Jacksonian Era
This was the major political party that opposed Andrew Jackson’s presidency and was led by figures like Henry Clay and Daniel Webster.
What is the Whig Party?
This Philadelphian was president of the 2nd national bank
Who is Nicholas Biddle?
This group of people was responsible for determining the winner of the 1824 election
Who are The House of Representatives?
This former enslaved African American became a leading abolitionist, known for his powerful speeches and autobiography
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Ministers from this branch of Christianity were the first advocates of transcendentalism
What is Unitarianism?
Andrew Jackson's controversial policy of forcibly relocating Native American tribes from the southeastern U.S. to the western territories is known as the _____
What is the Trail of Tears?
This event, following Jackson’s removal of federal funds from the Second Bank, led to an economic downturn which is also known as the Panic of 1837.
What was the Bank War?
This organization claimed that Catholic immigrants were planning to other throw the government, and had leaders such as Bill the Butcher.
What is the Know Nothing Party?
This 1831 publication founded by William Lloyd Garrison,was one of the most prominent abolitionist newspapers
What is the Liberator?
This young man was the founder or creator of Transcendentalism
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
This crisis nearly led to a civil war over the issue of federal tariffs and state nullification
What was the Nullification Crisis?
The Second Bank of the United States was established in 1816 after the First Bank's charter expired. This was its primary goal:
Just list some general ideas. Your answer and my answer doesn't have to line up exactly.
What is provide credit and produce a currency to prevent inflation.
This economic crisis resulted from a combination of Jackson’s banking policies, land speculation, and the collapse of the Second Bank of the United States.
What is the Panic of 1837?
This underground network of safe houses and individuals helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the North.
What was the Underground Railroad?
This 1845 work by Henry David Thoreau reflects his time spent living in the woods and argues for the simple life and personal introspection.
What is Walden, or Life in the Woods?
This was the resolution to this 1830s conflict between President Jackson and the state of South Carolina over tariff laws led to this compromise, which ended the immediate crisis.
What was the Compromise of 1833?
This key ally of Jackson and his Secretary of Treasury played a major role in executing Jackson's policy of withdrawing funds from the Second Bank and redistributing them to state chartered banks.
Who is Roger B. Taney?
This 1823 policy issued by President Monroe stated that the United States would not tolerate European interference in the affairs of the Americas and asserted U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This 1852 novel, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, dramatized the horrors of slavery and became a powerful tool for abolitionism.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
This poet, known for his transcendentalist beliefs, is famous for his collection of poems titled "Leaves of Grass".
Who is Walt Whitman?
This 1832 Supreme Court case ruled that the state of Georgia could not remove the Cherokee people from their land, but President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the decision.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
This Supreme Court case in 1819 upheld the constitutionality of the Second Bank of the United States, asserting that the federal government had the authority to create a national bank.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This economic crisis resulted from a combination of Jackson’s banking policies, land speculation, and the collapse of the Second Bank of the United States.
What is the Panic of 1837?
This society was established in 1833 by William Lloyd Garrison, Theodore Weld, and sixty other Black and White Abolitionists.
What is the American Anti-Slavery Society?
Who was Margaret Fuller?