Expanding Democracy
This expansion in voting rights during the early 1800s came from states removing property qualifications so nearly all white men could vote.
What is the expansion of franchise
This 1830 federal policy under Jackson forced Native American nations westward, eventually leading to the Trail of Tears.
What is the Indian Removal Policy?
Despite expanded voting rights for white men, these groups were still barred from political participation in most states.(Two answers you need BOTH)
What were African American and Women?
This leading Transcendentalist wrote Self-Reliance and encouraged Americans to trust their individual intuition over conformity.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
This radical abolitionist founded The Liberator and demanded immediate, uncompensated emancipation.
William Lloyd Garrison
This phrase describes the weakening political power of traditional elites as ordinary voters played a larger role in elections.
What is the decline of the Notables?
This sectional conflict erupted when South Carolina declared a federal tariff void within the state.
What was the Nullification Crisis
Formed in the 1830s, this political party arose in direct opposition to what it viewed as Jackson’s ‘kinglike’ use of power.
What was the WHIG PARTY?
This Transcendentalist author lived at Walden Pond and wrote an essay urging citizens to refuse unjust laws
Henry David Thoreau
This formerly enslaved orator and writer published The North Star and argued that slavery could be destroyed through political action
Frederick Douglass
These new, highly organized political organizations such as Martin Van Buren’s Albany Regency mobilized voters and rewarded loyalty.
What are Political Machines?
This major political conflict involved Jackson’s veto of a financial institution he considered unconstitutional and a tool of the wealthy.
What is the Bank War?
Even as voting expanded, this factor increasingly defined who counted as part of the political community in the Jacksonian era.
What was Racial & Class Boundaries to Democracy?
This 1841 essay argued that individuals must avoid conformity and follow their own moral instincts.
Self-Reliance
This influential anti-slavery newspaper used uncompromising language to condemn slavery as a moral evil.
The Liberator
Andrew Jackson defended this system in which political supporters were rewarded with government positions.
What is the Spoils System/Patronage?
This landmark election introduced a new era of mass democracy, as the winner claimed to represent the "common man"
What is the Election of 1828
Disagreements over the federal government’s role in banking, tariffs, and internal improvements contributed to this problem during the Jacksonian period.
What was Instability in Economic & Social Policy
This book recounts two years of simple living in nature as a form of spiritual and philosophical reflection
Walden
Founded in 1833, this organization used mass printing, mail campaigns, and public lectures to spread abolitionist ideas.
American Anti-Slavery Society
The penny press and public rallies expanded this phenomenon, which saw more ordinary Americans directly involved in politics.
What is rise in Political Participation
Jackson justified this practice, claiming regular turnover in government positions prevented entrenched elites from dominating.
What is Jackson's Decentralization of Power?
This contradiction arose when Jacksonian claims to fight corruption clashed with widespread use of patronage and the spoils system.
What was Populist Rhetoric vs. Patronage Politics
This famous essay argues that peaceful refusal to obey immoral laws is a citizen’s duty.
"Civil Disobedience"
This Underground Railroad conductor rescued more than 70 enslaved people in daring nighttime operations.
Harriet Tubman