America’s History 9th Edition, Chapter 9— A Democratic Revolution, 1800-1848 Key Concepts Covered Key Concept 4.1 — The United States began to develop a modern democracy and celebrated a new national culture, while Americans sought to define the nation's democratic ideals and change their society and institutions to match them. Key Concept 4.2 — Innovations in technology, agriculture, and commerce powerfully accelerated the American economy, precipitating profound changes to U.S. society and to national and regional identities. Key Concept 4.3 – The U.S. interest in increasing foreign trade and expanding its national borders shaped the nation's foreign policy and spurred government and private initiatives. The Rise of Popular Politics, 1810–1828 The Decline of the Notables and the Rise of Parties 1. Give two examples of how states made politics more democratic in the 1810s and 1820s. 2. Use the example of Martin Van Buren in New York to explain the concept of a “political machine.” Racial Exclusion and Republican Motherhood 3. According to the advocates of “republican motherhood,” how could American women best exert their influence on society? 5. What was the goal of the American Colonization Society? The Missouri Crisis 6. What political leader devised the set of agreements known as the “Missouri Compromise?” 7. Complete the chart about the conditions outlined in the Missouri Compromise. Contested issue Status of Missouri Status of Maine Status of slavery in the territories acquired via the Louisiana Purchase Resolution under the Missouri Compromise The Election of 1824 9. Jackson received the highest total of popular and electoral votes, so how did Adams become President? The Last Notable President: John Quincy Adams 10. What are the three elements of Henry Clay’s American system? Who supported it? Who opposed it? Why? “The Democracy” and the Election of 1828 13. List 2 examples of how Jackson’s 1828 campaign was based on appealing directly to the people. Jackson in Power, 1829–1837 The Tariff and Nullification 16. What was John C. Calhoun’s argument for states’ nullification rights? 17. How did Jackson respond to South Carolina’s attempt to nullify the tariff of 1832? The Bank War 18. On what grounds did Jackson veto the re-chartering of the Second Bank of the U.S? 19. What were the “pet banks?” Indian Removal 21. What was the impact of the Indian Removal Act of 1830? 22. The Cherokees won recognition of their rights in the Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia. So why were they subjected to the “Trail of Tears?” Class, Culture, and the Second Party System The Whig Worldview 24. Why did the new political party that formed in 1834 take the name “Whigs?” Labor Politics and the Depression of 1837–1843 25. What were the goals of the Working Men’s Party? “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!” 27. In what way did the presidential campaign of 1840 introduce a “new style of campaigning?” 28. Explain the origin of President John Tyler’s nickname, “His Accidency.” America’s History 9th Edition, Chapter 10 - Religion, Reform, and Culture, 1820-1848 Key Concepts Covered Key Concept 4.1 — The United States began to develop a modern democracy and celebrated a new national culture, while Americans sought to define the nation's democratic ideals and change their society and institutions to match them. Spiritual Awakenings The Second Great Awakening 1. How did the Second Great Awakening lead many Protestant to support efforts to improve society? Ralph Waldo Emerson and Transcendentalism 2. Explain how Emerson’s ideas illustrate the transcendentalist message of individual self-realization. 3. Explain how Henry David Thoreau’s Walden embodies transcendentalist ideals. Utopian Experiments 10. What is the lesson taken from Utopian communities such as Shaker, Fourierist, and Oneida? 11. What ideas were taught by Latter-day Saints founder Joseph Smith? African Americans and the Struggle for Freedom Free Black Communities, North and South 15. In what ways were free African Americans kept from “unfettered freedom”? The Rise of Abolitionism 17. What was the impact of Nat Turner’s Revolt in 1831 on the laws in southern states? 18 Identify and summarize the main publications associated with the abolitionist movement. Abolitionist writer Publication Argument for abolition William Lloyd Garrison Theodore Weld Weld and the Grimké sisters 20. Why did each of the following groups oppose abolition? Wealthy men – Conservative clergymenNorthern wage earners21. Give one example of the use or threat of violence against abolitionists. 22. What was the purpose of the “gag rule”? The Women’s Rights Movement Origin of the Women’s Movement 23. Explain the concept of “separate spheres” for men and women. 24. Summarize the mid-19th century moral reform efforts of the following: Female Moral Reform Society - Dorothea Dix - From Antislavery to Women’s Rights 25. How did women’s involvement in the abolitionist movement lead many to assert their own right to equality? 26. How were married women’s property rights strengthened in some states by the late 1840s? 27. Summarize the purpose of and the message from the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848.
