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APUSH Period Four
2022-2023
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| John Marshall | strengthen both federal courts powers and courts powers |
| Marbury v. Madison | declare a federal law unconstitutional for the first time "Judicial Review" |
| Thomas Jefferson | kept national bank and reduced size of government |
| Hartford Convention | talked about economic hardship and overall lead to the crumbling of federalists |
| Second Party System: Democratic Party | believed Univeral White Male Sufferage, state power and free trade. Base in support in south, west, and urban workers. |
| The American System | plan created by henry clay for economic growth |
| Market Revolution | dramatic change in economy and more country based rather than local |
| The Second Great Awakening | stimulated reform movement like abolitionis, womens rights and education |
| Fredrick Douglas | abolitionist who fought for equality for all people |
| John C. Calhorn Speech to Senate | defended slavery sating it was beneficial for both parties |
| Dorothea Dix | activist for mentally ill |
| Transcendentalism | believed in goodness of nature and people which pushed indiviualism |
| American Temperance Society | believed no drinking, anti-slavery and wanted womans rights |
| Know Nothing Party | anti-immigrant party |
| Minstrel Shows | spread of radical sterotypes that slaves are happy in their position |
| Indian Removal Act | Jackson negotiated with natives to move west of Mississippi |
| Nat Turner | slave who led two rebellions |
| Lowell System | caused textile factories who hired women |
| Seneca Falls Convention | gathered women who believed in their rights, started women rights convention |
| Elizabeth Cady Santon | abolitionist and believed in womens rights |
| Erie Canal | connected east and coast and great lakes |
| Eli Whitney | created cotton gin which fueled slavery |
| Cult of Domesticity | believed women had private roles |
| Godeys Ladys Book | womens issues magazines |
| Irish Immigrants | 90% of immigrants, faced discrimination |
| Henry Clay | Whig, wanted 2nd national bank, and american system, allowed missouri compromise and compromise of 1850 |
| War of 1812 | created sense of nationalism |
| Black Hawks War | last major native resistense |
| Manifest Destiny | Americans god given right to explore west |
| Louisiana Purchase | doubled the size of US |
| Mexican American War | opened debates about slavery |
| Monroe Doctorine | keeps european presence out of western hempishere |
| Missouri Compromise | establish 36-30 parallel to keep distinict line of where slavery is and isnt allowed |
| Homestead Act | sped up westward expanision by allowing people to have 160 acres of land in the west |
| California Gold Rush | gold was discovered in California |
| Sand Creek Massacre | Colonel Chivington massacred 70-500 native americans |
| Andrew Jackson | market revolution, wanted removal of natives and second bank |
| Slave Codes | stated rights and status of slaves |
| Harriet Tubman | abolitionist who help within the underground railroad |
| Annexation of Texas | texas wanted to be apart of the U.S. but was anti slavery |
| Commonwealth vs. Hunt | ruled labor unions were legal |