Second great awakening
Camp meetings with huge sermons, christian revival. In contrast to first great awakening, which focused on personal moral reformation, second one emphasized moral reformation of society
U.S. wanted Florida for nationalist reasons and because slaves and outlaws kept hiding out there. After retaliating for a raid, Spain gives up and sells Florida for $5 million
From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up
American temperance society
Election of 1824
Tallmadge amendment
Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
Voting rights were expanded to all white males
Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
Rush-Bagot pact
Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
He favored removing them to reservations beyond the Mississippi if they refused to "civilize" themselves. Some unified and began violently resisting with help from the British
Charles Finney
New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Convention of 1818
More American fishing rights, set the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel, and called for the joint-occupation of Oregon
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
Treaty of New Echota
Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
The embargo
Confirmed ability of a Republican Government to defend itself. Americans completed conquest of everything east of the Mississippi. War broke remaining indigenous power, and white settlers poured in to former native lands.
Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
McCulloch vs Maryland
Election of 1800
Rematch between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The Democratic republicans had finally figured out how to campaign in the media, and the Federalists were seen as elitist
Panic of 1819
Compromise of 1820
Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.
Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
Jefferson's presidency
He himself owned hundreds of slaves. He banned the importation of slaves. Once the Atlantic trade dried up, domestic trade increased, creating the second middle passage
Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
The war had revived the struggling party thanks to the anti-war movement. Now that the war was over, federalist support collapsed for good.
