1803 james monroe – went to france he was instructed to explore the possibility of buying the port...
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1803 James Monroe – went to FranceHe was instructed to explore the
possibility of buying the port (city) of Louisiana
Monroe was surprised when France offered the entire region for $15 Million
Size of America had greatly increasedPeople that would move into the new
region tended to be Anti-Federalist
Search the Louisiana Territory for a water route to the Pacific
Set of from St. Louis – Missouri River –January 1803
Crossed the Rocky Mountains – Pacific Ocean 1805 November
Contact with animals, new lands, and Indians
Opened the lands for further exploration and settlement
North African States – Tangiers, Algiers, Tripoli
Pirates attacked American commercial ships
Fleet of Marines sentAmerican ship captured and
crew ransomed off / 1805 Treaty signed
Ruled that the act passed by Congress was unconstitutional
Established the power of the Supreme Court to declare an act
of Congress unconstitutional
Vice President for JeffersonJuly 11, 1804 – the Vice
President shot and Killed the former Secretary of Treasury Later planned an invasion of
Spanish Colonies
America had their eyes on the rich lands- Canada
American troops advanced to CanadaAmerican navy was effective and held up against the British Navy (Strongest
Navy in the World)British forces attacked and burned
WashingtonBattle of Baltimore / Battle of New
Orleans
September 13-14, 1814British ships fired on American
fortAmerican flag flew high
Francis Scott Key – Star Spangled Banner
Battle of ___?
Andrew Jackson in charge of troops
January 8, 1815 – British launched a frontal attackAmerican were victorious
Battle fought after war was over
Peace with England / ended war of 1812
Both sides agreed to stop fightingEngland refused to discuss
impressmentsAt home the war was viewed as a
successAmerica had stood up to the most
powerful military in the world
Barbary States Lewis and Clark
Marbury vs. MadisonAaron BurrWar of 1812
BaltimoreBattle of New OrleansTreaty of Ghent
Louisiana Purchase
Died on July 4th 1826Anniversary of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence
ExpansionFlorida became part of USA
Spain gave up its claim in the Pacific Coast – north of
CaliforniaAgreed to new boundaries –
Texas
Belief held that the lands in America from the Atlantic to the
Pacific – belonged to the American people
364 miles – connecting Hudson River / Great Lakes
Lowered costs for transportationMade New York a center of
trade
Wheat became a main crop in western states
New England – Sheep raisingCotton “king” crop of the Deep South
Cotton profits made the south wealthy / northern states /factories
benefited from this crop
Industrialization1815 – Most manufacturing was
done in homes /
Built a textile factory in Massachusetts
Employed young women who lived on site
Followed Madison as presidentEra of Good feelings
Wanted to make friends with Latin America for the benefit of
USA
Court asked to rule if legislature of New Hampshire had the right to convert Dartmouth from a private college to
state universityCourt stated that original charter was
binding – ruled against the stateCharters granted from the state to a
private corporation were protected by the Constitution
Manifest Destiny Adam – Onis Treaty - 1819
Erie CanalMarket EconomyPutting out system
Francis LowellJames Monroe as President Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
State of Maryland had taxed the Baltimore branch of the bank
Tax unconstitutionalMain issues were if Congress could establish a bank and If
state could regulate and tax the bank
Bolstered the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce
Stated that states could not interfere with the national
government’s right to regulate commerce
1821 Congress stated their support for the revolutions in Latin America
America also did not want European powers to establish other colonies in Latin
AmericaTold European powers to stay away from
the Western Hemisphere – America would control this sphere of influenceNo real power to enforce this
Defined as a direct rule of the peopleIn America there had been leveling of
classesSelf made man rose to prominenceIn the Jacksonian Era this changed
some.Economic inequality increased the
gap between the rich and poor
He wrote Moby Dick He wrote Scarlet Letter
He wrote Paul Revere’s Ride He wrote Old Ironsides He wrote Leaves of Grass
Monroe Doctrine Gibbons v. Ogden
DemocracyHerman MelvilleNathaniel Hawthorne
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowOliver Wendell HolmesWalt Whitman
McCulloch v. Maryland
_____Era?Democrats
Whigs – Republicans Parties started to hold national
conventions to select their person to run for president
Parties disagreed with each other and sometimes with themselves
Election 1828 who won? Democrat
A forceful and domineering president
Appointed people to government jobs who supported
him
When the president appointed people to government jobs who
supported him
Indian RemovalJackson supported the removal of Indians to
lands not settled by whitesCherokee Nation owned lands in Georgia,
North Carolina, and TennesseeGeorgia, Alabama, and Mississippi extended its
state laws over Cherokees This defied US Constitution which gave the Central government power in Indian affairs
1838 – Forced removal of Indians to Oklahoma/ Many died
Supreme Court decision denied the state the power to extend jurisdiction over Indian landsGeorgia defied this order and
Jackson supported Georgia and violated the US Constitution
Southern states became fearful of federal encroachment on state rights
South Carolina took up the issue of protective tariff
Vice President Calhoun supported states rightsA feud developed between Jackson and
CalhounIn 1832 South Carolina legislature voted to
nullify the tariffJackson told the secretary of war to prepare for
military actionSouth Carolina backed down
Kitchen Cabinet Close friends of Jackson and his unofficial advisors
They advised Jackson to go against the federal bank
Biddle sought a bill for re-charter for the bank passed CongressJackson vetoed the bill
Congress attempts to override the veto failed
This issue angered many republicans
New party- support came from republicans / against Jackson
Southern support for state rightsBank issue as a violation of
powersThey referred to Jackson as
“King Andrew”
Election 1840Whigs supported William Henry
Harrison – Associated with winning the battle of Tippecanoe
John Tyler –states’ rights advocate as running mateHarrison won
What was campaign slogan?
Spoils system Andrew JacksonOld Hickory
Trail of TearsWorcester v. GeorgiaNullification Crisis
Bank WarWhigs“Tippecanoe and Tyler too”
Jascksonian
Religious revivals swept through the north 1830
New Evangelist movement called on people to repent their
sinsAll classes responded to this
movement
Inspired by the religious movement (Second Great Awakening)
Groups wantedCurb non-religious activities on
Sabbath End - Gambling, Prostitution,
DuelingDrinking alcohol
End the consumption of alcoholStarted from religious movementWomen played an important part
Protect their homes from the effects of alcohol
Consumption of hard liquor declined 50% -1830’s
Father of Education1820-1850 expansion of public education
Most developed in New EnglandEstablish the State Board of Education MACompulsory attendance laws / Alienated
working classThree r’s (reading, riting, and rithmetic
Textbooks / Morality also taught
Piety, domesticity, purity and submissiveness
While many women were in favor of the women's movement, some were not. Some of these believed in preserving the values of "true womanhood": piety, domesticity,
purity and submissiveness. These opponents of the women’s movement
referred to their ideas as the "Cult of True Womanhood." Or?
Spurred by Second Great Awakening
Criminals, lunatics, and paupersInstitution established – for those incapable of caring for
themselvesPrisons, ___, and poorhouses –
did not achieve their goals
They wanted to send Blacks back to Africa
Many felt America would be a better place without blacksLiberia – West Africa – few
thousands blacksDenied racial equality in
America
Anti-slavery movementPublished the Liberator
Founded the American Anti-Slavery Society
Spoke against American Colonization Society
Spoke for women to be able to speak at abolitionist meetings
Anti-slavery movement increased in the 1800’s
Religious leaders and women created this movement
Free blacks still treated as outcasts – racism
Movement Called?
Temperance Movement Social Reform
Horace MannCult of DomesticityAsylums
American Colonization SocietyWilliam Lloyd GarrisonAbolitionist Movement
Second Great Awakening
Women who supported anti-slavery movement
Started to speak about women’s rights
Lucretia Mott & Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott & Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others met here to
form the first women’s rights meeting
Wrote Declaration of Sentiments
– 1848 – All men and women were created equal
Millennial Church of the United Society
Mother Ann Lee – feminine incarnation of Christ
Sexual equality / Minimized contact with the outside world
Shakers Seneca Falls Declaration
Women’s Suffrage Movement