Reform in America
What were "American utopias"?
Small communities bent on creating an environment with a moral / ideological difference than the majority of the States had at the time
True or false: the American System led to the first National Bank in the United States being made
FALSE; it was the second. The first came from Hamilton in the early stages of a newly-independent America
Who won the Election of 1824?
The rise of the parties in the U.S. came with the...
decline of the Notables (northern landlords, slave-owning planters, etc.)
This person was Vice President for Quincy Adams
John C. Calhoun
Mother Ann and the Shakers
Who was in support of Quincy Adams' policies?
For: manufacturers, entrepreneurs, farmers in the Northeast + Midwest
What was a group that Jackson won support from during the Election of 1828?
northeastern artisans, workers who "felt threatened by industrialization", Pennsylvania's ironworkers
When did many political parties begin to commonly appear in a multitude of states?
1820s
What were some basic things Quincy Adams called for?
Albert Brisbane and Fourierism
Charles Fourier was a French reformer who came up with an eight-stage theory of social evolution, his leading disciple in America being Albert Brisbane, who helped carry out his beliefs and start nearly 100 cooperative communities based off a kind-of Socialistic viewpoint
Who was against Quincy Adams' policies?
Against: planters + smallholders in the South
How did the Jacksonians help Andrew win?
One major way was a major publicity campaign, with Jacksonians using mass meetings, barbecues, and Democrat-funded papers to appeal to the masses
Who was the "chief architect" of the emerging system that wass party government?
Martin Van Buren
How did Jackson handle the South Carolina nullification crisis?
Military threats to keep them in line
John Humphrey Noyes and Oneida
What was the Tariff of 1816?
Relatively-high taxes placed on imported English cotton in an effort to put a heavier focus on New England's American cotton production
The year the Second Bank of the U.S. was shut down
1836
What party had many Whigs supported before the creation of their own party?
What are the Anti-Masons?
What did Jackson do with the Natives?
He pushed for the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which created the Indian Territory of Oklahoma and led to the Trail of Tears
Joseph Smith and the Mormons
What were the 3 key elements of the A.S.?
1. protective tariffs to simulate manufacturing
2. federally subsidized roads & canals
3. national bank to control credit & provide a uniform currency
What are ethnocultural politics?
The practice of voting along ethnic and religious lines, which became a prominent feature of American life with Tyler's presidency
Who won after Jackson?
John Tyler, a Whig (albeit him and his party would have many issues later on)
Why was John Tyler a Whig?
Tyler was only a Whig because of his dislike of Jackson's stance on nullification. In reality, both him and the former president shared many beliefs.