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Monday, December 8, 2008
Terms & Names: Chapter 12
Sacajawea: woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, wife of "guide" Toussaint Charbonneau
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark: men who guided the exploration of the Pacific Northwest, what land was attained in the Louisiana purchase
Sioux: involved in Dakota war of 1862, originally allied with French fur traders,
Second Bank of the United States: chartered in 1816 by Madison in attempt to save currency problem, failed, was dissolved by Jackson 1833
Panic of 1819: economic freak out resultant from the Bank of US refusing to take anything other than specie and the repercussions of that
Missouri Compromise: agreement passed in 1820 which settled the conflict over whether Missouri should be slave or free, it was slave and they added Maine, and the provision that slavery was abolished above the bottom of Missouri, or at the parallel 36°30' north
James Tallmadge: introduced, as an amendment to the bill authorizing the people of Missouri to form a state organization, a proposition to exclude slavery from that state when admitted to the Union.
Thomas Proviso: the compromise introduced by Tallmadge- If the north would admit Missouri as a slave state, the South would agree to outlaw slavery above a line extending from the southern border of Missouri to spanish territtory.
Era of good Feelings: period in United States political history in which partisan bitterness abated. The phrase was coined by Benjamin Russell, in the Boston newspaper, Columbian Centinel, on July 12, 1817, following the good-will visit to Boston of President James Monroe.
John Quincy Adams: democratic republican president elected in 1825 amid much controversy and the supposedly corrupt bargain
Adams-Onis Treaty: aka Transcontinental Treaty of 1819, settled a border dispute in North America between the United States and Spain, US got Florida
Monroe Doctrine: December 2, 1823, Monroe says Europe can't interfere in Western Hemisphere, that US wouldn't do anything to its south, unless if Europe comes in.
William Crawford: leading candidate for the Democratic-Republican presidential nomination in 1824, but a massive stroke in 1823 ended his chances.
"Corrupt Bargain": the 1824 election when Adams was elected despite Jackson's winning the popular vote.
Martin Van Buren: organizer of the Democratic Party, a dominant figure in the Second Party System, eighth president of US
Tariff of 1828: aka Tariff of Abominations to protect industry in the northern United States from having to compete with European goods by increasing the prices of European products because imported goods were much cheaper than the ones that were made in the U.S. North was happy because they bought, south was not because they sold.
John C Calhoun: South Carolinian advocate of slavery, states' rights, limited government, and nullification, wrote laws for S.C. to be first state with universal white male suffrage, favored War of 1812, corrupt bargain forced him to reverse from nationalism to states' rights.
Nullification: the idea that states should individually be able to determine whether to accept federal laws
Force Bill: 1833 authorized U.S. President Andrew Jackson's use of whatever force necessary to enforce tariffs, intended to suppress South Carolina's nullification of tariffs.
"Spoils System": basically nepotism but not family, where Jackson put only close friends and political supporters into his cabinet
Peggy Eaton: central role in the Petticoat Affair that disrupted the cabinet of Andrew Jackson, in which wifes of Cabinet were mad at her sudden status up and refused to party with her, Jackson had to redo his whole cabinet b/c
Bank Veto Message: 1832 Jackson refuses to renew the Charter of the Second Bank of US which screws up his presidency by a long run and also makes everything weewa
Nicholas Biddle: president of Second Bank of US
Specie Circular: aka Coinage Act, was an executive order issued by U.S. President Andrew Jackson in 1836 and carried out by President Martin Van Buren, required payment for government land to be in gold and silver currency.
Pet Banks: the banks of states Jackson favored and subsiquently distributed the 1833 surplus to.
American System: economic plan consisting of a high tariff to support internal improvements such as road-building, and a national bank to encourage productive enterprise and form a national currency.
Whigs: 33-56 supported the supremacy of Congress over the Executive Branch and favored a program of modernization and economic protectionism.
Gag Rule: limit/forbiddance of raising, consideration or discussion of a particular topic by members of a legislative body ie anti-slavery petitions by Congress occurred from 1835 to 1844
Nat Turner: slave who started the largest slave rebellion in the antebellum southern United States, in Southampton County, Virginia. His methodical slaughter of white civilians during the uprising makes his legacy controversial.
Denmark Vesey Conspiracy: slave purchased his freedom, planned what would have been one of the largest slave rebellions in the United States. Word of the plans was leaked, and Charleston, South Carolina authorities arrested the plot's leaders before the uprising could begin. Vesey and others were tried, convicted and executed.
(Five) Civilized Tribes:Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole, considered civilized by white settlers during that time period because they adopted many of the colonists' customs and had generally good relations with their neighbors.
Worcester v. Georgia: United States Supreme Court held that Cherokee Native Americans were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty.
Indian Removal Act of 1830: supported in the South, where states were eager to gain access to lands inhabited by the "Five Civilized Tribes". In particular, Georgia, the largest state at that time, was involved in a contentious jurisdictional dispute with the Cherokee nation. IE Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears: forced relocation of Native Americans from their homelands to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) in the Western United State in 1831.
Arkansas Territory: organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1819, until June 15, 1836, when the territory was admitted to the Union as the state Arkansas, the 25th U.S. state.
Panic of 1837: speculative fever. The bubble burst on May 10, 1837 in New York City, when every bank stopped payment in specie (gold and silver coinage).
Depression of 1837:The Panic was followed by a five-year depression, with the failure of banks and record high unemployment levels.
"Subtreasurey": system for the retaining of government funds in the United States Treasury and its subtreasuries, independently of the national banking and financial systems. In one form or another, it existed from 1846 to 1921.
Log Cabin Campaign: 1840 Presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison.
"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too": campaign song of the colorful Log Cabin Campaign in the 1840 United States presidential election. Its lyrics sung the praises of Whig candidates William Henry Harrison (the "hero of Tippecanoe") and John Tyler, while denigrating incumbent Democrat Martin Van Buren.
...Read more
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark: men who guided the exploration of the Pacific Northwest, what land was attained in the Louisiana purchase
Sioux: involved in Dakota war of 1862, originally allied with French fur traders,
Second Bank of the United States: chartered in 1816 by Madison in attempt to save currency problem, failed, was dissolved by Jackson 1833
Panic of 1819: economic freak out resultant from the Bank of US refusing to take anything other than specie and the repercussions of that
Missouri Compromise: agreement passed in 1820 which settled the conflict over whether Missouri should be slave or free, it was slave and they added Maine, and the provision that slavery was abolished above the bottom of Missouri, or at the parallel 36°30' north
James Tallmadge: introduced, as an amendment to the bill authorizing the people of Missouri to form a state organization, a proposition to exclude slavery from that state when admitted to the Union.
Thomas Proviso: the compromise introduced by Tallmadge- If the north would admit Missouri as a slave state, the South would agree to outlaw slavery above a line extending from the southern border of Missouri to spanish territtory.
Era of good Feelings: period in United States political history in which partisan bitterness abated. The phrase was coined by Benjamin Russell, in the Boston newspaper, Columbian Centinel, on July 12, 1817, following the good-will visit to Boston of President James Monroe.
John Quincy Adams: democratic republican president elected in 1825 amid much controversy and the supposedly corrupt bargain
Adams-Onis Treaty: aka Transcontinental Treaty of 1819, settled a border dispute in North America between the United States and Spain, US got Florida
Monroe Doctrine: December 2, 1823, Monroe says Europe can't interfere in Western Hemisphere, that US wouldn't do anything to its south, unless if Europe comes in.
William Crawford: leading candidate for the Democratic-Republican presidential nomination in 1824, but a massive stroke in 1823 ended his chances.
"Corrupt Bargain": the 1824 election when Adams was elected despite Jackson's winning the popular vote.
Martin Van Buren: organizer of the Democratic Party, a dominant figure in the Second Party System, eighth president of US
Tariff of 1828: aka Tariff of Abominations to protect industry in the northern United States from having to compete with European goods by increasing the prices of European products because imported goods were much cheaper than the ones that were made in the U.S. North was happy because they bought, south was not because they sold.
John C Calhoun: South Carolinian advocate of slavery, states' rights, limited government, and nullification, wrote laws for S.C. to be first state with universal white male suffrage, favored War of 1812, corrupt bargain forced him to reverse from nationalism to states' rights.
Nullification: the idea that states should individually be able to determine whether to accept federal laws
Force Bill: 1833 authorized U.S. President Andrew Jackson's use of whatever force necessary to enforce tariffs, intended to suppress South Carolina's nullification of tariffs.
"Spoils System": basically nepotism but not family, where Jackson put only close friends and political supporters into his cabinet
Peggy Eaton: central role in the Petticoat Affair that disrupted the cabinet of Andrew Jackson, in which wifes of Cabinet were mad at her sudden status up and refused to party with her, Jackson had to redo his whole cabinet b/c
Bank Veto Message: 1832 Jackson refuses to renew the Charter of the Second Bank of US which screws up his presidency by a long run and also makes everything weewa
Nicholas Biddle: president of Second Bank of US
Specie Circular: aka Coinage Act, was an executive order issued by U.S. President Andrew Jackson in 1836 and carried out by President Martin Van Buren, required payment for government land to be in gold and silver currency.
Pet Banks: the banks of states Jackson favored and subsiquently distributed the 1833 surplus to.
American System: economic plan consisting of a high tariff to support internal improvements such as road-building, and a national bank to encourage productive enterprise and form a national currency.
Whigs: 33-56 supported the supremacy of Congress over the Executive Branch and favored a program of modernization and economic protectionism.
Gag Rule: limit/forbiddance of raising, consideration or discussion of a particular topic by members of a legislative body ie anti-slavery petitions by Congress occurred from 1835 to 1844
Nat Turner: slave who started the largest slave rebellion in the antebellum southern United States, in Southampton County, Virginia. His methodical slaughter of white civilians during the uprising makes his legacy controversial.
Denmark Vesey Conspiracy: slave purchased his freedom, planned what would have been one of the largest slave rebellions in the United States. Word of the plans was leaked, and Charleston, South Carolina authorities arrested the plot's leaders before the uprising could begin. Vesey and others were tried, convicted and executed.
(Five) Civilized Tribes:Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole, considered civilized by white settlers during that time period because they adopted many of the colonists' customs and had generally good relations with their neighbors.
Worcester v. Georgia: United States Supreme Court held that Cherokee Native Americans were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty.
Indian Removal Act of 1830: supported in the South, where states were eager to gain access to lands inhabited by the "Five Civilized Tribes". In particular, Georgia, the largest state at that time, was involved in a contentious jurisdictional dispute with the Cherokee nation. IE Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears: forced relocation of Native Americans from their homelands to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) in the Western United State in 1831.
Arkansas Territory: organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1819, until June 15, 1836, when the territory was admitted to the Union as the state Arkansas, the 25th U.S. state.
Panic of 1837: speculative fever. The bubble burst on May 10, 1837 in New York City, when every bank stopped payment in specie (gold and silver coinage).
Depression of 1837:The Panic was followed by a five-year depression, with the failure of banks and record high unemployment levels.
"Subtreasurey": system for the retaining of government funds in the United States Treasury and its subtreasuries, independently of the national banking and financial systems. In one form or another, it existed from 1846 to 1921.
Log Cabin Campaign: 1840 Presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison.
"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too": campaign song of the colorful Log Cabin Campaign in the 1840 United States presidential election. Its lyrics sung the praises of Whig candidates William Henry Harrison (the "hero of Tippecanoe") and John Tyler, while denigrating incumbent Democrat Martin Van Buren.
...Read more
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Terms & Names: Chapter 11
democratic party:cultural traditionalists, people that didn't benefit from the market revolution. Poor and isolated towns. Jeffersonian formula grounded in fierce defense of liberty and equality of white men with minimal, inexpensive, decentralized government.
whig party: supported by centers of Market Revolution and NE evangelicals, Norther Cities and Towns, urban elite, native-born factory workers. Wanted government to develop economy, called for moral regulation, and bible based schools. [Think of these guys as the new Federalists.]
Horace Mann: Whig reformer that created advanced, expensive, centralized state school systems, believed schools' main purpose was character building and whig protestant culture, trained kids to respect authority.
American anti-slavery society: formed by abolitionists, demanded the rights for blacks, staged a series of campaigns to force the government to face problem of slavery.
New York Herald:Whig supported publication. Claimed that a person that "quietly attends to his business" and is still morally acceptable, will rise in society, while someone who makes a fuss will end up in prison.
Sojourner Truth: American abolitionist and women's rights activist, famous speech: "Ain't I a woman?" delivered in 1851 at the Ohio Women's rights Convention.
Auburn System: prisoners slept in solitary cells, factory work, military style, lived in complete silence
George Bancroft: Radical Democrat from Massachusetts, wanted to get rid of social class because a true republic didn't have it. Thought government control benefited insiders only. Wary of government improvements.
William Seward: Whig governor of New York, supported transportation projects because they broke down neighborhood isolation and developed Market Society, which fostered morality, piety and knowledge.
Philadelphia System:Prison system that put solitary prisoners into cells to contemplate their misdeeds and plot a new life. Led to few reformations and many suicide attempts.
Native American Party: In 1844, with endorsement of the whigs, won the New York City elections. American Nativist party that was anti-immigrant, originally the American Republican Party.
Female Moral Reform Society: set up by reformers from failed NY Magdalen society. Taught prostitutes morality and household skills. Tried to convert them to evangelical middle class. Effort failed.
Dorthea Dix: Boston humanitarian, leading advocate of humane treatment of the mentally ill. Stressed rehabilitation not punishment. Patients would not be abused or yelled at.
New York Magdalen Society: 1828 a band of Sunday school teachers initiated an informal mission to prostitutes, grew into the New York Magdalen Society.
American Temperance Society: established in Boston in 1826, contributed to a reform sentiment, promoted abolition of slavery, expanding women's rights, temperance and the improvement of society.
The Advocate of Moral Reform: The newspaper of the Female Moral Reform Society. Circulated through the evangelical North, reaching 555 auxiliary societies, 20,000 readers.
Washington Temperance Society: Six drunk guys were converted to temperance. It started a National movement in which members were generally working class, nonreligious, and rejected politics and legislation. Collapsed toward the end of the 1840s.
Sarah Grimke: abolitionist writer and suffragist. Reached conclusion that they were human beings first and women second. Cited the bible for support of female equality.
American Colonization Society: only organized opponent to slavery before 1831. Led by wealthy, conservative Northern Churchmen. Proposed sending free blacks to West Africa.
Women's Rights Convention: met in Seneca Falls, NY 1848. Held ties to anti slavery. Only male delegate was Frederick Douglas. Most attendees were white women. Demands for equality based on moral and legal arguments and on the spirit of republican institutions.
The Liberator: The newspaper published by radical abolitionists and women's rights leader William Lloyd Garrison. First example of radical abolitionism, Northern culture.
William Lloyd Garrison: publisher of The Liberator. Condemned slavery as a national sin and demanded immediate emancipation, or a start towards emancipation.
Fifteen-Gallon Law: Massachusetts's sort-lived law that prohibited purchases of hard liquor in quantities less than fifteen gallons. Made to discourage gathering at bars. Bar tenders and drinkers found a way around prohibitory laws
Daniel Webster: -- self-made Whig, used as an example to prove that good people would rise in society and only mean-spirited, lazy people would doubt an activist government.
...Read more
whig party: supported by centers of Market Revolution and NE evangelicals, Norther Cities and Towns, urban elite, native-born factory workers. Wanted government to develop economy, called for moral regulation, and bible based schools. [Think of these guys as the new Federalists.]
Horace Mann: Whig reformer that created advanced, expensive, centralized state school systems, believed schools' main purpose was character building and whig protestant culture, trained kids to respect authority.
American anti-slavery society: formed by abolitionists, demanded the rights for blacks, staged a series of campaigns to force the government to face problem of slavery.
New York Herald:Whig supported publication. Claimed that a person that "quietly attends to his business" and is still morally acceptable, will rise in society, while someone who makes a fuss will end up in prison.
Sojourner Truth: American abolitionist and women's rights activist, famous speech: "Ain't I a woman?" delivered in 1851 at the Ohio Women's rights Convention.
Auburn System: prisoners slept in solitary cells, factory work, military style, lived in complete silence
George Bancroft: Radical Democrat from Massachusetts, wanted to get rid of social class because a true republic didn't have it. Thought government control benefited insiders only. Wary of government improvements.
William Seward: Whig governor of New York, supported transportation projects because they broke down neighborhood isolation and developed Market Society, which fostered morality, piety and knowledge.
Philadelphia System:Prison system that put solitary prisoners into cells to contemplate their misdeeds and plot a new life. Led to few reformations and many suicide attempts.
Native American Party: In 1844, with endorsement of the whigs, won the New York City elections. American Nativist party that was anti-immigrant, originally the American Republican Party.
Female Moral Reform Society: set up by reformers from failed NY Magdalen society. Taught prostitutes morality and household skills. Tried to convert them to evangelical middle class. Effort failed.
Dorthea Dix: Boston humanitarian, leading advocate of humane treatment of the mentally ill. Stressed rehabilitation not punishment. Patients would not be abused or yelled at.
New York Magdalen Society: 1828 a band of Sunday school teachers initiated an informal mission to prostitutes, grew into the New York Magdalen Society.
American Temperance Society: established in Boston in 1826, contributed to a reform sentiment, promoted abolition of slavery, expanding women's rights, temperance and the improvement of society.
The Advocate of Moral Reform: The newspaper of the Female Moral Reform Society. Circulated through the evangelical North, reaching 555 auxiliary societies, 20,000 readers.
Washington Temperance Society: Six drunk guys were converted to temperance. It started a National movement in which members were generally working class, nonreligious, and rejected politics and legislation. Collapsed toward the end of the 1840s.
Sarah Grimke: abolitionist writer and suffragist. Reached conclusion that they were human beings first and women second. Cited the bible for support of female equality.
American Colonization Society: only organized opponent to slavery before 1831. Led by wealthy, conservative Northern Churchmen. Proposed sending free blacks to West Africa.
Women's Rights Convention: met in Seneca Falls, NY 1848. Held ties to anti slavery. Only male delegate was Frederick Douglas. Most attendees were white women. Demands for equality based on moral and legal arguments and on the spirit of republican institutions.
The Liberator: The newspaper published by radical abolitionists and women's rights leader William Lloyd Garrison. First example of radical abolitionism, Northern culture.
William Lloyd Garrison: publisher of The Liberator. Condemned slavery as a national sin and demanded immediate emancipation, or a start towards emancipation.
Fifteen-Gallon Law: Massachusetts's sort-lived law that prohibited purchases of hard liquor in quantities less than fifteen gallons. Made to discourage gathering at bars. Bar tenders and drinkers found a way around prohibitory laws
Daniel Webster: -- self-made Whig, used as an example to prove that good people would rise in society and only mean-spirited, lazy people would doubt an activist government.
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