APUSH Antebellum Era Review Flashcards

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts from the Antebellum Era in U.S. history as part of APUSH preparation.

Democratic-Republicans

Early American political party that championed the common man, welcomed immigrants, and benefitted from expanded voting rights.

Judicial Review

The principle established by Marbury v. Madison that allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.

Tariff of 1828

A controversial tariff viewed as an 'abomination' by many Southerners that highlighted growing North-South tensions.

Seneca Falls Convention

The first women's rights convention held in 1848 that issued the Declaration of Sentiments, advocating for women's equality.

Abolitionism

A movement to end slavery that gained momentum in the 19th century, rooted in moral and religious arguments.

Nativism

A reaction against immigration in the 1840s and 1850s characterized by the belief that native-born Americans were superior to immigrants.

Women’s rights

Social reform movement aimed at increasing women's rights, including suffrage, education, and property rights.

Manifest Destiny

The 19th-century belief that the expansion of the United States across the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

Internal Improvements

Infrastructure projects such as roads and canals aimed at improving transportation during the antebellum period.

Indian Removal Act of 1830

Legislation that authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi.

Transcontinental Railroad

A railroad that would span the continent, completed in 1869, facilitating trade and westward expansion.

Cult of Domesticity

A prevailing value system among the upper and middle classes in the early to mid-19th century that emphasized women's roles in the home.

Second Great Awakening

A Protestant revival movement in the early 19th century focused on individual piety, morality, and social reform.

Lowell System

A factory system that employed young women, known as 'mill girls,' who lived in company dormitories.

Temperance Movement

A social movement against the consumption of alcohol, which gained traction in the 19th century.

McCulloch v. Maryland

A Supreme Court case that established federal supremacy over state laws and upheld the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States.

Republican Motherhood

An early feminist ideology emphasizing women’s role in educating future citizens and moral guardianship in the family.

Dartmouth v. Woodward

Supreme Court case that protected private institutions from state interference.

Dorothea Dix

A reformer who advocated for the rights of the mentally ill and sought improvements in mental health care.