Rise of Democracy & Manifest Destiny
Timeline
Trigger Words
American Colonization Society: Founded in 1816 by Robert Finley, main purpose was to send free African Americans back to Africa.
Corrupt Bargain: A result of the 1824 election, when neither of the candidates got majority vote, and John Quincy Adams convinced Henry Clay to vote for him and in return, become Secretary of State.
Eli Whitney: An American inventor who created the cotton gin during the Industrial Revolution. His invention helped shape economy in the South.
Great Western Frontiers: Texas, Oregon, and California were the three great western frontiers that America gained while expanding west across the continent.
Grimke Sisters: Two sisters who worked together to abolish slavery and protect women’s rights.
Henry Clay: A politician who served in the Senate, had three different terms as Speaker of the House of Representatives, and became the Secretary of State for President Adams.
Indian Removal Act: A law signed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830 that forced the Indians out of their home lands and pushed west of the Mississippi River.
Manifest Destiny: The belief that it was the American’s destiny to expand across the entire continent.
Mexican American War: A war between America and Mexico, mainly over the annexation of Texas.
Republican Motherhood: The idea that women should be educated about republicanism in order to teach their children at a young age in order to preserve nationalism.
Seneca Falls: The influential Women’s Rights Convention that took place in New York, mainly about the role of women in society.
Corrupt Bargain: A result of the 1824 election, when neither of the candidates got majority vote, and John Quincy Adams convinced Henry Clay to vote for him and in return, become Secretary of State.
Eli Whitney: An American inventor who created the cotton gin during the Industrial Revolution. His invention helped shape economy in the South.
Great Western Frontiers: Texas, Oregon, and California were the three great western frontiers that America gained while expanding west across the continent.
Grimke Sisters: Two sisters who worked together to abolish slavery and protect women’s rights.
Henry Clay: A politician who served in the Senate, had three different terms as Speaker of the House of Representatives, and became the Secretary of State for President Adams.
Indian Removal Act: A law signed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830 that forced the Indians out of their home lands and pushed west of the Mississippi River.
Manifest Destiny: The belief that it was the American’s destiny to expand across the entire continent.
Mexican American War: A war between America and Mexico, mainly over the annexation of Texas.
Republican Motherhood: The idea that women should be educated about republicanism in order to teach their children at a young age in order to preserve nationalism.
Seneca Falls: The influential Women’s Rights Convention that took place in New York, mainly about the role of women in society.
Four Worlds
Political
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Social
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Cultural
-Immigration -Irish and Germans -Industrial Revolution -Eli Whitney -Cotton Gin -Erie Canal -Transportation Revolution -Mormons -Temperance -Utopianism -Literature -Ralph Waldo Emerson -Henry David Thoreau -Slavery (Peculiar institution) -Booker T. Washington -Abolitionism |
Economical
-Tariff of Abominations -B.U.S -The Bank War -Panic of 1839 -Tariff of 1816 -Cotton Gin -Cotton -Slave System -Slavery |
Primary Sources
Force Bill of 1833http://teachingamericanhistory.org
Summary: The force Bill of 1833 was an act to further provide for the collection of duties on imports. This act gave the president control over all types of trade in the nation. Through this bill ports and harbors were able to be protected. This bill allowed the president to use force against any state that was unwilling to pay their taxes. Significance: The Force Bill was significant because it denied the right to South Carolina or any other state to succeed from the nation. It also resulted in nullification. Amber A. |
"Memorial of the Cherokee"Summary: This source is about what the Cherokee thought of the forced migration west and how affected they would be since they only know how to live off the familiar land. Also, they mentioned how they had certain rights that the Americans ignored and how in superior they made the Cherokee seem.
Significance: The significance of the Memorial of the Cherokee is that it brought up the lack of fairness and equality to those they displaced in order to fulfill their "destiny" on expanding west, when they had laws protecting them. Bianca M. . |