period 4 1800-1848 Flashcards
Second great awakening
perfectionism- always advancing to get better
shakers abstain from sex
sobriety, abolition
pushed equal practices for equality among the sexes
abolition movement
eradicate slave ownership
harriet tubman
through speeches, pamphlets
colonization- sending people back to liberia
fugitive slave act- illegal to help slaves and they came up north to find slaves
women and reform
women suffrage and to own property
have more power than republican motherhood
temperance movements- limiting drinking in the US
the Seneca falls convention- first women rights convention, launched the first suffrage movement
Jackson refers to the central bank as the
monster bank, gave money to his “pet banks” around the states rather than to western settlers
nativism
someone who is not native and faces some discrimination and could assimilate into american culture because they believed their ideals
irish and german
species circular
base of currency of hold and silver because it was more stable, international trade
cult of domesticity
still will get married and learn how to be a good wife
indian removal act
Georgia was taken away from them and they went to court, the natives won but jackson didn’t care and they died throughout the walk because of temperature and disease, the Americans would rape and kill them, trail of tears
treaty of achoda
if cherokee gave up land west of mississippi river they’d get $5 million and land
Controlled individualism
true freedom is taking the path to better yourself
henry clay supports american system three parts,
1 high tariffs to protect economy
2 national bank
3 improvements that were federally funded