Week 12
In the election of 1828, this candidate defeated incumbent John Quincy Adams to become the 7th President of the United States.
Andrew Jackson
This 19th-century cultural ideology idealized women as nurturing mothers and homemakers, emphasizing their roles within the family and promoting domesticity as their primary sphere of influence.
The Cult of Domesticity
This religious sect, officially known as the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, established communal settlements in the 18th and 19th centuries, emphasizing celibacy, communal living, and ecstatic worship practices.
The Shakers
This 1846 proposal, introduced by Pennsylvania Congressman David Wilmot, aimed to prohibit slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War, heightening tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery expansion.
The Wilmot Provisio
This state was the first to secede
South Carolina
This political conflict [name it] during Andrew Jackson's presidency centered around the rechartering of the Second Bank of the United States, leading to a bitter struggle between Jackson and bank supporters
The Bank War
Founded in 1826, this organization spearheaded the crusade against alcohol consumption in the United States, advocating for abstinence and prohibition laws
American Temperance Society
This 19th-century communal society, founded by John Humphrey Noyes, practiced complex marriage, communal property, and mutual criticism as a means of achieving spiritual and social perfection.
The Oneida Community
This legislative package, crafted by Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas, aimed to address the issue of slavery in newly acquired territories from the Mexican-American War, including California's admission as a free state, the organization of the Utah and New Mexico territories under popular sovereignty, and the strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Law.
Compromise of 1850
Formed in 1861, this secessionist government consisted of eleven southern states that declared their independence from the United States, leading to the American Civil War.
Confederate States of America
This controversial law, signed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830, forcibly relocated Native American tribes from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to lands west of the Mississippi River.
Indian Removal Act
This pioneering woman, known as the 'Mother of American Social Work,' was a leader in the asylum reform movement, advocating for better conditions and treatment of the mentally ill and spearheading the establishment of the first mental hospitals in the United States.
Dorothea Dix
This experimental community, established in Massachusetts in 1841, sought to create a utopian society based on principles of transcendentalism, communal living, and a balance of intellectual and physical labor
Brook Farm
This controversial 1854 act, proposed by Senator Stephen A. Douglas, repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and allowed for the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty, leading to violent clashes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the region
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
This pivotal battle, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, marked the turning point of the American Civil War, with Union forces under General George Meade defeating Confederate forces led by General Robert E. Lee in Pennsylvania.
Battle of Gettysburg
This derogatory nickname, coined by his detractors, portrays Andrew Jackson as a leader who fueled populist sentiments and mob rule during his presidency
King Mob
These two trailblazing women were instrumental in the fight for women's suffrage in the United States, co-founding the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869 and tirelessly advocating for women's rights throughout the 19th century.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Founded in 1816, this organization aimed to address the issue of slavery by advocating for the voluntary colonization of free African Americans to Africa, leading to the establishment of the colony of Liberia
American Colonization Society
This secretive and nativist political party, officially known as the American Party, gained prominence in the 1850s, advocating for restrictions on immigration and political power for native-born Americans while expressing hostility towards Catholics and immigrants.
The Know-Nothing Party
This city served as the capital of the Confederate States of America for most of the Civil War, until it was captured by Union forces in April 1865.
Richmond, Virginia
As president of the Second Bank of the United States, this influential figure clashed with President Andrew Jackson over the bank's role in American finance, leading to the Bank War.
Nicholas Biddle
This historic event, held in upstate New York in 1848, marked the beginning of the women's suffrage movement in the United States, with attendees drafting the Declaration of Sentiments, which called for gender equality and sparked widespread activism for women's rights.
Seneca Falls Convention
This courageous woman, often called the 'Moses of her people,' was a key figure in the Underground Railroad, leading enslaved individuals to freedom in the North and Canada while risking her own life multiple times.
Harriet Tubman
In 1856, this abolitionist senator was brutally assaulted on the floor of the United States Senate by Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina, sparking outrage and further inflaming tensions between North and South over the issue of slavery.
Charles Sumner
Abraham Lincoln's administration faced significant challenges during the Civil War, including implementing controversial policies such as suspending the writ of habeas corpus. In what year did Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus, citing the need to maintain order and security during the war?
1861