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The Monroe Doctrine(1823)
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Excerpt from President James Monroe’s seventh annual message to Congress.
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Second Great Awakening
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The awakening was basically a revival of the christian faith. Millions of people were made new members of the religion.
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Barbary Wars(1815)
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The Barbary Wars was a conflict between the Barbary states of North Africa and the United states.
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The Hartford Convention
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Dec. 15, 1814–Jan. 4, 1815, meeting to consider the problems of New England in the War of 1812; held at Hartford, Conn. Prior to the war, New England Federalists (see Federalist party) had opposed the Embargo Act of 1807 and other government measures; many of them continued to oppose the government after fighting had begun.
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Missouri Compromise
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The Missouri Compromise was an agreement between the slavery and anti-slavery factions. The comprise prohibited slavery north of the parallel 36°30' north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri.
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Trail of Tears
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The trail of tears is known as the removal of the Cherokee people from their land beginning in 1836. After three years of unsuccessful appeals to the Supreme Court and resistance, over 70,000 indians were forced to move to Oklahoma.
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Shaker Movement
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The Shaker movement was begun by religious communities known as the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, a radical branch of Quakerism. The “shakers” soon got their name because of the dancing, singing, leaping, clapping, groans and sighs they would make during their services.
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Frederick Douglass
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Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave that later became an outspoken abolitionist. Douglass worked closely with William Lloyd Garrison to promote abolitionism in the 1830s.
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Tariff of Abominations
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The tariff of 1828, the “tariff of abominations” was passed by Congress in order to protect industry in the northern United States.
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Erie Canal
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The Erie Canal begun construction on July 4, 1817 and was not open to the public until 1825, two years after its completion
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What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
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The purpose of the document was to tell Europe to leave the western hemisphere alone. It warned the Europeans saying that they were no longer subjects to European power. The document also stated that if any more attempts to colonize land were taken, the U.S would intervene. Also the doctrine said that the U.S. would not bother preexisting colonized land.
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What was so great about the Second Great Awakening?
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What was so new and great about this second great awakening was that people could take salvation into their own hands. Also many women and blacks became a part of the movement. Blacks were a loud to have multiple roles, and some of the blacks religious meetings created attempts of slave rebellion, however much of the rebellions failed before they even started.
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Why was the issue between the US and the Barbary states so important?
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Pirates from North Africa where making American ships in the Mediterranean give them money, then if the Americans refused the pirates would attack the American ships. The Africans would often take all the ships goods and then hold the crew for ransom.
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Which group was the most hostile of the Mediterranean?
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The Dey of Algiers
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Who was the Dey that promised to stop interfering with American trade?
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Decatur
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Who did he also make treaties with?
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Tunis and Tripoli
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What did he do for America?
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Gained the US free access to the
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What happened after the American Revolution?
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British manufacturers
flooded the U.S. market with cheap factory goods. This threatened to destroy American “infant” industries that could not compete with the older, more cost-effective British factories |
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Why was the compromise such a problem for the southern states?
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Missouri would have upset the balance of power between slave and anti-slave states and something had to be done. The South felt that if the North had power they would ban slavery. The South needed slavery because they had based their economy on slavery. The slaves were used to produce cotton and the slave owners profit. And the South wanted the North to recognize that it had a right to own slaves based on the constitution. Then finally thanks to Henry Clay a compromise was made to settle the dispute.
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What happened to the Indians during the move?
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During the move many died from diseases, malnutrition, dehydration and exhaustion. The government, in return for the indians moving to Oklahoma, promised them the right to the land “as long as grass shall grow and river shall run”. Yet, this wasn’t the case because in 1906 the Cherokees were forced to relocate to other reservations.
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Who was Shakerism founded by?
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Shakerism was founded by Ann Lee, a factory worked and preacher that believed she was the second female embodiment of the Messiah.
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Where did the shakers migrate to?
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The Shakers migrated to North America in 1774 and by 1784 had established a dozen communities in New England. Then they soon expanded their settlements to Ohio and Kentucky having over 4,000 members by the 1830s.
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What did their beliefs require?
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The Shakers belief required the establishment of a community on the basis if a “union of faith, of motives and of interest”. This appealed highly to women because of the Shaker belief in the spiritual equality of women and men.
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What did Frederick Douglas found in 1847?
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He founded The North Star, an anti-slavery newspaper.
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What did Douglas do during the Civil war?
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During the Civil war, Douglass helped recruit African Americans for the Union Army, while also being a firm supporter of the women’s movement in their right to vote.
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What did the Tariff lead to?
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This tariff led to nullification talk in South Carolina and created a new leader, John C. Calhoun.
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What was the canal designed to do?
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The Erie Canal was designed to connect Albany and Buffalo with a length of 364 miles, making it the longest canal in the world. The Erie canal was so successful that the state was able to pay for later stages of construction from the profits of early ones. The canal’s success had such a significance that it set off an explosion of canal building that lasted up to the Civil War.
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