Reform Movements
What reform group fought for the free, public education for all?
Common School Movement
What was the belief that American's had the god-given right to expand westward?
Manifest Destiny
What event challenged the government's authority under the Articles of Confederation/George Washington
Whiskey Rebellion
British impressment of US sailors was a main cause of what event?
War of 1812
Marbury v Madison was a court case that established what?
judicial review
The labor movement stemmed from unsafe conditions and long hours in what place of work?
Factories
What was the forced removal of over 16,000 Cherokee and other Native American peoples from their homelands by the U.S. government in the 1830s
Which event was caused by the impressment of US sailors and led to US neutrality?
Jay's Treaty
Disagreements over the existence of a national bank led to the creation of what
political parties
What event includes the change from the cottage industry to factory work?
Industrial Revolution
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What war did westward expansion lead to?
Mexican-American War
Which event was a diplomatic scandal where French agents demanded bribes and loans from U.S. diplomats just to initiate peace talks regarding French attacks on American ships
XYZ Affair
What event led to the acquisition of California?
Mexican-American War
Which abolitionist wrote the newspaper The North Star?
Frederick Douglass
What reform group warned against the dangers and negative impacts of alcohol?
Temperance
What state did the US acquire from Spain in 1819?
Florida
Which event was a statement from the president that said other countries should stay away from the Americas?
Monroe Doctrine
Why did immigrants largely settle in the northeast?
industry
Which famous abolitionist was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and helped free many enslaved persons?
Harriet Tubman
What reform group fought for the end of slavery?
Abolitionists
Why did people move west to California in the 1800's?
gold mining
Which event was the US acquiring a large amount of land west of the Mississippi, leading to the US doubling in size
Louisiana Purchase
The invention of the cotton gin lead to an increase in
slavery
What was the first women's rights convention called?
Seneca Falls Convention