 18th century

what is kleindeuatchland

500

A leading figure in the Second Great Awakening, known for his innovative preaching methods and focus on social reform.

Charles Grandison Finney

500

“They are said to be healthy, contented, and happy. This is the fair side of the picture… There is a dark side, moral as well as physical.”

Orestes Brownson

500

How did Jackson change banking following his shutdown of the national banks?

Moved money to state "pet banks"

500

What group immigrated northwards after their land was bought out by large plantations?

Southern "buttercups"

500

What was a political cause behind the increase in immigration from Europe in the 1840s (Old wave immigration)?

Revolutions of 1848

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