APUSH 1820's-1850's Study Guide

The religious movement that kicked off the Age of Reform was called the

Second Great Awakening

What occurred during the Second Great Awakening?

A wave of religious revivals

What was the temperance movement

a movement to decrease alcohol consumption & ban in society

The Age of Reform is a period in American history that is mainly about

social changes

William Lloyd Garrison's idea that slavery should be banned is part of which reform movement?

abolition

Dorothea Dix was a leader of what reform movement?

Prison Reform

The Declaration of Sentiment is an argument for what reform movement?

women's rights and suffrage

Which of the following novels inspired many Americans to join the abolitionist movement?

Uncle Tom's Cabin

This quote by Henry David Thoreau most closely relates to which reform movement?

Transcendentalism

An abolitionist believes

slavery is morally wrong and should end

The following people were famous abolitionists:

William Lloyd Garrison & Frederick Douglass

Famous abolitionist included the following EXCEPT:
a. Harriet Tubman
b. Sarah & Angelina Grimka
c. William Lloyd Garrison
d. Frederick Douglass

Harriet Tubman

What was the Underground Railroad?

A system of a network of people that helped slaves escape from the South

The most famous "conductor" in the Underground Railroad was

Harriet Tubman

What did the conductor of the Underground Railroad do?

They led the slaves along the route to freedom

What was created at the Seneca Falls Convention?

The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions

How did Frederick Douglass learn to read?

From his owner's wife

How did Frederick Douglass become a free man?

He escaped to the northern states

What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write?

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Why did Harriet Beecher Stowe write the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

To evoke sympathy for slaves?

The Spoils System

was an office position given to those loyal to the new president

What was the Indian Removal Act?

An act passed by Congress to forcibly move Native American tribes west.

Who pushed for the Indian Removal Act?

Andrew Jackson

How did age Cherokee respond to the Indian Removal Act passed by the Jackson Administration?

They went to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect their rights

True or False:
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee Native-American nation against the Indian Removal Act

True

An example of Jackson overstepping his power was when

he violated a Supreme Court ruling

How does this cartoon demonstrate that Andrew Jackson is acting like a King and not a President?

He's stepping all over the Constitution.

What was not a criticism of Andrew Jackson?

He loved Britain more than the U.S.

Andrew Jackson was the first president who

came from a humble, poor beginnings on the (then) western frontier

What institution did Andrew Jackson veto and fight to close?

The National Bank

How did Andrew Jackson respond to South Carolina's attempt to nullify the tariff?

He threatened to use military force against South Carolina (the Force Act)

Nullification, a concept, articulated by Vice President John C. Calhoun, is

an action by a state that cancels or voids a federal law

John C. Calhoun as an advocate for the opposition to the "Tariff of Abominations" wrote and published a pamphlet titled

"South Carolina Exposition"

Why was Jackson so popular?

He related and resonated with the "Common Man"

The Missouri Compromise

admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

Who created the Missouri Compromise?

Henry Clay

The Missouri Compromise was important because

it equalized the power between the South and the North

Democratic influencers from the American Revolution, Jeffersonians, & Antifederalists influenced

American reforms

Which president used a "kitchen cabinet"?

Andrew Jackson

Jackson vetoed the Maysvile Road bill because he felt

infrastructure was up to local & state governments

Jackson was embroiled in a controversy with Nicholas Biddle over the

Bank of the United States

True or False:
The Specie Circular was nullified by the South Carolina legislature

False

Which of the following was NOT a part of the so-called "corrupt bargain" of the 1824 presidential election?

John C. Calhoun

How did the Second Great Awakening influence the Reform Era?

Preachers told people they has a responsibility to do God's work on earth

When did the Second Great Awakening?

early to mid 1800's

Who was the leader of the Second Great Awakening?

Charles Grandson Finney

Where and when did the Second Great Awakening begin?

In New York in 1790s

What is Transcendentalism?

A philosophical social movement emphasizing intuition & spiritual thinking

Which was NOT a new invention during the Market Revolution?

the light bulb

The rise of political parties, growing regional differences, and the Market Revolution occurred between

1800-1848

What was one of the feelings associated with the Era of Good Feeling?

Nationalism

Who was president during the Era of Good Feelings?

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson lost the election of 1824 because

The House of Representative chose John Quincy Adams

Jackson called the election of 1824 as the "____ ____"

Corrupt Bargain

What had formed from the election of 1828?

The Jacksonian Democracy

What people could vote in the election of 1828?

White men who did or did not own land