Period 4 selected terms

Question 1

54°40’ or Fight!

Answer 1

plan for US to claim territory up to 54 degrees, 40 minutes North parallel or fight Britain for the land

Question 2

caucus system

Answer 2

members of same political party meet and vote

Question 3

Gag rule

Answer 3

forbade discussion of slavery

Question 4

Jacksonian democracy

Answer 4

restrict federal government, suffrage to all white men regardless of property holding

Question 5

judicial review

Answer 5

power of Supreme Court to review legislative & executive acts & declare unconstitutional

Question 6

revivalism

Answer 6

revival of religion-popularity of Christianity-new preachers

Question 7

second great awakening

Answer 7

reaction to innovative/scientific growth-moral focus-salvation

Question 8

spoils system

Answer 8

employing supporters of the person/group in power instead of people from the opposing side

Question 9

transcendentalism

Answer 9

divinity pervades all nature & humanity-progressive members-reaction to rationalism

Question 10

utopian communities

Answer 10

groups of people with specific religious & social ideals who formed communities with likeminded people

Question 11

Battle of Alamo

Answer 11

event in Texas revolution-gain independence from Mexico

Question 12

election of 1824

Answer 12

John Quincy Adams defeats Andrew Jackson-voters choose presidential electors directly for first time

Question 13

Nat Turner’s rebellion

Answer 13

violent slave revolt in Virginia

Question 14

Panic of 1819 & 1837

Answer 14

1819: first financial crisis in US-slowed Westward expansion
1837: President Van Buren inherits Jackson’s financial (ex: Bank policy)-economic collapse results-slowed Westward expansion, wages down, unemployment…

Question 15

War of 1812

Answer 15

US vs. British-British violate maritime rights-ends with Treaty of Ghent

Question 16

American colonization society

Answer 16

encourage migration of free blacks/emancipated to Africa

Question 17

Charles G. Finney

Answer 17

minister/leader of Second Great Awakening-preached people have free will to choose salvation

Question 18

David Walker

Answer 18

anti-slavery activist during abolitionist movement-wrote An Apeal to Colored the Citizens of the World

Question 19

Eli Whitney

Answer 19

invented Cotton Gin

Question 20

Samuel Slater

Answer 20

‘Father of the industrial rev’-Slater Mill

Question 21

Brook Farm

Answer 21

transcendentalist Utopian community experiment site

Question 22

Lowell, MA

Answer 22

early industrial city-textile mills, water powered factories…

Question 23

National Road

Answer 23

or Cumberland Road-first major improved federally funded highway

Question 24

Oregon Territory

Answer 24

got in Oregon Treaty with Britain-Oregon, Washington,

Question 25

Republic of Texas

Answer 25

independent republic until annexed-start of Mexican-American war after annexed

Question 26

Embargo Act

Answer 26

(1807) close ports to foreign nations-Jefferson’s response to French & British violations of merchant ships

Question 27

Force bill

Answer 27

authorize use of military to enforce Tariff (Jackson)

Question 28

McCulloch vs. Maryland

Answer 28

states could not tax National Bank-National Law > State Law (1819)

Question 29

Marbury vs. Madison

Answer 29

Judicial Review established (1803)

Question 30

Tariff of 1828

Answer 30

‘Tariff of Abominations’-protect Northern and Western agricultural products from comp. with foreign imports-but tax cut into profits