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  • ID: American Temperance Society
    When: February 13, 1826
    Who: Lyman Beecher, and Justice Edwards. (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 naturally good and society can be perfect.
  • ID: Transcendentalism
    When: 1830's and 1840's
    Who: Ralph Waldo Emerson (leading developer of the Idea) and henry David Thoreau
    What: A philosophical ad literary movement that emphasized the inherent goodness of people and nature. Simplistic lifestyle, individualism
    Significance: Basis of Brook farm and other utopian societies.
  • ID: Democracy in America
    When: 1800-1898
    Who: Alexis de Tocqueville (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 civil war and cold war. Americans interpreted it as a nationalist.
  • ID: Nat Turner Rebellion
    When: August 21, 1831
    Who: Nat Turner
    What: A slave rebellion that took place in south hampton 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 black codes which are strict legislation of the south. Tighten pro-slavery beliefs.
  • ID: Election of 1824
    When: December 2nd, 1824
    Who: John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry clay
    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 corrupt bargain between Henry clay and John Quincy Adams.
  • ID: Election of 1828
    When: Oct 31-Dec 2nd, 1828
    Who: Andrew Jackson (Democractic) and John Quincy Adams. (Republican)
    What: In 1828, Andrew Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams's bid for reelection to the presidency. The campaign was filled with personal attacks on both candidates; recieved 3 times the number of voters than participated in previous elections bc Jackson got the land owning requirement dropped
    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 political corruption 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 Tariff of Abominations 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, John C. 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: Samuel worcester 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 native american land
    Significance: led to trail of tears