shays's rebellion
when was shays's rebellion
1786-1787
when was the louisiana purchase
april 30, 1803
when did the cult of true womanhood exist
1820s to 1860s
when was the abolitionist movement
1830s
when was the emancipation proclamation
jaunary 1st, 1863
what state was shays's rebellion
Massachusetts
who purchased the land; who sold the land
united states; france
what are the 4 virtues
2. to be pure
3. to be domestic
4. to be submissive
what was the difference between this movement and the previous calls to end slavery
before they focused on gradual emancipation whereas this was an immediate call to end slavery and immediate emancipation
what was the emancipation proclamation
-Executive Order declaring enslaved people in confederate states free
-"war proclamation"
who was involved
farmers, daniel shays and his militia
how many square miles was the louisiana territory
828,000 square miles
what class suppoted this ideal
middle class
abolitionism
-immediate end to slavery
-non violent manner
-supported racial quality and black free men as people of our society
how did it change the meaning of the civil war
changed it from a war about the Union vs. the Confederacy to a war about slavery
why did they rebell
their land was being taken from them, high property taxes, going to jail for debt, forced to sell their land
how much did the US pay for it, and what is it equivalent to now
15 million dollars and 250 million dollars today
name one person that was influential in spreading this ideal
Catharine Beecher and Sara Josepha Hale
anti-slavery
-gradual emancipation
-stopping the spread of slavery and containing slavery to where it still remains
-letting it end on its own eventually
-did not support equality
Name one of the specific developments
abolitionism grew in popularity
how did the rebellion help create the constitution in philidelphia
They realized the federal government couldn't control individual states and showcased the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
2 reasons jefferson was critisized and his defense
1. hypocritical for criticizing federalists abusing their power and then he goes and buys land which is not stated in the constitution
2. took on more debt than the US could carry
his defense:
Said it was implied in the constitution and explained it as a part of the treaty between the us and france
how did the market revolution play a role in the developement of this
the market revolution created gender and class divisions as well as the growth of the middle class
the home was seen as a separate, private sphere compared to men who went to work in the public industrial world
name one person that helped lead the abolotionism movement
William Lloyd Garrison
Fredrick Douglass
Name another specific development
Emancipation was used as a military advantage