President Jackson
Democratic Party
This movement advocated for the abolition of slavery
Abolition
The definition of Manifest Destiny.
What is that Americans were divinely ordained to spread democracy and civilization to the Pacific?
This region was known as the "Cotton Kingdom"
What was the South?
Andrew Jackson was the first nominee for president to run a campaign based on an appeal to this kind of voter.
What is the common man?
With the extension of the franchise to all men in the 1820s and 1830s, the "common" (property-less) man could vote for the first time.
This movement advocated against the consumption of alcohol
Temperance
The discovery of gold brought settlers to this territory in the late 1840s.
What is California?
This group made up most of the labor force in northern factories.
What were women?
Jackson earned his national reputation at this event in the 1810s
Battle of New Orleans
His abolitionist newspaper The Liberator marked a transition from gradual emancipation to immediate abolition.
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
Timeline:
*Gradual emancipation (PA law; PAS)
*Colonization (Southern)
*Immediate Abolition
The expansion of the United States led to increased division over this issue.
What was slavery?
This invention fundamentally changed the economy of the South - and by extension - the North.
What was the cotton gin?
Andrew Jackson said his loss to John Adams in the Election of 1824 was the result of this.
What is a Corrupt Bargain?
Jackson's accusation of a "corrupt bargain" furthered the narrative that he was a "common man" fighting against the established elite, paving the way for his win in the Election of 1828.
The event credited with playing a major role in the proliferation of reform movements in the 1830s onward
What is the Second Great Awakening?
--> Optimism and individual possibility for reform
DISCUSS: Women's participation in reform movements
This presidential candidate centered his campaign on the issue of Manifest Destiny with the slogan "Fifty four forty or fight!" in relation to the Oregon Territory.
Who was James K. Polk?
What is Lowell?
These were all controversial aspects of the Jackson Administration (name TWO)
*Bank Veto (1832 --> Whigs unhappy about weaker federal control over the economy and Jackson directing federal deposits to be placed his favored state ("pet") banks)
*Native American Removal/Trail of Tears
*Nullification Crisis (South unhappy because of high tariffs; states' rights advocates unhappy because Jackson prioritized executive power despite previous support for their cause)
*Regular use of the veto (Jackson used more than other presidents --> increased power of the executive)
The impact of women's participation in the Age of Reform.
What was - due to the "cult of domesticity" belief that women were moral arbiters - an increased participation in the public sphere through participation/leadership in reform movements and, among some, a demand for equal rights?
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War, bringing the Mexican Cession territories (California, Utah, NM, Nevada) into the United States.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
In addition to slavery, this economic policy was a source of economic division in the Antebellum period.
What were tariffs?
Pro - North (protected manufacturing)
Anti - South (higher prices for goods)
***Connection to Jackson Administration + Nullification crisis