Washingtons Presidency& Sectionalism and civil war
What did Washington advise regarding foreign nations?
avoid foreign affairs, stay neutral, avoid sectionalism
what was Jefferson's view on the role of the federal government?
feared a strong government would lead to tryanny
What were the key elements of the Market Revolution?
population boom, invention interchangeable parts, urbanization, industrialization.
what were the key ideas of the 2nd Great awakening
Transcendentalism=humans could rise above the material world
forced native americans resettlement westward to Oklahoma
They would lead to sectionalism
What was the results of the LA Purchase
doubled the size of the U.S
How did transportation impact the us
Erie Canal and The Railroad system
what two social reform movents began during this period
womens rights movement & abolitionist movement
What were the major reform movements of the Jacksonian era?
temperance, anti-slavery and women's rights movement
what were the primary causes of sectionalism
slavery
how did industrlization affect the north and agriculture affect the south
north= manufacturing economy
South=invention of cotton gin which expanded slavery
what was uncle Tom's cabin
shifted views on slavery by painting a cruel and dehumanizing picture of what slavery was like.
what political changes occured during this era
universal white male sufferage
lincolns election of 1860