Reform Movements
Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement. She wrote the "Declaration of Sentiments" at the Women's Rights Convention of 1842, which pushed for gender equality under the Constitution.
What was the first political party of the US?
The Federalists.
What is judicial review?
Review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
Who devised the American System?
Henry Clay.
What was the cause of the Nullification Crisis?
Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
What was Dorothea Dix best known for?
Her instrumental roll in the establishment of mental asylums and advocacy on behalf of the mentally ill.
What plagued JQA's Presidency?
The Corrupt Bargain.
What supreme court case settled the role of the federal government with regard to states?
What president was a champion of the common man?
Andrew Jackson
What was Nat Turner's Rebellion?
A 48 hour slave rebellion in 1831 in which a group of slaves unsuccessful attempt to overthrow and kill planter families.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
Influential writer, and one of the most prominent African American figures in the abolitionist movement. He escaped from slavery in Maryland, alter becoming a renowned orator and speaker. He published his own antislavery newspaper called the North Star and wrote an autobiography that was published in 1845.
What was Jacksonian Democracy?
The idea of spreading political power to the people and ensuring majority rule as well as supporting the "common man."
What president was responsible for increasing the strength of the executive branch?
Andrew Jackson.
Who wrote The South Carolina Exposition and Protest?
John C. Calhoun.
What was the Corrupt Bargain?
Alleged deal between presidential candidates John Q. Adams and Henry Clay to throw the election, to be decided by the house of representatives, in Adam's favor. Though never proven, the accusation became the rallying cry for Jackson supporters, who had been majority of the popular vote.
What did Horace Mann achieve?
Creation of publicly financed elementary schools and normal schools to train professional teachers.
The Whigs were created to oppose who?
President Jackson.
What party pushed for increased national power during the Second Party System?
The Whig Party.
Who were the four candidates involved in the Election of 1824?
Jackson, Adams, Crawford, Clay.
What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
The US would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs. (aimed towards European nations)
Who was the most influential leader in the Second Great Awakening?
What political party was best known for its anti-immigrant and anti- Catholic agenda?
The Know Nothing Party.
Under who's command did the role of the judiciary branch increase in importance and national power expand? (promotion of Federalist ideals)
Marshall Court.
What president was regarded by many as a king that abused the power given to him? (nickname)
Andrew Jackson, King Jackson.
What did the Adams-Onis Treaty do?
Cede Florida to the US and defined the boundary between the US and New Spain?