Us History Fall Reader Midyear Review

Front 1

John Winthrop: "Model of Christianity" (1629-30)

Back 1

1) doing the work of God as motivation and justification
2) must remain unified in order to succeed (caused intolerance)
3) seed of "American Exceptionalism"; comparison to ancient Israel

Front 2

Thomas Paine: "Common Sense" (1776)

Back 2

1) America's potential to be a continental power
2) must be seen by foreign nations as rebels or revolutionaries
3) submission to England directly involves America in European conflicts
4) not Gods will for England to rule over America
5) "Law is King"
6) doesn't need help from abroad

Front 3

Articles of Confederation (1781)

Back 3

1) state maintains its own sovereignty and all rights to govern
2) States can't conduct relationships with foreign nations w/o permission of congress
3) on the most important issues of foreign affairs, nine of thirteen delegates must agree
4) Congress assumes all Rev. War Debts

Front 4

Constitutional Convention: Debates on Slavery (1787)

Back 4

1) James Wilson proposed the Three-Fifths Compromise
2) Georgia and the two Carolinas, threatened to leave the convention if slave trade was banned
3) Congress could ban the import of slaves, but not until 20 years passed, in 1808

Front 5

James Madison: Federalist No. 10 (1787)

Back 5

1) public good disregarded in conflicts of rival parties
2) remove causes or control effects of mischief
3) destroying liberty or "brain-washing" citizens will defeat faction
4) faction is inbred in human nature
5) prevent "monarchy" by having numerous groups and not one big one

Front 6

George Washington: Farewell Address (1796)

Back 6

1) unity of Gov. and people
2) all regions depend on each other for a balanced economy
3) the spirit of party distracts & agitates community creating animosity, pitting one group against the other (exactly what can't happen for success)
4) permanent bonds/feuds with other nations must be avoided

Front 7

Thomas Jefferson: First Inaugural Address (1801)

Back 7

1) majority will in all cases prevail however disregarding the minorities equal rights is oppression
2) we are all republicans and federalists
3) emphasizes importance of tolerance
4) agrees with Washington on no tangling alliances

Front 8

John Q. Adams: Reflections on the Missouri Question (1820)

Back 8

1) natural liberty of man incompatible with slavery
2) Clay predicted a separation of the colonies
3) does Congress have power to prohibit slavery in any territory?
4) slavery is the foul stain upon the Union

Front 9

James Monroe: Monroe Doctrine (1823)

Back 9

1) great necessity for virtue, patriotism and not individualism
2) any extension of foreign systems into America endangers peace and safety

Front 10

Women's Rights Convention: Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions (1848)

Back 10

1) women arguing against the disenfranchisement of women
2) duty of women to secure their sacred right to elective franchise
3) success in this cause depends on men and women for the overthrow of the monopoly of the pulpit

Front 11

H. Manly: South Vindicated from Treason & Fanaticism of Northern Abolitionists

Back 11

1) the whole Union benefits greatly from slavery & ending it would curb national growth
2) title of freeman doesn't protect poor from oppression
3) slaves are better off than some northern poor whites; harsh living conditions of immigrants/minorities in northern cities
4) slaves don't need schooling because their work doesn't require it
5) women are not meant to be involved in politics

Front 12

Abraham Lincoln: House Divided Speech (1858)

Back 12

1) govt. cannot endure, permanently half slave half free
2) Dred Scott case
3) south's secession was a means to an end because slavery had nowhere to expand to
4) freedom != equality
5) gradualism regarding emancipation

Front 13

SC's Ordinance of Secession & DOI (1860)

Back 13

1) SC to resume rightful place among nations
2) right of state to govern itself
3) **right of the people to abolish a government when it fails to serve its purpose**
4) failure to uphold part of the compact voids the compact