Jeffersonian Era Flashcards
Judith Sargent Murray
May 1, 1751 - June 9, 1820
An early advocate of woman’s rights in America. She supported the idea that woman and men had equal intellectual abilities.
Noah Webster
October 16, 1758 - May 28, 1843
He is known as the “Father of American Education and Scholarship”. His speller books taught five generations of children how to read and write.
Charles Brockden Brown
January 17, 1771 - February 22, 1810
An American novelist known as the “Father of the American novel”.
Washington Irving
April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859
An American author and diplomat. Best known for the stories: “The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle”.
Deism
Belief that a God who created the universe does exist, but has stepped away from his creations after his accomplishment.
Second Great Awakening
A Protestant revival movement during the 19th century in America. Amount of members in Baptist and Methodist congregations increased rapidly.
Handsome Lake
1735 - August 10, 1815
A Sineca religious leader of the Iroquois people. After recovering from alcoholism, he believed that other Indians should quit all the bad habits adopted from the whites and convert back to their original customs.
Samuel Slater
June 9, 1768 - April 21, 1835
“Father of the American Industrial Revolution”. He introduced British machinery into the American economy.
Moses Brown
September 23, 1738 - September 6, 1836
Funded the designs and constructions of the first factories for spinning machines.
Industrial Revolution
1760 - 1840
A transition to more advanced machinery from hand dependent methods to machines.
Eli Whitney
December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825
An American inventor who is best known for his invention of the cotton gin. Gin is short for “engine”. The cotton gin made it easier to clean out the cotton fibers of dirt and debris.
Interchangeable Parts
Specifications that ensured that certain parts of a machine were identical to another machine. It allowed people to be able fix their own machines
Robert Fulton
November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815
An American inventor and mechanic who is widely known for the invention of the steamboat.
Robert R. Livingston
November 27, 1746 – February 26, 1813
Diplomat from New York and known as the “Chancellor”.
Pierre L’ Efant
1754–1825
An architect who is best known for his layout of the streets of Washington D.C.
Albert Gallatin
January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849
Longest serving U.S. Secretary of Treasury.
John Marshall
September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835
The fourth Chief Justice of the U.S. He made the Supreme Court a coequal branch along with the executive and legislative branch.
