4.2-4.4
An absolute bargain, the United States bought this territory for 15 million after originally being authorized to offer 10 million for a much, much smaller area.
Louisiana Purchase
Life for wives in this time period of American history, extending from the conclusion of the War of 1812 to the American Civil War, required women to produce goods from their homes in order to help increase the household income.
Antebellum
Andrew Jackson had a vendetta against this institution, vetoing its rechartering in 1832.
Bank of the United States (National Bank)
Key figures in this revival movement include Timothy Dwight and Charles Grandison Finney. The movement itself was caused, in great part, by the increased emphasis on democracy and individualism of the time period.
Second Great Awakening
This deal, accepted after the failed proposition of the Tallmadge Amendment, made it possible for balance to be maintained within congress, while still allowing for the addition of new states to the Union.
Missouri Compromise
Contributing figure in the so-called "Corrupt Bargain", this man was Secretary of State during John Quincy Adams' presidency.
Henry Clay
This period of time is marked by a switch from a subsistence-based economy to a commerce-based one.
Market Revolution
Term for government funded infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges. A consistent debate of the time was whether or not these should be paid for by the federal or state government.
Internal Improvements
Prior to his demise at the hands of an angry mob, this man established a new religious denomination based on a text he claims to have been given by an angel.
Joseph Smith
The invention and mass implementation of this machine led to an increase in production of the resource which at the time was responsible for two thirds of the United States' exports.
Cotton Gin
The three main components of this proposal include:
- Protective Tariffs
- A National Bank
- Internal Improvements
Henry Clay's American System
The completion of this waterway in 1825 resulted in the connecting of the economies of western farms and eastern cities.
Eerie Canal
Natural Rights
John Locke
Supporters of this movement believed that one's overall health, both physical and emotional would be greatly improved by abstaining from drinking.
Temperance Movement
These laws were enacted with the express intention of denying the basic rights of enslaved African Americans
Black Codes
This U.S. foreign policy statement from 1823, closed the Western Hemisphere and warned European powers against further colonization or intervention in the Americas.
Monroe Doctrine
Regional elections during this time period would likely be considering the best choice to make regarding various political, economic, and foreign affairs, including the amount of this tax placed on foreign imports.
Tariffs
Law signed by President Andrew Jackson that authorized the president to negotiate treaties with Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River, aiming to exchange their ancestral lands for lands west of the river.
Indian Removal Act of 1830
These actions led to the movement of Mormons west, eventually landing in Utah.
Religious Persecution
A revolt started by this man resulted in the opposite of its desired effect, taking away just about all anti-slavery sentiment in the South.
Nat Turner
'An act for the protection of the commerce and seamen of the United States, against the Tripolitan cruisers' was written in response to attacks on U.S. ships by these people.
Barbary Pirates
One of the notable changes to presidential elections during this time period was the institution of events and other actions instituted specifically to persuade voters.
Political Campaigning
One of the ways that the U.S. further solidified an identity separate to that of England, or even Europe in it's entirety, was the removal of this hierarchical structure in favor of a system in which the common man has a say in decision making regardless of his placement in society.
Feudal System
A school teacher by trade, she fought for the establishment of Mental Hospitals.
Dorthea Dix
This man planned with his co-conspirators to seize a ship and flee to freedom, potentially in Haiti where a successful slave rebellion had occurred.
Denmark Vessey