Period 4
The year the election of Jefferson, and the first peaceful party transfer took place.
1800
Term for the anti-immigration sentiment that developed during westward expansion.
Gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison
Speech given by Lincoln that switched the focus of the Civil War to slavery. Destroyed any possible alliances between the South and English.
The Gettysburg Address
Blatantly Nativist Act which prevented immigration from China.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Replaced by the Non-Intercourse Act, this act prohibited American export. Caused America to lose money.
The Embargo Act of 1807
The treaty that declared the Rio Grande as the official Mexican-American border.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Decided that black individuals were not citizens.
Dred-Scott v. Sandford
Was suspended by Lincoln during the Civil war. Protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment.
Habeas Corpus
Union open to all workers.
The Knights of Labor
Term for the divide in cultures and political stances in the North vs. the South.
Sectionalism
Passed in the house, but failed in the senate. Would prohibit slavery in area acquired from the Mexican-American war.
The Wilmot Proviso
Debate over whether or not evolution could be taught in school.
The Scopes Monkey Trial
First demonstration of the nature of the Civil War.
The Battle of Bull Run
Variety entertainment show
Vaudeville
What was the result of the second British-American war?
A stalemate
The party which worked to prevent immigrants from voting and becoming citizens.
The Know-Nothing Party
Declared that the states did not have the right to tax the Federal government, and that congress had the authority to set up a Federal bank.
McCulloch v. Maryland
Blockade planned for the South.
Anaconda Plan
Belief that money was given to the wealthy, and that they in turn should distribute it through philanthropy to the poor. (Andrew Carnagie)
Gospel of Wealth
What two parties made up the first 2-party system?
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin:
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Court case regarding a man who was charged under the Espionage Act for trying to obstruct the draft.
Schneck v. United States
Those in the South who cooperated with the reconstruction plan were known as:
Scallywags
Union open to skilled laborers only.
The American Federation of Labor