Unit 4 Review Flashcards
gradual emancipation
the agreement in the north was to slowly get rid of slavery, and so by 1840 it was almost completely gone in the North
Why was slavery considered immoral
enlightenment ideas of natural rights, DOI and Bill of Rights conflicted with idea of slavery, religious reforms of second great awakening also increased support of abolitionist movement
how were canals constructed
government funding and private donations
declaration of sentiments
modeled after DOI, written at Seneca Falls Convention, NY, 1840, discussed right to vote, etc.
goal for women after Civil War
winning the right to vote
what role did women play in Antebellum reform
were the morality of the family, republican mothers, raised good american citizens
gibbons vs. ogden
was over the monopoly of licenses of steamboats in NY. The state gave one guy a license, and the US gave the other guy one. who had the final say? the us. congress has the right to regulate interstate commerce, federal law > state law, but state’s internal commerce that does not affect other states is regulated by the states
women and textile mills
Lowell girls, criticized, labor girls wouldn’t get married, made their own $, even unionized
2nd Great Awakening
REFORMS
missouri compromise
1820, missouri came into union as a slave state even though it was technically in the north, maine into union as free state, kept union stable
monroe doctrine
warned europe that US would protect Western Hemisphere, is europe stays out of US then US won’t interfere with europe
immigration
1840s millions of irish and german immigrants to US, either worked in NE factories, or farmed in the west (usually germans), lots of prejudice that immigrants would vote and take up resources
what institution was considered a way of life in the south
slavery
temperance
refrain from sinning, specifically drinking, popular in religious reforms
abolitionist
anti-slavery, gained support after religious reforms
effect of canals on US
connected the NE to West, also created new towns in the new territory in the West
market revolution
aka Industrial revolution, lead to increase of infrastructure in the US, as manufacture increased, US needed to be connected from each region
how did indians affect settlement
native americans were settled in some of the best land in the eyes of white settlers. they wanted that land, so pushed natives off of it through a series of unfair treaties often never even signed off on by tribal leaders
jefferson’s goal for american economy
wanted to return to more agricultural economy, he was the simple man president, got rid of BUS, messed up american economy for decades because banking went unregulated, but also laid groundwork for expansion into the west
which area was considered part of louisiana purchase
midwest
mormons
created by Joseph Smith, he was killed in Carthage, IL, wanted a Utopian society where everyone lived peacefully, polygamy, went west to Utah b/c they thought it was the promise land
effects of second great awakening
religious revivalism, redefining idea of equity, temperance, abolitionist, aylum + penal reform, women’s rights, education
why was andrew jackson historically significant?
had his own era, super complicated, trail of tears, but also infrastructure and democracy, first liberal democracy, america’s excellence, ruined economy in america for decades after
what was AJ stance on american system?
he hated the BUS, killed it single-handedly by vetoing its recharter, then he took money out of it and put it in his “pet” banks, then economy went into series of panics which were mini depressions, then he wanted a shift to a more agricultural economy not so much manufacturing b/c he was the common man president, but he laid groundwork for westward expansion which was the infrastructure part
AJ stance on democracy and role of president
gave president power to veto, and basically had final say in all laws, he had wayyyy too much power, killed the recharter of BUS, but also led the country in a time where we were symbol of democracy in the world, and was the birth of the democratic party
nullification crisis
high tariff was passed in 1832, SC hated it and said that they had the right to nullify (or ignore) the federal tax, SC said if they can’t nullify the law then they would secede the union, Jackson forced congress to pass Force Bill to enforce tariff
force bill
enforced tariff because nullification was a threat to the union
