Election of 1824
This Candidate won the Election of 1824?
Who is John Qunicy Adams
This candidate won the election of 1828
Who is Andrew Jackson
Jackson practiced this system as a way of rewarding trusted supporters
What is the Spoils System
He was the best-known transcendentalist leader and author of “Self-Reliance.”
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson
This revolt was named after the man that started it, a literate, Virginian slave that was soon hung after its swift ending
What is Nat Turner's Rebellion
This was the name of the criticized, shady "deal" between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay?
What is the Corrupt Bargain
Andrew Jackson ran his campaign on the claim that he fought for this kind of man
What is Common or Regular Man
This law relocated native tribes to Oklahoma in what would be later called the trail of tears
What is the Indian Removal Act of 1830
This transcendentalist wrote Walden and encouraged simple living close to nature
Henry David Thoreau
Credited with being one of the most determined abolitionists, this man started his own weekly, The Liberator (1831–1865), and founded the New England Anti-Slavery Society
Who is William Lloyd Garrison
Ultimately, it was this political body that decided the winner of the election of 1824?
What is The House of Representatives
This form of attack, which included "hurling" personal insults at opponents, was used heavily during the election of 1828
What is Mudslinging
Jackson faced this dilemma after South Carolina rejected federal tariffs which caused him to threaten military action
What is the Nullification Crisis
Transcendentalists believed truth was found in this rather than in society or institutions
What is Nature or Within Oneself
These sisters helped author American Slavery as It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses (1839), after they fled their fathers plantation and became Quakers
Who are the Grimké sisters
This political party emerged after 1824 and was represented by Andrew Jackson 4 years later in the election of 1828
What is the Democratic Party
This man, Jackson’s campaign manager in New York, helped build the disciplined political coalition that ensured Jackson’s victory and he was later rewarded with the vice presidency during Jackson's second term
Who is Martin Van Buren
Jackson relied on this "informal cabinet" for quick advice due to his mistrust of his officially appointed cabinet
What is the Kitchen Cabinet
Transcendentalists like Emerson and Thoreau promoted nature, spirituality, and individualism partly in reaction to this 19th-century economic and technological transformation.
What is the Industrial Revolution/Industrialization
In 1836, the House of Representatives adopted this rule. An informal agreement, it remained in force until 1844, the House automatically tabled antislavery petitions, keeping the explosive issue of slavery off the congressional stage.
What is the Gag Rule
The election of 1824 ended this period of political unity after the War of 1812
What is the Era of Good Feelings
The removal of this legal requirement boosted white male voter turnout during the election of 1828
What is Property ownership
Jackson was known for utilizing this executive power more than any previous president
What is the Presidential Veto
Transcendentalists were influenced by this European intellectual movement that emphasized emotion, nature, and individualism
What is Romanticism
This term was used to describe the inter-racial marriage that was seemingly supported by William Lloyd Garrison by holding meetings of blacks and whites of both sexes.
Amalgamation