Readings for final

Question 1

Declaration of causes for suceeding States
Georgia

Answer 1

Georgia:
⁃ threatened by anti slave states, feel hate has been directed towards them
⁃ People of Georgia don’t want to be ruled, northern states have taken over with their will
⁃ Republicans are anti slavery “proof that Georgia is being attacked”
⁃ “North doesn’t need slaves for money bc they rely on the govt, so it would only hurt the south”
⁃ Didn’t get half of the new land with Mexico or even amount of slave states even tho the south fought
⁃ Ordinance of 1787 allowed everyone to settle land with slaves or without, but in 1820 the north tries to change that and pisses Georgia off

Question 2

Declaration of causes for suceeding States:
Mississippi

Answer 2

Mississippi:
⁃ slavery is the “greatest material interest of the world” and they need them for tropical harvesting bc “none but the black race can bear exposure to the tropical sun”
⁃ Also cites the ordinance of 1787 and of 1820 when the south didn’t get half of France’s territory
⁃ Nullified the fugitive slave law also pissed them off
⁃ “Doesn’t support the slave, only destroys his present condition with no better”

Question 3

Declaration of causes for suceeding States:
South Carolina

Answer 3

South Carolina:
⁃ “FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES”
⁃ Quotes more of the Declaration of indp. And that they should be able to abolish an unjust and destructive govt
⁃ Articles of confederation
⁃ 14 states are not fulfilling their constitutional obligations
⁃ Compact has been broken by non slave states for refusing to transit or give up slaves to the south
⁃ Making slaves citizens unconstitutional

Question 4

Declaration of causes for suceeding States:
Texas

Answer 4

Texas:
⁃ upset that the us has stopped admitted slave states so that there’s a non slave majority
⁃ Says the govt doesn’t protect them from natives “Indian savages” or Mexican bandits, nor do they reimburse them for damages (…)
⁃ Northern states have violated the fugitive slave clause
⁃ Anti slave fines in the north are unconstitutional
⁃ Abolitionist “spread hatred between slave and non slave holding states”
⁃ They say that they the Minority of slave states in congress was on purpose to impose legislation
⁃ “Invaded the south and murdered slaveowners for “exercising their rights” “
⁃ Voted in an “abolitionist” pres (Abe Lincoln wasn’t an abolitionist”
⁃ US made for white people and Africans have no place amoung them other than as slaves

Question 5

Declaration of causes for suceeding States:
Virginia

Answer 5

Virginia:
⁃ allowed to exercise their rights as a free and independent state and succeed

Question 6

Declaration of causes of suceeding states: Overview

Answer 6

Just the states complaining about how they can’t have slaves and why they’re succeeding

Question 7

Andrew Jackson

Answer 7

• First political campaign in US history: 1828 dirtiest campaign in US history, but andrew jackson was elected president
  
  • turbulent presidency due to rachels death
  • Slave holders becoming a minority
  • Cherokees Take TJ’s advice and embrace white mans way of life but Cherokee families forced out of their land/Indian removal (Supreme Court ruled in their favor but Jackson told everyone to ignore verdict)
  • Wanted to be known as Great White Father but they call him the devil

Question 8

Nature of capitalism and Andrew Jackson

Answer 8

• Nature of capitalism: losing jobs due to factories,
  AJ thought he should destroy institution that he thought was giving the wealthy an unfair advantage (Bank of US) “bank is trying to kill me but I will kill it)
  Veto bill reauthorizing bank
  
  • AJ survived first assassination attempt against a US pres
  • AJ was a patriot and a traitor