Jack-of-All-Trades-sonian Democracy
This political movement gave a "vote of confidence" to the common man while kicking elitists to the curb.
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
This grand idea made Americans believe they had a right to spread across the continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This Supreme Court case ruled that if you were enslaved, you couldn’t be a citizen—talk about injustice.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
Monroe had a message for Europe: stay out of our hemisphere! This policy made sure of it.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This religious movement of the early 1800s encouraged personal salvation and pushed for major social change.
What is the Second Great Awakening?
When Jackson handed out government jobs like party favors to his biggest fans, critics called it this system.
What is the Spoils System?
A rush of people struck it rich—or at least dreamed of it—thanks to this major 1849 event.
What is the California Gold Rush?
In 1831, this preacher-led rebellion terrified the South and led to stricter slave codes.
Who is Nat Turner?
This Supreme Court case decided that states couldn’t tax federal institutions, making Uncle Sam a little richer.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
In 1848, a group of determined women gathered in this New York town to demand their rights.
What is Seneca Falls?
Jackson had a personal vendetta against this financial institution, ultimately leading to economic turmoil.
What is the Bank of the United States?
If you took this famous trail westward, you'd experience lots of dust, danger, and probably dysentery.
What is the Oregon Trail?
The Free Soil movement had one big goal: stopping this from expanding into the Western territories.
What is slavery?
When South Carolina got a little too excited about states’ rights and threatened to leave, this 1832 crisis was the result.
What is the Nullification Crisis?
If you were part of this movement, you believed that alcohol was the root of society’s problems and needed to go.
What is the Temperance Movement?
Category: "The Road to Ruin: Sectional Tensions and Civil War"
Question: When Congress passed this 1854 law, it turned Kansas into "Bleeding Kansas" and made a mess of the Missouri Compromise by letting new states decide on slavery through popular sovereignty.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
If you were a Native American living east of the Mississippi in the 1830s, you probably weren’t thrilled about this 1830 law.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
This 1820 compromise drew a line in the sand—literally—dividing future free and slave territories.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This radical abolitionist’s raid on Harper’s Ferry in 1859 made him a hero to some and a villain to others.
Who is John Brown?
Jackson got the nickname "King Andrew" when he forced this bill through Congress, allowing him to use military force against South Carolina.
What is the Force Bill?
Emerson and Thoreau encouraged people to live simply, be independent, and connect with nature—this is the heart of this philosophy.
What is Transcendentalism?
Thanks to Jackson’s love for "hard" money, this economic crisis hit Americans like a ton of bricks.
What is the Panic of 1837?
Congress never approved this bold 1846 proposal, but it certainly stirred up tensions over new land from Mexico.
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
If you wanted to bring up the horrors of slavery in Congress in the 1830s and 1840s, too bad—this rule shut down the conversation.
What is the Gag Rule?
If you were John Quincy Adams in 1824, you probably appreciated this backroom deal that secured your presidency (but ruined your reputation).
What is the Corrupt Bargain?
This movement wasn’t about abolishing slavery—it just wanted to keep it out of new territories.
What is the Free Soil Movement?