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Andrew Jackson
received the most popular votes and the most electoral votes, he did not receive enough electoral votes to be declared the winner.
Shakers
religious sect that originated in 18th century England and later settled in America.
Brook Farm
utopian community founded in 1841 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Freedom
did not mean economic or political equality for African Americans (AA)
Presidential Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams in a landslide victory.
Erie Canal
linked economies + lower food prices especially up north
William Henry Harrison
gov of Indiana in Battle of Tippecanoe → Tecumseh formally allies with British.
Auburn System
enforced rigid rules of the disciple with moral instruction + work programs.
Rush-Bagot Agreement
the goal of significantly reducing both countries 'burgeoning naval fleets stationed in the Great Lakes.
Amana Colonies
group of seven villages in Iowa that was established on the principles of communal living and mutual support, and were largely self-sufficient.
Treaty of 1818
set the western boundary between the United States and British North America (later Canada) at the forty-ninth parallel up to the Rocky Mountains.
Runaways
escape from enslavement was challenging as there was org militia.
Economic depression
caused by bank failures and a sharp decrease in the value of money.
Charles Grandison Finney
started a series of revivals in New York.
Free Seas and Trade
Cheif belligerents had no interest in respecting neutral rights.
Lake Erie Battle
led the way for victory at the Battle of Thames River.
Dorothea Dix
advocated for the creation of mental hospitals to help those suffering from mental illness.
New Harmony
small town located in Indiana in 1814 as a utopian experiment in communal living.
Oneida Community
religiously- based socialist society in the United States that was founded by John Humphrey Noyes in 1848+ est.
Millennialism
religious enthusiasm was based on the belief that the world was about to end with the second coming of Jesus.
Popular campaigning
candidates directed the campaign to the interests + prejudices of common people.
Pet banks
withdraw all BUS funds to various state banks.
Cult of domesticity
a system of cultural beliefs governing gender roles.
American Antislavery Society
an organization in the United States that was dedicated to the abolition of slavery.
Peggy Eaton
wife of John Henry Eaton, who was accused of adultery and of being involved in the death of her first husband.
American Colonization Society
founded in 1816 with the aim of establishing colonies in Africa for freed slaves to stop slavery + hindered by a lack of funding and support from the government.
Indian Removal Act
grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders
American Response
debates over joint action.
War Hawks
Advocated war as a way to defend American Honor
Treaty of 1818
set the western boundary between the United States and British North America (later Canada) at the forty-ninth parallel up to the Rocky Mountains
Commonwealth v. Hunt
ruled that labor unions were not inherently illegal organizations and that workers had the right to strike
Pet banks
withdraw all BUS funds to various state banks
Oneida Community
religiously-based socialist society in the United States that was founded by John Humphrey Noyes in 1848+ est
Cult of domesticity
a system of cultural beliefs governing gender roles
The American Colonization Society
was founded in 1816 with the aim of establishing colonies in Africa for freed slaves to stop slavery + hindered by a lack of funding and support from the government
The American Antislavery Society
an organization in the United States that was dedicated to the abolition of slavery
Black abolitionists
Frederick Douglass + Harriet Tubman + David Ruggles, Sojourner Truth + William Still
Runaways
escape from enslavement was challenging as there was org militia
Louisiana Purchase
the United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million from the french
Marbury v. Madison
est. principle of judicial review
McCulloch v. Maryland
gave the federal government power to create a national bank
Gibbons v. Ogden
federal government’s board control of interstate commerce
Missouri Compromise
Admits Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state (Henry Clay)
The set boundary at 36’30’’ parallel of Louisiana with North free state and south slave state
American Neutrality
Embargo Act, Nonimportation Acts, Non-Intercourse Act, Macon’s Bill No.2
Treaty of Ghent
The northern boundary settled in 1818 and the 49th parallel between the Lake of the Woods and the Rocky Mountains
The US focused less on affairs with Europeans
Adams Onis Treaty
US buys FL from Spain
Universal Male Sufferage
White males could vote regardless of restrictions
Spoils System
Appointing political supporters to government positions regardless of qualifications (Jackson)
Cult of domesticity
a system of cultural beliefs governing gender roles
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