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1820's-1850's Jacksonian Democracy to The compromise of 1850
Social
2nd Great Awakening
1790 - 1830
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- revival of religious ferver -growth of methodists and baptists -begins in the north b/c rapid social change with increase in population -politicize women
Working Class Reform
1828 - 1832
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dozens of workingmen's parties arose
supported free, tax supported school
free public lands int he west
equal rights for the poor
Labor Union Formation
1834
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National Trades Union was formed
Transcendentalism
1840 - 1850
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- philosophical movement -new england elite -looked toward nature & inward self reflectio
The Asylum reform
1843
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Dorothea Dix reported against the insane asylum
demanded better treatment of patients
1st Perfectionist society
1848
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Noyes and his 51 devoted followers founded a perfectionist colony in New York
1st womens right conference
1848
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Held in seneca Falls NY
Politics/Presidency
Era of Good Feelings
1817 - 1825
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Fall of the Federalist party
One part system
desire for unity
Missouri Compromise
1820
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prohibited slavery north of 36'30 line
missouri was in the north
north slave states and south slave state
meant to keep congressional balance
Monroe Doctrine
1823
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Europeans should stay out of the western hempisphere
do not colonize north or south america, or us intervention will be necessary
Election of 1824
1824 - 1825
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4 candidates:
Jackson
Adams
Clay
John Q Adams
William Crawford
Jackson won the popular vote and clay knew he wasn't going to win, so he made a deal with Adams= give me a position in government and I will give you supporters to win the election
Clay's American Plan
1827
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roads & canals
preservation of the 2nd bank
Gag Rule
1836
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CAN WE STOP TALKING ABOUT SLAVERY!!
nothing is getting done
1837 Panic
1837
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Van Buren
Economic depression
record unemployment
Willmont's Proviso
1843
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no territory from the mexican american war will have slavery
calhoun got mad in 1847! government has the right to protect slavery
Calhoun vs. Clay Debate
1844
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Debate of texas statehood
should it be a state?
free or slave state- it would throw off the balance
Election of 1848
1848
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-Taylor- whig expansionist- does not support slavery in territories
so he wins and then he dies
-popular sovereignty- Cass( MI)
Democratic nominee
-Calhoun tried to make own southern party
-Free soil party(Whigs and Dems)- free speech free soil, free labor
Compromise of 1850
1850
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Originally called the omnibus bill drafted by Clay but upstarted by Steven Douglass
1) CA enters as a free state
2)New Mexico/SW territories can decide by state about everything- create gov. by popular vote
3) Texas/ NM border settled w/land going to NM but texas get 10 million to pay back mexico
4)slave trade( but not slavery) abolished in DC
5)stronger fugitive slave law
I Know Nothing Party
1854
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- anti catholic party
Kansas and Nebraska Act
1854
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Whig Party final disintegration when they chose to support democrats
Stephen Douglas' Nebraska Bill
-organized the nebraska territory including Kansas
-douglas's bill recommended using popular sovereignty in organizing kansas and nebraska
Competing for Kansas
1855
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in 1855 1200 New Englanders migrated to Kansas
then a ton of missouri people migrates & it became pro slavery & northerners were upset
both sides saw kasas as a holy battleground
Three Party Race
1856
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I Know nothing party nominated Fillmore
Republicans chose Fremont
Democrats nominated Buchanan
Buchanan won = no more I know Nothing Party
Jackson Era
Spoils System
1825 - 1836
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All of your cronies get to be in office
Tariff of Abomination
1828
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protective tariff to protect northern industry
- taxed southern exports and imports
-the south relied on imports and exports
- south carolina saw it as unconstitutuional
Universal suffrage
1828 - 1836
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all white men could go vote
Bank War
1829 - 1837
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-Jackson hated federal banks
-refused to renew the 2nd bank charter
- transferred $ to pet banks
-caused panic= people wanted to get their $ out of the bank, but it wasn't there
Indian Removal Act
1830
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NA out
completely ignored marshall courts
relocate to the west
trail of tears
Ordinance of nullification
1832
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we can declare a federal law void in a state
SC wanted to ignore the tariff
Force Bill
1833
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SC refused to pay the tariff
Jackson enacted this bill saying he has control over the militia, so he can make them pay
Nullification Crisis
1833
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Sectional Crisis under Jackson over the tariff
Species Circular Act
1836
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you must use hard cash and coins to buy federal lands
Expansionism
Gold Rush
1849
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mostly unmarried men looking to strike it rich
few actually succeeded
racism and racial tension in the camps
new settlers in cali
Fort Laramie Council, 1851
1851
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tribal council convened at fort laramie
whites told the gathered tribes that times have changed
showed no change will probably occur
Gadsen Purchase
1853
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purchased another chunk from Mexico
Bleeding Kansas
May 1856
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supported by a pro southern federal marshal, a mon entered Lawrence, smashed the offices and presses of a free- soil newspaper & destroyed homes & shops
John Brown led a small new england band to proslavery settlement and hacked 5 men to death.
Texas and Mexico
Mexico Independence
1810 - 1821
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Mexican independence from spain
lots of land but few people
external and international wars occuring
Opening the Borders
1810 - 1830
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Looking for more people to strengthen gov. mexico decided to open their borders to us settlers
-no slavery in texas
- convert to catholicism & swear allegiance to Mexico
Close Borders
1830
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Texas closes its borders to white people because too many whites colonized in texas and did not pledge allegiance to mexico
Texas' Constitution
1835
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drafted constitution @ san felipe
Opened Hostilities
october 1835
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skirmish between colonial militia and mexican forces
Santa Anna Defeated
1836
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april- battle of san jacinto
santa anna defeated
The Alamo
1836
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The general Santa Anna and his Mexican army defeated the texans in the battle of the alamo in texas
almost all texans died
-annas cruelty lead to more support from the US and more inspiration of Texans
Texas Independence
1845
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texas annexation
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
1848
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rio grande became the separating line between Mexico and The US
California and the southwest goes to america
Slavery
Nat Turner Revolts
1831
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Slave revolt that killed 55 people
many blacks killed in retribution
Repealed Gag rule
1844
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John Quincy Adams