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Missouri Compromise
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In 1820 the senate passed this. Voting to couple the admission of missouri as a slave slate and Maine as a free state. This was a statehood petition from the people of maine who were seeking to be seperated from Massachusetts. A further ammendment was also passed phobiting slavery in the rest of Louisiana purchase north of the Souther Border of missouri or abouce the lattitude of 36 degrees 30 and allowing it below the line. A major sectional crisis had been resovled.
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Nicholas Biddle
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In 1832 He took over the Banks Presidency and the institution regained public confidence. He did good at managing Americans Economy. He acted decisively to curb and overextension of credit by state banks. Biddle began to worry about the fate of the Banks charter when it came up for renewal in 1836 os he applied for a recharter by congress in 1832 4 yrs early. This passed with ease but Jackson vetoed the charter stating it was unconstitutional
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Trail of Tears
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1838. The removal of the remaining tribe out of their lands to move west. The Military pressure forced the Cherokee to march to Oklahoma. This exposed the prejudiced and greedy side of Jacksonian democracy. They moved indians under terrible conditions. 4k marchers died on the way mostly young children and elderly people.
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Alexis de Tocqueville
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The french traveler, author of the most influential account ever written of the emergence of American Democracy. He visited the US in 1832. The participation of ordinary citzens in the affairs of their communities impressed him greatly and he praised Americans for not conceding their liberties to a centralized state. But he aslo was aware of the limitations of American Democracy. He knew that the kind of democracy men were practicing was not meant for women. He also believed the nullification crisis foreshadowed destruction of the union and and predicted the problem with slavery would lead to a civil war and racial conflict. His observation have value bc of their clear sighted insistence that the democracy and equality of the Jacksonian era were meant for only some people. His belief that problems associated with slavery would endanger the union was keenly prophetic.
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Tippecanoe & Tyler Too
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1840's. Slogan of the Whigs pass over the true leader of their party Henry Clay and found a military hero and associated with the battle of Tippecanoe and the winning of the west. They also chose John Tyler of Virigionia a converted states rights democrat to be Harrisons running Mate
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Nat Turner
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1831. Southern Virginia, rural area. He was convinced God Chose him to rise up against the injustice in slavery. He struck with a small group of supporters at the plantatin where he lived. They go whatever arms they could and killed white people on that plantation. There group grew to 80-100 people and they marched to other farms and plantations killing white people. After a day and a half a local militia hunt them down and Nat Turner and his clan were put down. He had escaped that night but was later found, prosecuted and hung. This was the largest and bloodiest slave rebellion. After this over 200 slaves were killed bc of paranoid slave owners across the south.
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Harriet Tubman
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1850's. A famous activist of the Underground Railroad orginization that operated secretly at night helping slaves escape. She was a former run away slave and made about 15 trips and risked her life every time. She helped at least 300 slaves escape.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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1852. Written by Harriet Beecher Stow daughter of Northern Minister lymon beecher. This was the best selling novel in the 19th Century. This was about a slave named Uncle Tom who was a very descent man owned by a very nice family who liked him. They were in sever financial trouble and they had to sell their slaves and he was one of this. He gets torn away from his family and ends up on a plantation in the deep south by an ugly man who eventually kills him. This showed slavery destroyed black families and it was not so humanitarian
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Cotton Gin
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1793. Before the 1790's the seed extraction problem from had prevented short-staple cotton from becoming a major market crop. The cotton gin resolved that difficulty, however and the subsequent westward expansion opened vast areas of cotton cultivation. Cotton could be grown on small farms . Only relatively large operators could afford their own gins or possessed the capital to acquire the fertile bottomlands that brought the highest yields.
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Lymon Beecher
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1820's. A great practicioner, organizer of the Great Awakening in the North. He was the father of Harriet Beecher Stow. He implemented things like bringing in new minister in congregation once in a while. Also organized more permanent revivals around existing churches. He wanted to build a better society. He thought the church needed to become more active. He believed there is predestination and Free will. Most famous for his crusade against alcoholism.
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The Liberator
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1831. William Lloyd Garrison paper, he preached immediate emancipation without colonization. He found Support where the Great Awakening was strong. At one point he was almost killed. He was dragged and beaten in the streets of Boston but was able to escape. He was the founder of the Anti Slavery Society.
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North Star
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founded in 1847 by Frederick douglas who escaped slavery and bought his freedom. This gave black writers a chance to preach their gospel of liberation to black readers. He joing Garrisons liberator and traveled overseas and gave speeches.
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Seneca Falls Conventrion
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1848. Martin Stanton. First national womens rights convention in The US. Meeting at Seneca falls. A couple hundred people came mostly from New York and New England area. Birthplace of modern American Feminint. Decleration of Sentiment was signed by many people some men were there as well and signed it. Frederick Douglas supported the womens rights and als signed.
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Brook Farm
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1841-1845. Famous of all the communes. This was a trascendentalism commune which ment they wanted to transcend the society to ordinary reality. This was a intelectual artistic movement. Leader was George Ripley from Humanatarian minister. Best school in Countryt at the time. This attracted artist, intellectuals, writers brightest and happiest of all the communes. They were not happy with all the physical labor.
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Cult of True Woman Hood
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19th century. This was a cult of domesticity. In the view of most men, a womens place was in the home and on the pedestal. The ideal wife and mother was an angel in house. A model of piety and vitrue. The doctrine of seperate spheres. a woman who kept a spotless house, nutured her children and offered her husband a refuge from the hearless world of commerce and industry.
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Colonization society
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This was a rationals promoted emancipation with colonization. Felt African Americans shouldnt stay in the US. They opposed slavery. They had support from some founding fathers. They wanted to colonize in Africa.
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abolitionist anti slavery society
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they wanted immediated emancipation without colonization. This was led by Garrison and brought support from free blacks in the North. With Garrison there were alot more support from African Americans. African Americans didnt want to go back to Africa they wanted to be free in America
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