Transcript Chapter 3: Young America!

Chapter 3: Young
America!
Foreign and
domestic turmoil
will assail the
young United
States.
Jeffersonian Era:
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Thomas Jefferson wins
election of 1800, 3rd
President (AntiFederalist)
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Jeffersonian
Republicanism- people
should control
government, should be
simple and small
Early 1800’s Events:
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Louisiana Purchase- middle of US purchased from France
for $15 million
Marbury v. Madison
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Supreme Court Case Marbury
v. Madison established the
power of courts, sets
precedent:
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Judicial review
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courts have power to declare laws
unconstitutional
affirms checks and
balances/separation of powers
Madison/War of 1812
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James Madisonbecomes 4th President
War of 1812; second
war w/Britain
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Battle of New Orleans
won by Andrew
Jackson
US survives, affirms
status
Other Early 1800’s Events:
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Monroe Doctrine; 1823, Pres.
Monroe (5th US Pres.)
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warns Europe stay out of No. &
So. America
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response to European interest in
No/So America
Missouri Compromise- sets
rules for admitting slave/free
states, divides N/S
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North becomes more industrial,
South agricultural
More Early 1800’s Events!
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John Quincy Adams, 6th Pres.
Andrew Jackson, 7th Pres.
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Nullification Crisis; Southern
states tried to ignore U.S. Law, seed
of secession planted
Bank War/Panic; Jackson ruined
National Bank, caused financial
panic
Trail of Tears
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Trail of Tears; result of 1830 Indian Removal
Act, sent Cherokee Indians west
Westward Expansion
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Santa Fe
Trail/Oregon Trail
were major routes
west.
Mormon Migration
pushed into west
Gold Rush led to
flood of settlers
West
Manifest Destiny:
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Ideology that America was
destined to expand to Pacific
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was justified by ‘divine
providence/God’ many thought
Pres. James K. Polk major
figure behind Manifest
Destiny
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wanted territory from Mexico.
God told me that we
should have that land,
and that you should
make me a cake
Texas Independence & War
w/Mexico
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Texas annexed in 1845, angers Mexico
Mexican American War starts 1846
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848 ends war
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US pays $15 million to Mexico
makes Rio Grande border
adds eventual states of Texas, California, N.M., Ariz.,
Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming
US Territory Gains
Market Revolution:
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People begin to BUY goods and services in mid-1800’s
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No longer have to survive on self-made tools/items
more free enterprise, industry, entrepreneurs
Gains in science/technology (cotton gin, motors/engines,
communication)
Workers hired in large industry/mills in North
QUESTION:
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What events helped
shape the United States
government?
Was the expansion of
the United States
inevitable? Was it
justified?
Essay ?’s:
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What role did religion play in the settlement of early
America? How was religion used by the Puritans
and the Spanish to justify their actions?
Describe the Enlightenment and the Great
Awakening. Judge their effect on the American
Revolution and their impact on today’s society.
What has the impact of Shay’s Rebellion on the
formation of the Constitution? How did this reflect
the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?