Manifest Destiny Flashcards
What is Mercantilism?
One of the two main types of people in the 18th Century, they wanted to use money to influence others to get what they wanted.
What is Special Interest?
One of the traits of a Mercantilist, this was the use of money to get what they desired.
What is National Economy?
Another trait of the Mercantilists, they always thought of what they want on a national scale.
What is Direct Democracy?
The third of the main Mercantilist trait, Direct Democracy is the use of having ONLY citizens make decisions for the country. They wanted this because they could bribe people to change their minds and votes that minorities casted weren’t protected like they are now.
What is Success-Based on Quantity?
To measure success, Mercantilists measured quantites of what is gained.
How did Mercantilists feel about technology?
Mercantilists always bought any new technology just because it is new, rich people still do this today.
What is Agrarianism?
The notion that a hard-working person will make better choices because they are more resoponsible.
What is Deliberate Life?
Using a same routine day-to-day, mostly the efficient use of what you have and getting work done well.
What is Familial Interest?
The first Agrarian trait, people were defined by how they interacted with their family.
What is Home Rule?
The second Agrarian trait, the notion that the home is your own little nation and that you must take pride and be responsible for it.
What is the Balanced Government Viewpoint?
The third Agrarian trait, the allowing of all people to vote and all decisions made by a minority to count.
What is Success based on Quality of Life?
The fourth Agrarian trait, this is asking yourself if what you do is efficient and worth it.
What did the Agrarians think of Technology?
The fifth Agrarian trait, they believed that technology is purely a tool and if it wasted time they wouldn’t use it.
What was the Agrarian ‘American Dream?’
They purely believed that there should always freedom and no tyranny.
Who was John Taylor of Caroline?
He wrote a great book in 1803 called ‘Arator,’ it argued about the similarities and differences between Agrarianism and Mercantilism.
Who were the Over-Mountain Men?
Mostly of Scottish/Irish origin, they went Westward first and created great fortresses.
Who was Daniel Boone?
Daniel was an amazing founder who traveled very far west. He liked being alone and far from everyone else, and he thought of himself as ‘God’s tool for settling land.’
Who was General James Robertson?
He was a traveler like Danial Boone, he found Tennessee and helped to settle it.
What happened at Tennessee?
Robertson told an authority figure about Tennessee, and they both went there together. According to old stories, they found a small shack in which a married couple lived with their newborn baby. This is believed to be the first baby born that far West.
What happened in 1771?
Robertson came back again with 16 families, and they settled in Tennessee. They actually made their own nation called the Republic of Franklin, and it’s government was very similar to the Constitution that would come three years later. Eventually, John Sevier became the first governor of Tennesse as the nation joined the U.S.
What is a ‘Circuit Rider?’
A pastor that traveled really far for hundreds of miles, they established schools/churches and they often stopped at towns to give sermons and baptisms.
What did Evan Jones and Daniel Butrich do?
They went to live with the Cherokee and learned their language. This made it possible to spread their gospel message.
What did Sequoyah do?
He made the official Cherokee alphabet and Evan Jones used it to translate the bible.
What was the Lewis and Clark Expidition?
It was a large traveling expedition arranged by Thomas Jefferson. He assigned Lewis and Clark to buy lands, negotiate with the Indians, and to document the West. Sacajawea also helped Lewis and Clark get to the Pacific Ocean.
