The Rise of Democracy
This 1800 event is often called the “Revolution of 1800” because it marked a peaceful transfer of power.
What is the election of Thomas Jefferson?
This Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This 1816 tariff was the first designed to protect American manufacturing rather than just raise revenue.
What is the Tariff of 1816?
This religious movement in the early 1800s emphasized personal salvation and sparked social reforms.
What is the Second Great Awakening?
This literary movement celebrated nature and individualism and included writers like Emerson and Thoreau.
What is Transcendentalism?
This term refers to voting rights for all white men, regardless of property ownership.
What is universal white male suffrage?
This 1803 land purchase doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This term describes the major transformation in transportation, industry, and markets during the early 19th century.
What is the Market Revolution?
This reformer led the movement for public education in Massachusetts.
Who is Horace Mann?
This 1820 agreement admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This 1824 presidential election ended without a majority, resulting in a “corrupt bargain.”
What is the election of 1824?
Jackson’s practice of rewarding loyal supporters with government jobs was known as this.
What is the spoils system?
This inventor’s cotton gin revolutionized southern agriculture and increased demand for slavery.
Who is Eli Whitney?
This early feminist organized the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
This phrase expressed America’s belief that it was destined to expand across the continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This period of strong nationalism and one-party politics followed the War of 1812.
What is the Era of Good Feelings?
This political party, led by Henry Clay, opposed Andrew Jackson and supported the American System.
Who were the Whigs?
This 1823 statement warned European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This reformer advocated for improved treatment of the mentally ill.
Who is Dorothea Dix?
This term refers to the loyalty to one’s region over the nation, which increased during this period.
What is sectionalism?
This principle allowed states to nullify federal laws they considered unconstitutional, as argued by John C. Calhoun.
What is nullification?
This 1832 Supreme Court case ruled that Georgia laws had no force in Cherokee territory.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
This 1819 Supreme Court case established that states cannot interfere with federal institutions, strengthening federal power.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This 1848 document declared that “all men and women are created equal.”
What is the Declaration of Sentiments?
This group of artists celebrated American landscapes in the early 19th century.
What is the Hudson River School?