Age of Jackson
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee had no standing to sue in federal court.
What is Cherokee Nation v. Georgia?
The “common man” supported this president, seeing him as their champion.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
A preacher who traveled to spread religious messages was called this.
What is an itinerant preacher?
This artistic movement focused on emotion, nature, and imagination.
What is Romanticism?
TRUE OR FALSE: Both Irish and German immigrants faced discrimination in the U.S.
What is True?
TRUE OR FALSE: The Nullification Crisis was about whether states could reject federal laws.
What is True?
This 1830 law forced Native Americans to relocate west of the Mississippi.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
A religious revival that encouraged reform and moral improvement in the 1800s.
What is the Second Great Awakening?
This movement aimed to end slavery in the U.S.
What is the Abolitionist Movement?
German immigration during this time was largely due to this.
What is political unrest and failed revolutions?
The forced removal of Cherokee to lands west of the Mississippi was called this.
What is the Trail of Tears?
This president enforced the Indian Removal Act.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This movement aimed to limit or ban alcohol consumption.
What is the Temperance Movement?
This term wanted to end slavery over time through legal changes.
What is gradualism?
This event in the 1840s caused mass Irish immigration to the U.S.
What is the Irish Potato Famine?
This 1824 deal helped John Quincy Adams win the presidency in exchange for a cabinet position.
What is the Corrupt Bargain?
Jackson’s battle to shut down the national bank was known as this.
What is the Bank War?
Communities aiming to create perfect societies separate from mainstream America were called this.
What are Utopian Communities?
This term means immediate freedom from slavery.
What is Emancipation?
The Supreme Court decided the Cherokee had no legal standing in this case.
What is Cherokee Nation v. Georgia?
Andrew Jackson rewarded his supporters with government jobs through this system.
What is the Spoils System?
This president’s term was short-lived as he died one month after taking office.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
This philosophy emphasized nature, intuition, and self-reliance.
What is Transcendentalism?
This Transcendentalist thinker emphasized self-reliance and nature.
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
This movement did NOT lead to the immediate banning of alcohol in the U.S.
What is the Temperance Movement?