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Study Guide Unit 4: Age of Jackson

4.1: Nationalism & Sectionalism

Essential Question: How did nationalism & sectionalism affect American politics in the early 19th century?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |How did John Marshall’s decisions change the American government? |

|Gibbons v. Ogden |What were the parts of the American System? |

|McCulloch v. Maryland |What was the Monroe Doctrine? |

|Adams-Onis Treaty |What is meant by the term “Era of Good Feelings”? |

|Missouri Compromise |Who was known as the “Great Compromiser”? |

|National Road | |

4.2: Jackson Administration

Essential Question: What impact did Andrew Jackson have on American history?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |Why did Whigs depict Andrew Jackson as a king? |

|Jacksonian Democracy |What part of the federal government did Andrew Jackson hate most? |

|Corrupt Bargain |What was the “Trail of Tears”? |

|Indian Removal Act |What is meant by the spoils system, or patronage? |

|Peggy Eaton |What were Webster and Hayne debating? |

|Tariff of Abominations | |

4.3: North & West

Essential Question: How did regional economies develop in the U.S. in the early 19th century?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |Why were some Americans so opposed to Irish immigration? |

|Lowell Mill |What did the economy of the North look like by 1860? |

|Erie Canal |What did the economy of the West look like by 1860? |

|Nativism |What was produced in factories at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution? |

|Telegraph |Why did immigrants go to the North instead of the South? |

|Know Nothing Party | |

4.4: The South

Essential Question: How did cotton change the South in the 19th century?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |Who led the most successful slave revolt in the American South? |

|Cotton Gin |What was the largest American export by 1840? |

|Gang System |What were Eli Whitney’s two most famous inventions? Why were they important? |

|“Cotton is King” |Why were many slaves reluctant to resist? |

|Task System |Who was William Walker, and why did Northerners oppose him? |

|Amistad | |

4.5: Religion and Reform

Essential Question: What impact did the Second Great Awakening have on American politics & culture?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |How did religious expression change during the Second Great Awakening? |

|American Colonization Society |What kind of worship service is the Second Great Awakening known for? |

|Seneca Falls |What were the Shakers known for? |

|Dorothea Dix |What is the subject of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America? |

|William Lloyd Garrison |What problem did the temperance movement attempt to solve? |

|Abolitionism | |

4.6: Manifest Destiny

Essential Question: Why did Americans travel west in the 19th century; what conflicts resulted?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |Why did Mormons have to travel west? Where did they end up? |

|The Alamo |Why did so many die on the Oregon Trail? |

|Manifest Destiny |What equipment did settlers use to travel to the west? |

|Mountain Men |What is notable about the Donner Party? |

|Oregon Trail |What were the terms of the Treaty of Velasco? |

|San Jacinto | |

4.7: Mexican War

Essential Question: Why did the Mexican War start, and what were the consequences?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |Why did Whigs oppose the Mexican War? |

|Mexican Cession |Why did settlers flock to California in 1849? |

|Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |Why did the Mexican War begin? |

|Winfield Scott |What was the slogan from the dispute with Oregon? |

|John Slidell |What were the consequences of the Mexican War? |

|Santa Anna | |

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