Chap 7 Flashcards
Gabriel’s Rebellion
Gabriel and a bunch of other enslaved men attacking Richmond in Virginia
Effect: Virginia restricted the rights of Black ppl, outlawing edu, restricting movement, and requiring free Blacks to leave within 12 months or be enslaved again
Monroe Doctrine
Declared that the United States considered its entire hemisphere, both North and South America, off limits to new European colonization.
Scientific Racism
To use the reasoning of science to differentiate people based on race
Jeffersonian Democracy
Strength of the republic rested on the virtue and independence of its citizens
- Favored limiting gov (anti-federalist)
- State’s rights
- Focus on agricultural and rural life as the backbone of society
Thomas Jefferson
Key figure in the American Revolution and early republic
- primary author of the *declaration of indepedence
- advocate of liberty, democracy, and republican values
- a Slave owner
American System
Created by Henry Clay and John C. This system aimed to make America economically independent and encouraged commerce between states over trade with Europe and the West
- Included a new Bank of the US
- Had a high protective tariff
- Network of “internal improvements” (roads and canals)