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This scandal saw John Quincy Adams win the presidency after a deal with Henry Clay, angering Andrew Jackson’s supporters.
The Corrupt Bargain
The 1845 addition of this state sparked debates about the expansion of slavery in new U.S. territories.
The annexation of Texas
The waterway that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Erie Canal
This 19th-century religious revival inspired Americans to address social issues and led to the rise of reform movements.
Second Great Awakening
This education reformer championed public schools and better training for teachers, believing education was essential for democracy.
Horace Mann
This system was used by Andrew Jackson to reward political supporters with jobs.
The Spoils System
This conflict between the U.S. and Mexico resulted in significant territorial gains.
Mexican American War
The transition into this kind of economy saw the production of goods to sell in markets instead of just for their own use.
Market Economy
This movement aimed to reduce alcohol consumption, which was seen as a source of social problems in American society.
Temperance Movement
This convention held in 1848 marked the formal beginning of the women’s rights movement in the United States.
The Seneca Falls Convention
This event happened when South Carolina attempted to nullify a federal tariff, leading Jackson to threaten military action.
The Nullification Crisis
This economic crisis, happening during Martin Van Buren’s presidency, led to bank failures and high unemployment.
The Panic of 1837
This transformed transportation in the early 1800s with the expansion of roads, canals, and railroads.
Transportation Revolution
This philosophical movement that highlights nature, individualism, and self-reliance.
Transcendentalism
The two main groups of immigrants that provided much of the labor force for America’s growing industries.
The Irish and German
Andrew Jackson vetoed the recharter of this institution, claiming it was corrupt and a threat to democracy.
The Second Bank of the United States
This forced migration removed Native American tribes from the southeastern United States to west of the Mississippi River.
The Trail of Tears
This invention, created by Eli Whitney, revolutionized the textile industry and increased demand for slave labor in the South.
Cotton Gin
These communities were experiments in creating perfect societies during the 19th century.
Utopian Communities
The voting change that helped elect Jackson by expanding voting rights to all white men, regardless of property ownership.
What is the expansion of democracy
This political party was created in opposition to Jackson’s policies and supported a strong federal government.
The Whig Party
This bill, passed in 1833, gave President Jackson the power to use military force to ensure states complied with federal tariffs.
The Force Bill
Belief in God based on reason rather than revelation or the teaching of any specific religion
Deism
This reform movement led by Dorothea Dix aimed to improve the conditions and treatment of the mentally ill in asylums.
Mental Health Reform Movement
This religious group was founded in the by Joseph Smith and migrated west under Brigham Young.
Mormons