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Chapter 10: The Triumph of the White Men's Democracy Flashcards

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Democracy

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Direct rule of the people.
Greek
People first started calling America a democracy between 1820-1830

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Social leveling

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The social classes could not be seen based on appearance or the places they went to.
Lowly people could rise up through the ranks

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Equality of opportunity

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Not equality of reward, but the equality of chances to get the reward

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“Servants”

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Those who were once called servants, are now the hired Help.

More respect than servants

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Thomsonianism

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Form of medical treatment bases on roots and herbs.

Make everyone their own physician.

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Sentimentalism

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Writing style that pulled emotional stops and thrilled readers and bring them to tears.
Usually written by women

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The Quaker City

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By Lippard

Gothic horror + heroine v. Villain

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Hidden Hand

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By Southworth

Heiress v. villainous suitors

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Melodrama

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Popular theatre style of the time.
Heroine + mustachioed villain + desu ex machine hero
Unpopular plays/actors could start riots

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Edwin Forest

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A famous actor, whose rival caused a riot that killed 23 people by simply being in a play

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William Sydney Mount and George Caleb Bingham

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Democratic painters.

Turned from portraits of famous people, and painted everyday moments

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Greek Style

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An impressive style of building that was very cheap.

Symbolized glory of achievements

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Greenough

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A sculptor who got in trouble for sculpting an image of George Washington, shirtless.

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“Brahmin Poets”

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Longfellow, J.R. Lowell, O.W. Holmes - wrote of lofty sentiments and moral messages

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N. Hawthorne and H. Melville

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Flopped as authors because their writing style was depressing.
Now The Scarlet Letter and Moby Dick are classics

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Walt Whitman

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Poet
Mouthpiece of rising democratic spirit.
Wrote very sexually

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The Stump

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Tree stumps that politicians would stand on to give speeches.
Seen as scandalous by the wealthy

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Martin Van Buren

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Loyal Opposition

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Work off of your opponent’s mistakes, but do not get mad and deny them the right to do the same

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The Democrats and the Whigs

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State parties that agreed on a few things joined forces to become big

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The Money Power

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Money and the bank put the republic at risk.

Jacksonian Ideal

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“Rabble-Rousers”

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Others against the “money power” ideal

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Laissez-Faire

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Producers

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Farmers, laborers, artisans, and small business owners.

Abused by the parasites

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Parasites
Banks, speculators, and merchant capitalists. | Abused the producers
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Tomas Skidmore
New York Working Men's Party | No more inheritance and redistribution of property
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Mechanics Union of Trade Associations
Philadelphia First metropolitan labor movement. Launched the Working Men's Party to compete in local elections
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Jacksonian Democracy
His presidency was so awesome, people had to give it a special name
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Electoral College Plurality
At least half the electoral votes. | Jackson won this, but not the popular vote
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Corrupt Bargain
Henry Clay lost, so he asked his supporters to vote for Adams. In return, Adams made Clay Secretary of State. People became suspicious of Adams.
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Tariff of Abominations
Made to try and please everyone. Jackson supporters voted for it because they knew it would make people mad at Adams. Backfired
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Logrolling
Buying out votes. | I will vote for you if you vote for me
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Rachel Jackson
Adams supporters claimed she was having an affair because she did not want to marry Jackson. Mud Slinging
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The Spoils System
Rotation of office | Called such because people thought he was doing it for his friends
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Peggy Eaton Affair
Brought up poor, lonely Peggy (ignored by other wives due to social standing). Only Buren backed him, everyone else quit.
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Cherokee Nation
Refused to move from their lands | Civilized Indian tribe
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Sequoyah
Wrote a written language for the Cherokees
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Worcester v. Georgia
Ruled that Georgia had no right to get involved in Indian affairs
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Trail of Tears
4 thousand Indians died on this path to Oklahoma
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Peculiar institution
What the north called slavery. | South was getting worried about attacks on it
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Nullification
State's right to ignore certain federal laws
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Jefferson's Day Dinner
Calhoun openly defied Jackson
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Special Convention of South Carolina
Voted to nullify tariffs
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Force Bill
President can enforce revenue laws
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Bank War
Attack waged by Jackson on the bank of the US
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Nicholas Biddle
President of the bank. People had confidence with him. Able manager
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Kitchen Cabinet
No official advisers of Jackson
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Bank Veto
Jackson vetoed Biddle's request for a recharter. Unconstitutional Violated fundamental rights of the people
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Election of 1832
Built off of the standing bank or no bank ideal. | Jackson's popular vote was not as high was it had been in 1828
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Roger B. Taney
Jackson loyalist who replaced a cabinet member who disagreed with Jackson
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Pet banks
The few state banks that Jackson transferred the government deposits to
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Whigs
A political party based on a common hate of Jackson
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Executive usurpation
Rallying cry against Jackson
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King Andrew
What the Whigs called Jackson. | Propaganda
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Anti-Masonic Party
A part of the Whigs. Detested Jacksonianism because it excepted diversity Government should restrict sinful behavior
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Loco-Foco
Radicals Extreme bank haters Did not join the Whigs Made the Equal Rights Party
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Equal Rights Party
See Loco-Foco
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Specie Circular
Stopped the rising cash volume | Specie only
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Election of 1836
Buren for president | Whigs chose a candidate for each region
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Panic of 1837
Beyond the control of American policy makers | Gamed on Jacksonian Finance
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Independent Subtreasury Bill
Established public place for government funds Not tied to the bank Wig opposition stalled the bank for 3 years
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Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
Campaign slogan of Henry Harrison and john Tyler. Harrison died giving a speech in the rain.

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