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26 Cards in this Set
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the death of the bank of the US left a financial vacuum in the econ, surpuls funds placed in several dozen state institutions, called ___ ____, and flooded the country w/ paper money
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pet banks
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a decree that required all public lands to be purchased with "hard" or metallic money cuz paper money got to unreliable
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specie circular
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whig party programs
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1)hatred of jackson 2)called for internal improvement (raods, canals, etc) 3)supported red institutions (schools, prsions)
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martin van buren ran against william henry harrison ("old tippecanoe) and won
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election of 1836
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NYker, jackson's vice pres, "yes man", "little magician", first pres to be born in the US, 8th pres
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martin vanburen
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"old tippecanoe", falsely portrayed as a back country hard cider drinker, lost to MVB in 1836
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william henry harrison
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2 big brit banks failed so the brit investors called in their foreign loans <-- that started it / banks collapsed, prices drooped, sales stopped, customs revenue stopped, factories shut, unemployment
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panic of 1837
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MVB wanted to separate the gov't from banking by estb an independent treasury where the gov't could lock its surplus money in vaults and it wouldnt be in circulation (lowering credit resources) aka the Independent Treasury Bill 1840
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"divorce bill"
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famous rifleman who went to Texas/ presumed inventor of a large knife who also went to Texas
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davy crockett, jim bowie
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ex-govnor of TN, leader in Texas for americans, general of the Am army at the Alamo
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sam houston
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leader of the 300 Am families brought to Texas, tried to mexanize himself and followers, but the mex gov't grew too arbitrary and authoritative, declared independence
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stephen austin
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dictator of mexico, came into TX heading 6,000 men at the Alamo, wiped out americans
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santa anna
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another name for TX
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lone star republic
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battle of Mexicans vs. Am, mexico won, in san antonio, 1836, right after texans declared independence
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Alamo
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w.b. travis
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battlecry of revenge for americans, mainly texans
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"remember the alamo"
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father of stephen austin
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moses austin
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southernmost border of texas
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rio grande
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MVB (democrat) ran against william henry harrison (whigs), "old tippecanoe", portrayed as back country hard cider drinking pioneer man, harrison won
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election of 1840
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two major changes in american politics after 1840
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1) the triumph of a pupulist democratic style (aristocracy-or feds-were now seen as the tainted ones)
2) formation of a vigorous and durable 2 party system (democrats and whigs) |
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this man saw the western frontier as the front of democratic virtue, hailed jackson, wrote "the significance of the frontier in american history"
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frederick jaskson turner
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published "the age of jackson" in 1945, in his eyes it was not a sectional conflict, but one between the rich and poor
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arthur m. schlesinger jr.
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"the american political tradition and the men who made it", disagreed with rich v. poor theory, said jackon era was just to help enterpeneurs
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richard hoftsadter
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"the concept of jacksonian democracy", conflict during jackson era was not due to class divisions, but to ethnic and religious splits
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lee benson
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"chants democratic"
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sean wilentz
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"the market revolution: Jacksonian America 1815-1846"
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charles sellers
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