Chapter 12 The second war for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism‚ 1812-1824 I. Identify and state the historical significance of the following: 1. Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23‚ 1785 – August 23‚ 1819) was born in South Kingstown‚ Rhode Island‚ the son of Captain Christopher Raymond Perry and Sarah Wallace Alexander‚ and a direct descendant of William Wallace. 2. Thomas Macdonough- Thomas Macdonough (December 21‚ 1783 – November 10‚ 1825) was an early-19th-century American naval
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Sticks‚ which is what ultimately led to the slaying of approximately 300 people that day at Fort Mims. In October‚ 1811‚ the great Shawnee leader‚ Tecumsah‚ arrived in Muscogee or Creek territory (present day northeast Alabama) with his brother‚ Tenskwatawa‚ who was known as The Prophet. Several thousand Creek warriors came to hear Tecumsah speak in this area known as Hickory Ground. Tecumsah was trying to rally tribes to stop the encroachment of Americans onto Native American lands. Colonel Benjamin
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Virginia and Kentucky resolution Written anonymously by Jefferson and Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts‚ they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states considered unconstitutional. (1798) Virginia Plan Virginia delegate James Madison’s plan of government‚ in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population The Whiskey Rebellion In 1791‚ the rebellion that many people took part in to refuse to give the government taxes for
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“That man should redeem himself from the sin of eating an apple by committing a murder on Jesus Christ‚ is the strangest system of religion ever set up.” -Thomas Paine Views on Education citizens must be educated to vote not out of ignorance applied only to males bc those = prospective voters not all states created working system of schools‚ 1815=no states had edu system 1789 MA law said each town must have school that served both males and females‚ but no enforcement VA ignored Jefferson’s
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Chapter 6: Jeffersonian Democracy * In April 1802 Jefferson urged Minister Livingston to attempt the purchase of New Orleans and Florida or‚ as an alternative‚ to buy a tract of land near the mouth of the Mississippi River where a new port could be constructed * Jefferson appointed his friend nd disciple James Monroe minister plenipotentiary and sent him to Paris with instructions to offer up to $10 million for New Orleans and Florida. * For 60 million francs- about $15 million- the United
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Chapter Seven: The Jeffersonian Era I. The Rise of Cultural Nationalism A. Patterns of Education 1. Central to the Republican vision was the concept of a virtuous and enlightened citizenry. 2. Republicans believed in the establishment of a nationwide system of public schools to create the educated electorate they believe a republic required. 3. A Massachusetts law of 1789 reaffirmed the colonial laws by which each town was obligated to support a school‚ but there was little enforcement. 4
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Chapter 9 The Confederation and the Constitution 1776-1790 The Pursuit of Equality The Continental Army officers formed an exclusive hereditary order called the Society of the Cincinnati. Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom- created in 1786 by Thomas Jefferson and his co-reformers; stated that religion should not be imposed on anybody and that each person decided his/her own faith. The Philadelphia Quakers in 1775 founded the first anti-slavery society. The 1st Continental Congress called
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AP United States History American Presidents CRITICAL PERIOD: 1788-1815 01. George Washington [1789-1797] No Official Party Affiliation – sympathetic to Federalist Party policies Vice President – John Adams – Federalist MAJOR DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Adoption of the Bill of Rights 1791 (first ten amendments) Judiciary Act of 1789 establishes federal courts and attorney general Establishment of the Bank of the United States Hamiltonian Fiscal Policies Assumption of State Debts from Revolution
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• Historical Perspective There are many historical Perspectives (views and opinions) to consider when looking at history‚ such as‚ age‚ class and social status‚ literacy‚ race‚ sex and gender‚ birth place‚ whether their geography is rural or urban‚ media‚ housing and household makeup‚ movement (ie. travel or not)‚ degree of independence‚ type of work performed‚ the daily life and activities‚ religion and spirituality • Social History Social history is the Study of ordinary people in their everyday
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Shaping of North America - Pangea Split North America formed - “America’s Mountains” = Rockies‚ Sierra Nevada‚ Cascades‚ Coast Ranges Peopling the Americas - 35‚000 years ago = Ice Age Glaciers that connected Eurasia with N. America (present day Bering Sea) Nomadic Asian hunters (immigrant ancestors of the Natives) Trekked across the Bering isthmus for 250 centuries Reached far tip of S. America (15‚000 miles from Siberia) By the time Europeans arrived in 1492‚ 54 million people inhabited
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