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Question 1

tariff of abominations

Answer 1

the tariff of 1828 heavily taxed manufactured imports. southerners were angered and they thought this tariff only benefited the north and was not good for the south.

Question 2

specie circular

Answer 2

issued by andrew jackson. required that payment for government land be in gold or silver.

Question 3

second great awakening

Answer 3

protestant religious revivals emphasizing salvation through good deeds.

Question 4

tocqueville’s democracy in america

Answer 4

a book written by alexis de tocqueville discussing the benefits of democracy and equality in america.

Question 5

transcendentalism

Answer 5

a philosophical movement in the early 1800s that prompted beauty, feeling, and emotion over scientific based thinking.

Question 6

abolitionism

Answer 6

the movement to end slavery.

Question 7

nat turner’s rebellion

Answer 7

one of the largest slave rebellions in history. nat turner was a slave who believed God had called him to end slavery. he led a group of slaves and planned to kill all slave owners and their families. the rebellion was crushed and turner was killed.

Question 8

whig party

Answer 8

political party that opposed the king-like ways of andrew jackson.

Question 9

seneca falls convention

Answer 9

first women’s rights convention in the US. drafted the declaration of sentiments and resolutions. led by elizabeth cady stanton.

Question 10

manifest destiny

Answer 10

americans believed they had a God given right to settle all of north america.