AP US History Period 4 with Merged
Question Papers & Mark Schemes
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."
Lucretia Mott -Answer--Early feminist who advocated for women's rights and against
slavery.
Republican Motherhood/Cult of Domesticity -Answer--After industrialization occurred
women became the moral leaders in the home and educators of children. Men were
responsible for economic and political affairs.
Sectionalism: The North -Answer--Largely urban population that worked in factories.
Sectionalism: The South -Answer--Largely agricultural, mostly cotton from
1830-1850.
Sectionalism: The West -Answer--Largely trapping and hunting, citizens lived a
secluded life away from others.
Democratic-Republicans -Answer--Favored the common man, weak central
government, hated the National Bank, was pro-immigration, wanted slow and
cautious westward expansion.
Federalists -Answer--Favored the wealthy and educated, strong central government,
supported the National Bank, limited immigration, slow/against westward expansion.
National Republicans -Answer--Favored the wealthy and educated, strong central
government, supported the National Bank, favored internal improvements.
Whigs -Answer--Favored the wealthy and educated, strong central government,
supported the National Bank and Internal Improvements, limited immigration,
slow/against westward expansion; above all else HATED Andrew Jackson.
Impressment -Answer--Practice of the British navy of stealing Americans and forcing
them into service in the British Navy.
Treaty of Ghent -Answer--Ended the War of 1812, establish status quo antebellum.
Oliver Hazard Perry -Answer--"We have met the enemy, and they are ours." Battle of
Lake Erie.
Question Papers & Mark Schemes
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."
Lucretia Mott -Answer--Early feminist who advocated for women's rights and against
slavery.
Republican Motherhood/Cult of Domesticity -Answer--After industrialization occurred
women became the moral leaders in the home and educators of children. Men were
responsible for economic and political affairs.
Sectionalism: The North -Answer--Largely urban population that worked in factories.
Sectionalism: The South -Answer--Largely agricultural, mostly cotton from
1830-1850.
Sectionalism: The West -Answer--Largely trapping and hunting, citizens lived a
secluded life away from others.
Democratic-Republicans -Answer--Favored the common man, weak central
government, hated the National Bank, was pro-immigration, wanted slow and
cautious westward expansion.
Federalists -Answer--Favored the wealthy and educated, strong central government,
supported the National Bank, limited immigration, slow/against westward expansion.
National Republicans -Answer--Favored the wealthy and educated, strong central
government, supported the National Bank, favored internal improvements.
Whigs -Answer--Favored the wealthy and educated, strong central government,
supported the National Bank and Internal Improvements, limited immigration,
slow/against westward expansion; above all else HATED Andrew Jackson.
Impressment -Answer--Practice of the British navy of stealing Americans and forcing
them into service in the British Navy.
Treaty of Ghent -Answer--Ended the War of 1812, establish status quo antebellum.
Oliver Hazard Perry -Answer--"We have met the enemy, and they are ours." Battle of
Lake Erie.
