People
Both the Democrats and the Whigs shared this in common by the 1830s
What is that they were mass-based political groups
The Nullification Crisis erupted over this
What is the tariff
The invention of this increased the economic productivity of cotton and ensured slavery would exist
What is the cotton gin
This famous event, which happened in 1849, threatened to upset the balance of power as a result of people rushing west
This famous event, which happened in 1849, threatened to upset the balance of power as a result of people rushing west
Jefferson received most of his support from these TWO areas
What are the South and the West
Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court 1801-1835
Who is John Marshall
In response to South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff of 1828, Andrew Jackson did this
What is send both the military and a proclamation to South Carolina
Marbury v. Madison set this precedent, still in use today
What is judicial review
As a result of this famous event, the Supreme Court said that because slaves were not citizens, they could not sue, it said that because slaves were private property, they could not be taken into free or slave territories, and it declared that the Constitution protected a slave owners’ rights to property no matter where they resided.
What is the Dred Scott decision
This came directly out of the War of 1812 and was perhaps the only gain.
What is nationalism
He would become famous as a result of his Kansas-Nebraska Act, his presidential run, and his debates with Lincoln
Who is Stephen A. Douglas
This proved to be very controversial during Jackson's presidency; it was a manifestation of southern fears that the federal government would suppress slavery
What is the Tariff of 1828
Name TWO of the issues that sparked a conflict between Mexico and the people living in Texas
What is slavery, immigration restrictions, and local control/rights
The election of 1844 was unique because it was really fought over this issue
What is expansionism
As a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Stephen Douglas essentially repealed this, which really upset northerners who held it to be as sacred as the Constitution
What is the Missouri Compromise
Group of people who vehemently supported a war against Britain.
Who are the War Hawks
The "South Carolina Exposition" called for this
What is secession
Name TWO things women began to advocate for following the Second Great Awakening that spurred social movements during the antebellum period
What are suffrage, temperance, women's right, and abolitionism
Give ONE reason why the US went to war with Mexico
What is Manifest Destiny, as a result of anger over the death of American soldiers at the hands of Mexicans who crossed the Rio Grande, to gain payment for unpaid claims against the Mexican government
This was issued in order to protect the new republican (democratic) institutions of government in the Western Hemisphere
What is the Monroe Doctrine
His nickname was "Old Rough and Ready"
Who is Zachary Taylor
This made the presidential election of 1824 unique
What is it was the first election where no candidate received an electoral majority/first to be decided by the House
This glorified the traditional role of women as homemakers
What is the cult of domesticity
This party condemned slavery because it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise from wage-earning to self-employment
What is the Free Soil Party
This system, which would really not exist until the 1840's, provides a system of checks and balances not found in the Constitution
What is the two-party system