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Proclamation of Neutrality was when and what was it?
1793 - George Washington declared us Neutral between France and Britain. That made us neutral until the war of 1812 and though we didn’t actually win, the fact we didn’t lose to Britain, it gave us confidence to be on the world stage as an independent
What is the Monroe Doctrine and when was it?
1823.
It declared that no european powers can encroach on our territory or the territories around us in the western hemisphere such as canada and mexico
Francis Scott Key?
Wrote the star-spangled banner in the midst of the war of 1812
What was the war of 1812?
Fucking Britain and France did economic sanctions against US as apart of Napoleonic Wars
The second independence war where the British Empire was fighting against America along with Native Americans. Most of it was fought in Canada and Northern Colonies.
Impressment?
War of 1812 - British folks would attack American sailors and force them into the British Navy by force.
How did the war of 1812 end?
Treaty of Ghent - 1814 - Great Britain agreed to relinquish claims to the Northwest Territory, and both countries pledged to work toward ending the slave trade.
When did Andrew Jackson become president and why?
1828 - became the 7th president - fought the British at the port of New Orleans because the British didn’t know they signed the treaty of grant yet
Era of Good Feelings?
When we ended the War of 1812 in 1814. Americans gained a feeling of nationalism with the defeat of the British and the weakened native Americans. Though the topic slavery was getting hotter and Andrew Jackson became well known and a good candidate to be president.
How was the first of the european nations to participate in the transatlantic slave trade? When? and who all did it involve and why did they do it?
Portugal was the first in 1526.
Spanish, dutch, english and french.
Slave trade evolved out of the need for plentiful and inexpensive labor. Starting as indentured servants from western and central africa as seven year slaves.
It was to grow cash crops such as sugar cane in the caribbean and tabbaco and cotton in the American colonies.
What was Slavery in the new republic like and when was it?
1776 the declaration of independence was written. We had 500,000 black slaves. Nearly 40% of the population in the south where slaves were relied on for work. by 1780 many northern states independently banned slavery.
Slavery in 1781?
In 1781, the first national government began under the Articles of Confederation, which didn’t address slavery, therefore leaving the power to regulate slavery to the states themselves.
Three-Fifths Compromise?
1787 - Each black person in the south counted as 3/5 of a person. This gave the south a lot of political power and increased their representation in Congress and the electoral college which was new at the time.
Northwest Ordinance, when and what was it?
1787 - Dealt with creating states in the northwest territories from the 13 original states. This was formed and the northwest territory agreed to ban slavery. though had a clause that said that enslaved people would be returned to their masters if they escaped.
Fugitive Slave Clause? And when was it?
A clause in the constitution which required states to return fugitive slaves. 1850
How did slavery affect government structures?
Many laws and government structures created in the early days of the independent US were designed around slavery or compromises between states that relied heavily on slave labor.
Ex:
the Three-Fifths Compromise and the way the number of House Representatives per state is calculated
Abolitionists?
Slavery is wrong and immoral.
William Lloyd Garrison?
- What did he do that was significant?
- What year?
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Abolitionist. 1830s. The Liberator, a newspaper dedicated to abolition. Garrison founded the American Anti-Slavery Society, which became an outlet for abolitionist work.
When was the underground railroad?
1830s
Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Who wrote it?
When was published?
1852 published.
Stowe portrayed the horrors of slavery and broadened support for abolition throughout the North and key parts of Europe.
Southern slave owners were outraged over its publication and attempted, without success, to show the North that slavery was a humane institution, with only a handful of slave owners guilty of the evils portrayed in the novel.
Bleeding Kansas?
1854 Kansas- Nebraska Act. The US divided the last Lousiana Territory into two states and allowed each to choose whether it would allow slavery or not.
Southerners poured into Kasas, things go violent quickly, the altercations being bleeding kansas.
lasted from 1854 to 1861
What was the foremost political issue in america in the 18th and 19th centuries?
Slavery
What was the Nullification Doctrine? when was it?
The states can reject any federal law that they deem unconstitutional. They used this as arguments for the south to keep slavery - 1828
Wilmot Proviso?
1846- Proposed that land won through the mexican-american war should not allow slavery. The north supported the south didn’t. The proposal failed
What were the three compromises and who made them?
What years?
A senator trying to prevent the damn civil war. Came up with compromises.
Missouri Compromise - 1820 Dealt with having equal states pro and anti slavery to keep congressional power balanced.
Compromise 1850 - Made California free status. Allowed Utah and New Mexico to decide if they’re doing slavery. Stronger fugitive laws. Banned the slave trade not slavery.
Kansas - Nebraska Act - 1854 Let Kansas and Nebraska decide to do slavery. It was bloody as fuck. Ultimately lead to civil war in 1861.
What were the four acquisitions of manifesting destiny?
- The original thirteen colonies
- The Louisiana Purchase
- The Mexican Indian war
- the Oregon territory
What was the Indian Removal Act? When?
1830 - Authorized the removal of Native Americans that lived east of the mississippi reiver to lands in the west.
What is indian territory?
Modern day Oklahoma. Where the Indians were removed to.
