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26 Cards in this Set
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1750s |
- Large immigration ~Germans, Scottish, Slaves - Increased demand for manufactured goods - Hierarchies formed |
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1750s Hierarchies |
North: - Merchant Elite - Artisans/Craftsman - Unskilled White labor - Slaves South: - Planter Elite - Yoeman - Poor Whites - Slaves |
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2nd Continental Congress |
12/13 states attended in Philly - Georgia wanted British protection Created a Navy, established foreign relations, and began foreign trade |
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Lord Dunworth's Proclamation |
Promised slaves freedom if they enlisted with the British
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Articles of Confederation |
Created in 1777 Not put into effect until 1781 No ability tax Each state got 1 vote No police/ no way to enforce laws |
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Economy after the Revolution |
Merchants and consumers relied on credit US dollar was virtually worthless Congress could not fix the economy because of the Articles of Confederation |
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Shays' Rebellion |
Series of protests in 1787 where farmers protested high taxes by the federal government Shut down courts to prevent foreclosures |
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West vs. East |
Western farmers wanted lower taxes Eastern manufacturers wanted higher taxes backed by gold and silver, and wanted farmers to be regulated |
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Fugitive Slave Clause |
Escaped slaves must be returned to owners or face a fine or prison time |
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Agricultural Boom |
Early 1800s Growth in commercial farming Invention of Cotton Gin |
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Alabama Fever |
Large rise in cotton prices |
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Civilizing Plan |
Plan to assimilate Indians in the Southeast Turn them into farmers Created by George Washington |
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Pan Indian Movement |
Native American groups joined together to fight white settlers in the Nortwest Tecumseh, Patawatame, Battle of Tippacanoe |
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Creek Civil War |
Redsticks (Wanted to fight the Americans) Friendly Indians (American allied indian tribes) |
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Indian Removal Act |
Andrew Jackson Plan to push indians furtherwest |
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Cherokee Trail of Tears |
1830 Forced movement of southeastern indians to territory west of the Mississippi |
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Election of 1800 |
First Party System Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans |
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Louisiana Purchase |
Bought from French in 1803 |
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War of 1812 |
1812-1815 Wanted to end British Impressment Wanted to take Florida and Canada 1814 - British burned the White House |
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Hartford Convention |
Northeast states met to discuss the War of 1812 Wanted to end the war, possibly seceed |
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Panic of 1819 |
First Major peacetime financial crisis in the US |
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Transportation Revolution |
Better roadways More efficient routes Steamboats Railraods Canals - Erie Canal European Immigration Wage Labor |
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Panic of 1837 |
Ran out of money for canals Results in many half built canals |
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Walthem Lowell System |
Large Factories People made parts for the final product rather than one person making the whole thing High Work load, low wages Development of Workers organizations |
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Homestead Act |
Migrants were given 160 Acres of land for living in a territory for more than 5 years and paying a filing fee |
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Market Revolution |
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