Age of Jackson
what is the nullification crisis?
South declared federal tariffs unconstitutional and voided in state.
what did Dorothea Dix do?
made mentally ill homes better
What was one of the major economic activities in the New England Colonies
Shipbuilding
Who created the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
What are your States rights
The 10th Amendment to the constitution provides states with certain powers that were not given to the federal government
Worcester v. Georgia
The Indian removal act
Women's Rights Movement
The Seneca falls called for woman's suffrage (right to vote)
What was the first settlement
Jamestown, Virginia
Who introduced the concept of interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney
What was the Revolt
A slave named Nat Turner led other slaves in a violent rebellion in Virginia. The uprising killed over 50 whites and hundreds of slaves, including Turner
Hudson River School
Artist painted landscapes and nature
who was Transcendentalism led by
Emerson
What where the three reasons for exploration
Gold, God, and Glory
What did the concept of interchangeable parts lead to
Mass-production
What was the Dread Scot v.Sandford case
Scott sued for his freedom since at one point he was on ‘free ground’ in the North
Jacksonian democracy
Democratic party
what did the Abolitionist do
they worked to stop the spread of slavery
What did the pilgrims establish
Plymouth, Massachusetts
What did canals reduce
transportation costs and shipping time
What was the compromise of 1850 do
Let California be a free state and passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Trail of tear
The Indians were forced to Indian territory (present day Oklahoma)
Who wrote the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What where the southern colonies most known for
Large Plantations
Who invented the steamboat
Robert Fulton
What happened after the Kansas-Nebraska act
The Republican Party was created to stop the spread of slavery from the states that already allowed slavery