Chapter 8 - Creating a Republican Culture, 1790-1820 Flashcards
neomercantilism
a system of government-assisted economic development embraced by republican state legislatures (especially the Northeast)
John Jacob Astor
one of the country’s first millionaires; earned fortune by selling dry goods, carrying furs to China, investing in NYC real estate
Panic of 1819
financial crisis caused by agricultural prices plummeting - as farmers lost income, they could not pay debts to stores and banks
Commonwealth System
the practice of funneling state aid to private businesses whose projects would improve the general welfare
sentimentalism
Romantic movement to celebrate the importance of “feeling” God, nature, and fellow humans
companionate marriages
marriages contracted from the motives of affection rather than interest
demographic transition
a sharp decline in birthrate occurring after 1800
republican motherhood
the theory that women should be educated enough so that they can raise intelligent and moral children
Mary Wollstonecraft
feminist and author of “A Vindication of the Rights of Women”
Benjamin Rush
author of “Thoughts on Female Education” who encouraged young women to ensure their husbands followed a moral path and that their sons learned to be great men
Noah Webster
compiled the “blue-black speller” (dictionary)
manumission
the act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves
herrenvolk republic
a “master race” republic where individual liberty and legal equality is only given to whites
American Colonization Society
coalition of prominent citizens aiming to free and resettle slaves
Richard Allen
first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church; grew up a slave and wished to claim American citizenship
