Expansion of Slavery and Jacksonian Democracy Lecture Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering the expansion of slavery, the Mexican-American War, and the impact of Jacksonian democracy based on the lecture notes.

Expansion of slavery

The central political conflict regarding whether newly added territories should be admitted as slave states or free states.

States' rights

A concept closely linked to slavery and popular sovereignty during the mid-19th century.

Popular sovereignty

A term associated with states' rights and slavery during this period of American history.

Second Great Awakening

A religious movement that influenced different types of reform.

Mexican-American War

A two-year conflict that began after Mexico expressed they did not want slaves and America claimed Texas as their own.

African American perspective on the Mexican-American War

The belief that the war was not caused by Mexicans bullying Americans, but was instead an effort to expand slavery into Western territory.

Sectional conflict

Tensions that increased over the issue of slavery as the United States expanded.

Jacksonian democracy

A period characterized by the expansion of democracy in the United States, while also being noted for the exclusion of Native Americans.