The Election of 1824 and John Quincy Adam's Presidency
Despite winning less electoral votes than Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams still won the election of 1824 because this federal body voted in his favor.
What is the House of Representatives?
The name of the system Andrew Jackson used to fill federal offices with political supporters.
What is the spoils system?
These new roads, built from gravel and stone, made travel easier and faster.
What are turnpikes?
This wave of religious enthusiasm that swept the United States in the early 1800s promoted individual salvation.
What is the Second Great Awakening?
This movement aimed to limit the consumption of alcohol, arguing it led to poverty and crime.
What is the temperance movement?
Followers of Andrew Jackson accused John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay of this after Clay was appointed Secretary of State.
What is a corrupt bargain.
Jackson expanded the powers of the executive by using this power more than any other president before.
What is the veto?
The construction of this canal caused a nation-wide canal boom, and linked Lake Erie to the Hudson River.
What is the Erie Canal?
These large, outdoor gatherings featured emotional preaching and conversions.
What are camp meetings?
This abolitionist was the publisher of The Liberator and demanded the end of slavery.
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
After being elected president, John Quincy Adams pushed for this system of national improvements, which included roads, universities, and scientific institutions.
What is the American System?
By ignoring a Supreme Court Ruling in Worcester v. Georgia, Jackson caused this forced migration of the Cherokee peoples.
What is the Trail of Tears.
This system contrasted the Market Revolution, celebrating skilled craftsmen who valued independence.
What is Republican Artisanship.
This preacher was famous for his meetings held in New York's "Burned-Over" District.
Who is Charles Finney?
Author of Narrative of the Life, this black abolitionist became a leader in the abolitionist movement.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Passed during Adam's presidency, this tariff enraged southerners, and caused South Carolina to threaten nullification.
What is the Tariff of Abomination?
South Carolina's attempt to void federal tariffs started this major crisis, to which Jackson responded with threats of force.
What is the Nullification Crisis?
This strict system of labor employed young women in New England textile mills.
What is the Lowell System?
Transcendentalists believed that individuals could connect with this spiritual force.
What is the divine spirit?
This 1848 convention marked the beginning of the women's rights movement.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
This issue, which focused on whether or not the federal government should fund transportation projects, became one of the major obstacles of John Quincy Adam's presidency.
What is federal funding for internal improvements?
Claiming it unfairly favored wealthy elites, Jackson vetoed the recharter of this institution.
What is the Second Bank of the United States?
The shift from household manufacturing to wage labor helped accelerate this economic doctrine.
What is capitalism?
This Transcendentalism community near Boston tried to create a perfect society.
What is Brook Farm?
Modeled on the Declaration of Independence, this document stated that "all men and women are created equal."
What is the Declaration of Sentiments?