Foundations of United States
History Examination
⫸ Second Great Awakenings. Answer: Religious movement that began
in the early decades of the 19th century. Reaction against the rationalism
of the Enlightenment. In the northern states it touched off social reform.
⫸ market revolution. Answer: Starting in the early 19th century,
produced vast economic growth, mass produced goods.
⫸ Thomas Jefferson. Answer: Washington's first secretary of state. A
Democrat-Republican, he was the nation's third president from 1801 to
1809.
⫸ Battle of New Orleans. Answer: General Andrew Jackson won this in
1815. The War of 1812 had officially ended two weeks earlier, but word
had not yet reached the United States.
⫸ Era of Good Feelings. Answer: Term to describe James Monroe's
period as president (1817-1825). The Democratic-Republicans party
dominated politics.
⫸ Jacksonian Democracy. Answer: The time period 1829 to 1837, also
known as the Age of the Common Man.
, ⫸ Indian Removal Act. Answer: President Andrew Jackson supported
this. By 1835 most of the eastern tribes had reluctantly moved to an area
in today's Oklahoma.
⫸ Romanticism in art and literature. Answer: Evoked the wonder of the
nation's landscape. The Hudson River School of painters were the most
prominent.
⫸ Nullification Crisis. Answer: In 1832, South Carolina passed a
resolution forbidding the collection of tariffs in the state. Jackson
threatened use of federal troops against South Carolina.
⫸ Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Answer: A women's rights reformer who
was not allowed to speak at an antislavery convention.
⫸ cotton gin. Answer: This machine was invented by Eli Whitney in
1793. It removed seeds from plant fibers.
⫸ War Hawks. Answer: Led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun;
argued that war with Britain was the only way to defend American
honor, gain Canada, and destroy American Indian resistance on the
frontier.
⫸ William Lloyd Garrison. Answer: Advocated the immediate
emancipation of slaves without compensation to their owners. He was
also the writer of the "Liberator."
History Examination
⫸ Second Great Awakenings. Answer: Religious movement that began
in the early decades of the 19th century. Reaction against the rationalism
of the Enlightenment. In the northern states it touched off social reform.
⫸ market revolution. Answer: Starting in the early 19th century,
produced vast economic growth, mass produced goods.
⫸ Thomas Jefferson. Answer: Washington's first secretary of state. A
Democrat-Republican, he was the nation's third president from 1801 to
1809.
⫸ Battle of New Orleans. Answer: General Andrew Jackson won this in
1815. The War of 1812 had officially ended two weeks earlier, but word
had not yet reached the United States.
⫸ Era of Good Feelings. Answer: Term to describe James Monroe's
period as president (1817-1825). The Democratic-Republicans party
dominated politics.
⫸ Jacksonian Democracy. Answer: The time period 1829 to 1837, also
known as the Age of the Common Man.
, ⫸ Indian Removal Act. Answer: President Andrew Jackson supported
this. By 1835 most of the eastern tribes had reluctantly moved to an area
in today's Oklahoma.
⫸ Romanticism in art and literature. Answer: Evoked the wonder of the
nation's landscape. The Hudson River School of painters were the most
prominent.
⫸ Nullification Crisis. Answer: In 1832, South Carolina passed a
resolution forbidding the collection of tariffs in the state. Jackson
threatened use of federal troops against South Carolina.
⫸ Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Answer: A women's rights reformer who
was not allowed to speak at an antislavery convention.
⫸ cotton gin. Answer: This machine was invented by Eli Whitney in
1793. It removed seeds from plant fibers.
⫸ War Hawks. Answer: Led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun;
argued that war with Britain was the only way to defend American
honor, gain Canada, and destroy American Indian resistance on the
frontier.
⫸ William Lloyd Garrison. Answer: Advocated the immediate
emancipation of slaves without compensation to their owners. He was
also the writer of the "Liberator."
