Studyguide 2/4/25

Market Revolution

A significant period of economic transformation in the early 19th century that shifted the United States towards industrialization and improved transportation.

Universal manhood suffrage

The right to vote for all adult men, irrespective of property ownership or other qualifications.

Disfranchisement

The act of limiting, restricting, or removing the right to vote.

Louisiana Slave Revolt

One of the largest slave uprisings in U.S. history, occurring in 1811, led by Charles Deslondes.

Gabriel's Conspiracy

A failed slave revolt attempt in Virginia led by Gabriel Prosser that resulted in increased fear and repression against Free Blacks in the South.

Denmark Vesey

A literate, free African American who led an unsuccessful rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1822.

Antebellum Period

The period in American history before the Civil War characterized by the rise of abolition and economic polarization.

Manifest Destiny

The 19th-century doctrine that justified American territorial expansion based on the belief in the nation's moral superiority.

American Colonization Society

An organization in the early 19th century that advocated for the resettlement of free Blacks in Africa.

William Lloyd Garrison

A prominent American abolitionist known for demanding immediate emancipation and equal rights for Black Americans.

David Walker's Appeal

A pamphlet advocating for militant resistance against slavery, written by David Walker to call Black Americans to action.

Nat Turner's Rebellion

A slave uprising led by Nat Turner in Virginia in 1831 that resulted in the deaths of 55 white people and intensified fear among slaveholders.