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Jacksonian Era
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APUSH Pot Luck
100
Although Jackson was a frontier aristocrat, "Old Hickory" was a president of the "common man," but his enemies believed that the Jacksonian era was the reign of this
What is "king mob?"
100
This reformers practiced and advocated civil disobedience when laws were unjust. Therefore, he did not pay his taxes to express his disapproval of the Mexican-American War and slavery.
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
100
This radical abolitionist led an attack of pro-slavery forces in Kansas and later at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
Who is John Brown?
100
This Amendment states that "the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
What is the 15th Amendment?
100
The turmoil over the Kansas-Nebraska Act led to the creation of this party
What is the Republican Party?
200
This practice of rewarding government jobs to faithful part members.
What is the spoils system?
200
The American writer and transcendentalist who suggested that American culture and artistic development could come from instinctive creative genius. He believed in self-reliance, the independence of spirit, and that man has an intimate connection with nature.
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
200
This event touched off the process of secession for the majority of southern states.
What is the election of Abraham Lincoln?
200
Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens are two examples--they believed in protecting the rights of blacks in and that large numbers of Southern whites should be disenfranchised.
Who/what are Radical Republicans?
200
Once in power, this expansionist president led the U.S. into war with Mexico. His slogan "54, 40 or fight" helped him win the presidential election of 1844.
Who is James Polk?
300
This immediast/abolitionist who was considered "radical" because he believed in the unconditional abolition of slavery without compensation to slaveowners. He promoted nonviolence, however, and was the editor of "The Liberator"
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
300
This last-ditch effort to prevent the outbreak of the war included the preservation of slavery in Washington, D.C., a constitutional amendment to guarantee the continued existence of slavery in the current slave states, and the reestablishment of the Missouri Compromise line that would also be extended to the Pacific.
What is the Crittenden Compromise?
300
The purpose of this agency was to distribute food, establish schools, settle labor disputes and assist poor whites and blacks during Reconstruction.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
300
This law admitted California as a free state, enacted a stronger fugitive slave law, created the territories of Utah and New Mexico, but left the status of slavery up to each territory to decide only when it came time for each to write its constitution, thus reinforcing the concept of popular sovereignty.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
400
In this court case, the Supreme Court ruled that the Indians were not subject to state laws. When Jackson heard Marshall's decision, he refused to enforce the decision.
What is the Worcester v. Georgia?
400
One of the key events of this movement took place at Seneca Falls in 1848.
What is the women's rights movement?
400
Victims of mob violence in the New York City draft riots of 1863 were mainly this group
Who are blacks/African Americans?
400
In opposition to Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan, the Republican Congress proposed this in response. It was a much harsher protocol for the process of reconstructing the south.
What is the Wade-Davis Bill?
400
Brook Farm in Massachusetts, the Oneida Community in upstate NY, and New Harmony in Indiana were similar in that they were these types of communities that were designed to ameliorate the effects of a growing commercial society.
What is Brook Farm?
500
To reduce the influence of the Bank of the United States , this treasury secretary followed the policy of gradually moving federal funds into state banks. He later was appointed to the Supreme Court by Andrew Jackson.
Who is Roger Taney?
500
This Utopian group was founded by Mother Ann Lee. They advocated celibacy and equality of the sexes.
Who are the Shakers?
500
The bloodiest single day's fighting of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Antietam?
500
This act divided the south into military districts.
What is the (Congressional) Reconstruction Act of 1867?
500
This election was known as the "corrupt bargain" because Henry Clay was promised a cabinet position if John Quincy Adams was elected president.
What is the election of 1824?