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idea that stated that states had the right to declare a federal law null or not valid
NULLIFICATION idea that stated that states had the right to declare a federal law null or not valid
immediate ending of slavery
ABOLITION immediate ending of slavery
a system in which members of a political party meet to choose their party’s candidate for president or decide policy
CAUCUS SYSTEM a system in which members of a political party meet to choose their party’s candidate for president or decide policy
belief that slavery had to be ended gradually
GRADUALISM belief that slavery had to be ended gradually
hostility towards immigrants
NATIVISM hostility towards immigrants
a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement in the 1700’s emphasizing the imagination & the emotions, advocating feeling over reason, inner spirituality over external rules, the individual above society, and nature over environments created by humans.
ROMANTICISM a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement in the 1700’s emphasizing the imagination & the emotions, advocating feeling over reason, inner spirituality over external rules, the individual above society, and nature over environments created by humans.
prison whose purpose is to reform prisoners
PENITENTIARY prison whose purpose is to reform prisoners
philosophy which urged people to overcome the limits of their minds; also stressed the relationship between human beings and nature, spiritual things over material things, and the importance of the individual conscience
TRANSCENDENTALISM philosophy which urged people to overcome the limits of their minds; also stressed the relationship between human beings and nature, spiritual things over material things, and the importance of the individual conscience
movement whose purpose was to promote the moderation in the consumption of alcohol
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT movement whose purpose was to promote the moderation in the consumption of alcohol
to withdraw from the Union
SECEDE to withdraw from the Union
practice of appointing people to government jobs on the basis of party loyalty and support
SPOILS SYSTEM practice of appointing people to government jobs on the basis of party loyalty and support
an association focusing on spreading the word of God and combating social problems
BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES an association focusing on spreading the word of God and combating social problems