Period 4 APUSH
How were Native Americans impacted as a result of westward expansion?
Conflicts with Natives (Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears)
How did African Americans protect their dignity and family structures?
Created surrogate families and became involved in abolitionism (David Walker, Nat Turner's Rebellion)
What is an example of nativism during the Antebellum America?
Creation of the know nothing party, discrimination against Irish
What were the three parts of the Missouri Compromise?
Above 36 30 free, below 36 30 slave; Missouri added as slave state, Maine added as free state
How did the McCulloch v Maryland (1819) and Gibbins v Ogden(1824) Supreme Court Case help establish the supremacy of federal over state laws?
Gave federal laws power over state governments
What happened to the amount of Americans able to vote under Andrew Jackson's presidency?
Increased; Jackson gave Universal While Male Suffrage by eliminating the property requirements for white male voting
How were tensions due to the Nullification Crisis?
SC nullified some tariffs so there was more of a devotion to the region that the nation
What were the Democrats view on tariffs?
Tended to oppose tariffs
What is the significance of Marbury v. Madison?
This case established the principle of judicial review (Supreme Court is the sole interpreter of the Constitution)
Explain two examples of slave rebellions between 1800 and 1848
David Walker (urged violent rebellion to end slavery), Nat Turner's Rebellion
What were Democrats view of the National Bank (2nd BUS)?
Disliked the BUS, so liked Jackson's veto
What were Whigs view on the role and power of Federal Government?
Favored a stronger central gov; supported Henry Clay's American System
What were Democrats view on the role and power of Federal Government?
Favored more power for states; Opposed the American System
What is nativism?
Fear, distrust, and hatred of foreigners
What two groups immigrated in large numbers to America in the 1830s and 1840s?
Germans and Irish
Where did Germans and Irish settle?
Germans settled on the frontier and the MW and NW. Irish settled in large cities in the NE.
Name 3 abolitionists
Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle Tom's Cabin), David Walker (unity among blacks and use of violence), Frederick Douglass (spoke against slavery and attended women's rights movements)
What was the goal of Henry's Clay's American System?
Henry Clay aimed to unify the American economy
What were three impacts of the Second Great Awakening?
Inspired reform movement, believed individuals could achieve salvation through their own efforts, religious diversity increased
What were two new technological innovations during the Market Revolution?
Interchangeable parts, telegraph
What were Whigs view of the National Bank (2nd BUS)?
Liked the BUS, formed in response to Jackson's veto
What was the message of the Monroe Doctrine?
Message to Europe to NOT colonize any new land in Latin America. In turn, the US would stay out of European affairs
What were the Whigs view on tariffs?
Tended to support tariffs
What were reasons for the growth of the Second Party System (Democrats and Whigs)?
These parties emerged due to disagreements over: the power and role of the federal gov, National Bank, tariffs, and federally funded internal improvements
What was the goal of the Seneca Falls Convention?
Women sought greater equality
What groups were still not able to vote under Jackson?
Women, African Americans
What did Whigs think of Federally funded Internal improvements?
thought the gov should fund both intrastate and interstate improvements
What did the Democrats think of Federally funded Internal improvements?
typically thought that gov should only fund interstate improvements (helps more than one state)
