Unit 4: Jeffersonian Democracy
Jefferson dispatched James Monroe to meet up with Robert Livingston; Supposed to offer no more than $10 million for New Orleans and as much to the east in the Florida's as they could get; Instead, they acquired an immeasurable tract to the west for $15 million; Bought a wilderness to get a city.
Louisiana Purchase
Created by Eli Whitney; Transformed America in the 19th Century in the areas agriculture and manufacturing
Escaped slavery and made multiple missions to rescue those enslaved (family and friends); Underground Railroad
Belief that God had “manifestly” destined the American people for a hemispheric career
Manifest Destiny
Amendment created for the Constitution to try and appease the South;
Slavery prohibited in territories north of 36* 30’;
Slavery would receive federal protection in all territories south of 36* 30’ (even if not acquired yet: Cuba)
Crittenden Amendments
Act that forbade exporting of all goods from the United States; No trade with Great Britain and/or France
Embargo Act
Native American that Formed confederacy of all tribes east of Mississippi prior to the War of 1812; Urged members never to cede land unless all agreed; Killed by William Henry Harrison
Tecumseh
Secretary of the Mass. Board of Education; “Father of public education”
Campaigned for better schoolhouses, longer school terms, higher teacher pay, and expanded curriculum
Horace Mann
State and its citizens could vote on whether to be a slave or free state
Popular Sovereighty
First state to secede from the Union
South Carolina
Nickname provided to Jefferson's small naval fleet; Small gunboats that would protect the shoreline of United States coast, but ships had only one weapon
"Mosquito Fleet"
African-American Preacher; Found favor with his owners in the past; Had a vision that he was to start a revolt and waited for a sign
Solar Eclipse in 1831 is sign; started preparing for uprising
Nat Turner
Individuals who were prejudice against non-native inhabitants of America; "Technical Term"
Nativists
The decision in this individuals court case ruled a slave did not become free by living in a free state; Also, slaves can be taken into any state or territory and legally held there in slavery
Dred Scott
William T. Sherman's movement throughout the American South destroying all confederate property and transportation; destroyed city of Atlanta
Sherman's March to the Sea
Tied with Thomas Jefferson in the 1800 Presidential Election; Vice-President of Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Document that tried to prevent any further European colonization in Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
Joseph Smith founded this American Religion which was taken over by Brigham Young who led them to present day Utah.
Mormons
Below are the outcomes of what war:
Confirmed American ownership of Texas
Rio Grande became US-Mexican border
Mexico lost ½ of its territory (including TX, NM, and CA)
US acquired 500,000 miles of territory
US would pay Mexico $15 Million for the land and any/all debt Americans had against the Mexican govt.
Mexican-American War
Authorized seizure of rebel property, and stated that all slaves who fought or worked for the Confederacy were free of further obligations to their masters.
First Confiscation Act
Nickname provided to judges that John Adams and the Federalists attempt to pack the courts with in the last minutes of his presidency
"Midnight Judges"
Rewarding political supporters with jobs
Spoils System
First national gathering of feminists (Launched women’s rights movement)
Seneca Falls Convention
Individual who captured weapon's from Harper's Ferry in an attempt to begin a slave rebellion; Convicted of Murder and Treason
John Brown
Freed slaves living in states that had rebelled
Slaves in the border states (KY, MO) were not free
Emancipation Proclamation