Who: LymanBeecher, and JusticeEdwards. (Co-founders)
What: Meeting that aimed to restrict drinking alcoholic beverages because they were making husbands abusive.
Significance: Led to nationwide prohibition of alcohol. Antebellum reform, passing of 18th amendment.
ID: Utopian Societies
When: 1840's-1850's
Who: Robert Owen, Joseph Henry
What: Groups of people who had high religious or moral ideas who aimed to create a "perfect" society. These societies failed. They illustrated the diversity of the reform ideas of the time.
Significance: Represent a key aspect of American reform movements in the 19th century. Encourage beliefs that humans are naturallygood and society can be perfect.
ID: Transcendentalism
When: 1830's and 1840's
Who: RalphWaldoEmerson (leading developer of the Idea) and henryDavidThoreau
What: A philosophical ad literary movement that emphasized the inherent goodness of people and nature. Simplistic lifestyle, individualism
Significance: Basis of Brookfarm and other utopian societies.
ID: Democracy in America
When: 1800-1898
Who: AlexisdeTocqueville (Author)
What: A french book that analyzes the development of democracy in the US, particularly examining the social and political aspects of American society.
Significance: It predicted the civilwar and coldwar. Americans interpreted it as a nationalist.
ID: Nat Turner Rebellion
When: August 21, 1831
Who: NatTurner
What: A slave rebellion that took place in southhampton county, Virginia. In august 1831, nat thought to see visions of God telling him to end slavery. He did this in attempt to overthrow and kill planter families. It didn't work. 55 people died
Significance: Most violent slave revolt, led to blackcodes which are strict legislation of the south. Tighten pro-slavery beliefs.
ID: Election of 1824
When: December 2nd, 1824
Who: JohnQuincyAdams,AndrewJackson,Henryclay
What: House of reps chose the president because there wasn't majority in the electoral college. Jackson had majority of votes but no the majority. The House of reps chose Adams because of clay's behind the scenes influence.Clay did not like Jackson.
Significance: Exposed corruptbargain between Henryclay and JohnQuincyAdams.
ID: Election of 1828
When: Oct 31-Dec 2nd, 1828
Who: AndrewJackson (Democractic) and JohnQuincyAdams. (Republican)
What: In 1828, Andrew Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams's bid for reelection to the presidency. The campaign was filled with personalattacks on both candidates; recieved 3 times the number of voters than participated in previous elections bc Jackson got the landowningrequirementdropped
Significance: Marked the rise of Jacksonian democracy and the transition from the first party system to the second party system.
ID: Spoils System
When: 1828
Who: Andrew Jackson
What: A form of politicalcorruption where political parties rewards it supporters with favors, often posts to public office.
Significance: Led to corruption in the government because unqualified people were in it.
ID: Nullification
When: 1832-1833
Who: John C. Calhoun.
What: Calhoun (South Carolina) is protesting the TariffofAbominations stating that the tax only benefits the North and the West and the South is forced to pay for something that does not benefit them.
Significance: Showcased the escalating tensions between state rights and federal authority (secession) Federal gov>State Govt (Supremacy Clause enforced)
ID: Tariff of abominations
When: May 19, 1828
Who: Congress controlled by Northern states, JohnC.Calhoun
What: Basically caused the average rate of taxes on imported goods to around 20%. It was designed to protect industry in the northern United States. Tariff protected Northern and western economies.
Significance: First major test of the US constitution and the relationship between the federal government and the states.
ID: Worcester v. Georgia
When: March 3, 1832
Who: Samuel worcester, state of georgia,john marshall
What: Samuelworcester and elizer butler were accused of violating a newly passed georgia law that prohibited whites from living with cherokee. The supreme court ruled 5-1 that the states did not have the right to impose regulations on nativeamericanland