Ayers Chapter 10 Review
"The Age of Andrew Jackson (1829-1836)"

Terms

spoils system
tariff of abominations
nullification and South Carolina
David Walker's Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World
Nat Turner revolt
Jackson's war on the U.S. Bank
Indian Removal Act
Texas independence fight (1836)
Charles G. Finney & revivalism
Joseph Smith & Mormonism
penitentiary system
William Lloyd Garrison and The Liberator
gag rule


Questions to Consider

1) How did Jackson's view of the presidency influence his behavior in the nullification crisis, the war over the U.S. Bank, and the Trail of Tears?
2) What were the characteristics of the revivalism of the 2nd Great Awakening?
3) What role did abolitionists play in raising the issue of slavery to the nation's attention in the 1830s?