Key Figures
The candidate in the 1824 presidential election who was the son of a previous president.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
The practice of appointing loyal followers to government positions.
What is the Spoils System?
The network that assisted escaping slaves in their journey to freedom.
What is the Underground Railroad?
A person who wanted to end slavery.
What is an abolitionist?
An invention that cleaned cotton by separating the seeds from the fibers
What is the Cotton Gin?
The activist known for her efforts to improve mental health facilities and prisons.
Who is Dorothea Dix?
The legislative measure aimed at relocating Native American tribes to western territories.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
The initiative aimed at reducing alcohol consumption in society.
What is the Temperance Movement?
The foundational document that inspired the Declaration of Sentiments.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The main source of power for most factories during the Industrial Revolution.
What is water?
The prominent figure who helped many escape slavery through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The tragic forced journey experienced by Native Americans during relocation.
What is the Trail of Tears?
Leaders (2) known for their significant roles in the fight against slavery.
Who are Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison?
The phenomenon where populations shift from rural to urban areas.
What is urbanization?
The person credited with introducing British textile technology to the U.S.
Who is Samuel Slater?
The individual recognized for advocating educational improvements in the U.S.
Who is Horace Mann?
The reason President Jackson was against the national bank.
What is he thought it was excessively powerful and favored the wealthy?
This movement aimed to end slavery in the United States.
What is the Abolition Movement?
The set of laws that restricted the rights of enslaved people.
What are slave codes?
The impact of the cotton gin on the textile production industry.
What is it allowed for faster seed removal from cotton fibers?
The key leader in the fight for women's rights during the Seneca Falls Convention.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
The primary objective of the gathering in Seneca Falls in 1848.
What is to advocate for women's rights?
The event that marked the start of organized efforts for women's rights in the U.S.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
During the Temperance Movement, some states did this.
What is banned the sale of alcohol?
These (2) people developed new machines to aid the manufacturing companies.
What is Eli Whitney and Samuel Slater?