1820’s – 1860’s Vocabulary
Nationalism Devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation.
Sectionalism The placing of the interests of one’s own region ahead of the interests of the nation as a whole.
American System Pre-Civil War measures to help unify the nation and strengthen the economy. Protective tariffs National bank
Popular Sovereignty Residents vote to decide an issue.
Delegated Powers Powers given by the Constitution to the national government.
Implied Powers Powers given to the federal government that allow government to create laws that are “necessary and proper”.
Manifest Destiny Belief that the U.S. should expand westward to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory.
Monroe Doctrine A policy of U.S. opposition to any European interference in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. President Monroe- 1823
Missouri Compromise 1820 Maine = free state Missouri = slave state Banned slavery in the northern part of Louisiana Purchase.
Compromise of 1850 California = Free State Stricter Fugitive Slave Law-escaped slaves to be returned Slave trade prohibited in Washington, D.C. Utah and New Mexico territories decide about slavery.
Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854 These territories gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slavery or not. Bleeding Kansas
Spoils System Giving government jobs to supporters of a political party/candidate.
Indian Removal Act 1830 Law that forced Native Americans east of the Mississippi to move to lands in the West. Trail of Tears
Abolition A movement to end slavery.
McCulloch v. Maryland 1819 No state could tax a federally chartered bank. National Supremacy
Gibbons v. Ogden 1824 States regulate intrastate commerce (within the state). Congress regulates interstate commerce (state to state).
Worchester v. Georgia 1832 The federal government, not the state government, has control over the Native Americans. President Jackson defied ruling and removed the Native Americans anyway .
Dred Scott v. Sanford 1857 Ruled that African Americans were not citizens, but property that can be taken anywhere.