Chapter 9-Jacksonian America 1. The Rise of Mass Politics 1. The Expanding Electorate 1. No economic equality‚ but transformation of American politics to extend the right to vote to new groups. Until 1820s most states limited franchise to white landowners. Changes began in West w/ Constitutions guaranteeing right to vote to all white males—eastern states did likewise in order to stop exodus of people 2. Change provoked resistance- MA conservatives wanted property requirement‚ state eventually
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1829-March 4th 1837 Andrew Jackson Trail of Tears (1830-1838)‚ Indian Removal Act (1830)‚ Bank War (1830’s)‚ Nat Turner’s Slave Revolt (1831) March 4th 1837-March 4th 1841 Martin Van Buren The Panic of 1837 March 4th 1841-April 4th 1841 William Henry Harrison April 4th 1841-March 4th 1845 John Tyler Brook Farm Established (1841) March 4th 1845-March 4th 1849 James K. Polk Mexican War (1846-1848)‚ The North Star founded (1847) March 4th 1849-July 9th 1850 Zachary Taylor California Gold
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Tecumseh ‚Shawnee war chief‚ was born at Old Piqua‚ on the Mad River in western Ohio. In 1774‚ his father‚ Puckeshinwa‚ was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant‚ and in 1779 his mother‚ Methoataske‚ accompanied those Shawnees who migrated to Missouri‚ later died. Raised by an older sister‚ Tecumpease‚ Tecumseh would play war games with other fellow youths in his tribe. Tecumseh accompanied an older brother‚ Chiksika‚ on a series of raids against frontier settlements in Kentucky and Tennessee in
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penny it caused a worm hole through the fabric of space and time. I looked around me and picked up a newspaper and found it to be March 4th 1841 and president Harrison was just elected. I then traveled to Washington D.C for answers to find President Harrison and speak with him before he dies in office. I have exactly 31 days before Harrison dies and i require answers to get back home. I must hurry before the wormhole closes and i would be permanently stuck here. It was the 4th of April by the time
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Tecumseh and the Quest for Indian Leadership Abigail Alvarado Tecumseh lived from 1768 to 1813. His father was Shawnee and his mother was Creek. He was raised among the Shawnees of Ohio. Tecumseh was very young at the time of his father’s death‚ so he was raised by his mother‚ brothers‚ and sisters. His mother taught him to hate the Americans and never let him forget that they had killed his father. His oldest brother Chiksika taught him to be a warrior‚ and his sister told him to have respect
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Ch. 7 (pp. 249-263) The War of 1812 William Henry Harrison General of US army Thought to attack Lake Erie Captain Oliver Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie Constructed fleet of vessels for war Destroyed british squadron at Put-In-Bay and won Brits pulled back from Detroit Harrison defeated Brit and Indian force in Battle of Thames Treaty of Ghent Britain’s goal- peace in Europe‚ not any war demanded territorial concessions from US- but gave way because they never controlled Great
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Max Sweebe American History George Washington George Washington was born in Febuary 2nd 1732 into a Virginia family of planters where he was taught the manners morals‚ and knowledge required for a 18th century man. He pursued to main interests military arts and western expansion. At 16 Washington helped survey the Shenandoah Lands for Lord FairFax who was a English Baron who owned vast amounts of farmland in Virginia‚ working for Lord FairFax helped him learn many valuable things about surveying
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the end of my speech‚ my audience will be aware of the concept I learned most from in my speech course and how I will use it in my future. Introduction Did you know that there was a speech that killed? On a cold and wet day‚ President William Henry Harrison presented a speech comprised of 8‚445 words at his inaugural ceremony. By being exposed to these cold conditions‚ a month later‚ he died a slow and painful death due to pneumonia. While studying for my first exam in this class‚ I came across
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Even before the Louisiana Purchase‚ President Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the west‚ and to track water routes to help western expansion. The route that Lewis and Clark traveled west became an important route for pioneers‚ known as the Oregon Trail. Pioneers went west for many reasons‚ including economic opportunities and new ways of life. An abundance of land for farming and grazing‚ mining‚ forestry and for some‚ like the Mormons‚ an escape from religious persecution
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DBQ The 1800’s were an era of vast political campaigns. People including John Adams‚ Andrew Jackson‚ Martin Van Buren‚ William Harrison‚ and John Tyler were all important Presidents during the Second Part System period. People became more implicated and the elections became more aggressive. Participation in political campaigns and elections in the U.S. evolved between 1815 and 1840 from events that pushed America toward a Democratic nation. When people first began campaigning‚ they used more
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