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US History

This is a survey course that provides students with an investigation of important political, economic, and social developments in American history from the pre-colonial time period to the present day. Students will be engaged in activities that call upon their skills as historians (i.e. recognizing cause and effect relationships, various forms of research, expository and persuasive writing, reading of primary and secondary sources, comparing and contrasting important ideas and events).

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chapter 15

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christianity
slavery
religion
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Grimké sisters
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Seneca Falls Convention
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second great awakening
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Chapter 15: The Ferment of Reform and Culture 1790-1860 2nd Great Awakening?reaction to growing liberalism in religion?1800 75% of Americans attended church in early 18th century Many had become liberal in their thinking Deism?Thomas Paine, Jefferson, Franklin Relied on reason rather than revelation; science rather than Bible Denied Christ?s Divinity Unitarianism?spin-off created by Deism God exists in one person and not the Trinity Believe in the essential goodness of human nature God seen as loving, not stern creator Impact Bigger than 1st Great Awakening Began in South and then made its way to the Northeast Poorer communities in the rural south and west most affected by the revival Charles Finney?greatest of revival preachers Effects:

chapter 14

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human migration
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Technological and industrial history of the United States
Irish diaspora
Illegal immigration
Southern United States
Union
culture
History of the United States
Demography
behavior
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Chapter 14: Forging the National Economy (1790-1860) The Westward Movement American people were constantly on the move to the west Ralph Waldo Emerson?1844 ?Europe stretches to the Alleghenies; America lies beyond? Frontier life was difficult Food, clothing, shelter Loneliness Disease, Premature death Pioneers were Individualistic Shown in literature of the period Ralph Waldo Emerson??Self-Reliance? James Fenimore Cooper?Natty Bumppo?Last of the Mohicans Herman Melville?Captain Ahab?Moby Dick Shaping the Western Landscape ?Kentucky Bluegrass??really European bluegrass Grew well in KY once canefields were burned Great for livestock Lured more Americans into KY Trading in animal furs, etc. led to the near-extinction of many species Beaver, Bison, Sea Otter,

chapter 13

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Great Triumvirate
Vice Presidents of the United States
United States presidential electors
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
John Quincy Adams
John C. Calhoun
Jacksonian Democracy
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behavior
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Psychoanalysis
Human behavior
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Evolutionary biology
Technology

Chapter 13: The Rise of Mass Democracy ?Corrupt Bargain? of 1824 Four Candidates for President John Q. Adams Henry Clay William H. Crawford Andrew Jackson John C. Calhoun is vice-pres candidate for Adams and Jackson Jackson is the strongest in the West Gets the most popular votes by a large margin Fails to get a majority of electoral votes Twelfth Amendment House decides among the top 3 candidates Clay is eliminated Crawford had a stroke Clay is the Speaker of the House Has the power to influence who gets elected Jackson and Clay don?t like each other Clay and Adams agree politically Nationalists Advocates of ?American System? Clay supports Adams and meets with him before the final vote to let him know Adams wins and makes Clay his Secretary of State

chapter 12

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Presidency of James Monroe
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James Monroe
Henry Clay
era of good feelings
John Quincy Adams
Politics
behavior
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Evolutionary biology
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Chapter 12: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism War of 1812?On to Canada over Land and Lakes, Washington Burned and New Orleans Defended One of America?s worst-fought wars Widespread disunity Many people apathetic Regular army ill-trained, ill-disciplined, and widely scattered Poor military leadership Military strategists hoped to attain victory through Napoleon?s success in Europe and US land campaign against Canada Poor offensive strategy against Canada Americans may have won by taking Montreal, but? Sent a 3-pronged invasion?1812 All 3 forces were quickly defeated Several invasions turned back in 1813 British and Canadians had more energy to defend than the Americans had to attack and

chapter 11

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Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson
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james madison
United States presidential election
Aaron Burr
Burr conspiracy
Louisiana Purchase
Politics
behavior
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Technology

Chapter 11: Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic Federalist and Republican Mudslingers Problems for Adams/Federalists Alien and Sedition Acts Hamilton and other Federalists that wanted to fight France not happy Americans in general angry about preparations for war with France Increased national debt New taxes?stamp tax Problems for Jefferson ?Whispering campaign? Robbed a widow Several children with slave women Religious liberal Orthodox clergy called him atheist Some people feared he would outlaw religion Jeffersonian ?Revolution of 1800? Jefferson defeats Adams, but? Aaron Burr has the same number of electoral votes Jefferson finally elected by the House when Hamilton convinced his supporters that Jefferson was better than Burr

chapter 10 outline

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5th United States Congress
Federalist Party
alexander hamilton
Democratic-Republican Party
John Adams
james madison
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Chapter 10: Launching the New Ship of State Growing Pains 1790?4 million people Pop. doubling every 25 years Vermont becomes 14th state in 1791 KY?1792, TN?1796, OH?1803 Washington for President GW unanimously chosen by the electoral college in 1789 Washington creates the 1st cabinet Constitution allows the president to appoint chiefs of departments as long as they are approved by the Senate GW appointed 4 heads of departments Secretary of State?Thomas Jefferson Secretary of the Treasury?Alexander Hamilton Secretary of War?Henry Knox Atty General?Edmund Randolph GW began the practice of calling cabinet meetings to seek advice The Bill of Rights Antifederalists want a bill of rights?Federalists do not AF Revolution was fought to escape tyranny of a central gov?t

colonial governments

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Colonial Government By: Lindsey Feuerzeig, Kelsey LaBella, and John Bisbal House of Burgesses Location: Chesapeake Bay Colonies (Virgina) After 1630 the need for additional taxes led royal governors to call regular assemblies of elected representatives to meet at the House of Burgesses Hard for members of the the colony to conviene for frequent meetings due to plantations sprawled across many acres of land Representative form of government Initially met as a single as governing body with the council to pass laws Small number of elected representatives(burgesses) During the 1650s the legislature split into two chambers The House of Burgesses The Governor's Council BOTH held lifetime positions in office

Chapter 11 and 12 review American Pageant 15th edition

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Thomas Jefferson
united states
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behavior
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Portable Document Format
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American Pageant Chapter 11 and 12 review

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Human behavior
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Chapter 11 American Pageant 15th Edition

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james madison
Louisiana Purchase
United States presidential election
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Chapter 11 ? The Triumphs and Travails of Jeffersonian Republic I. Federalist and Republican Mudslingers In the election of 1800, the Federalists had a host of enemies stemming from the Alien and Sedition Acts. The Federalists had been most damaged by John Adams? not declaring war against France. They had raised a bunch of taxes and built a good navy, and then had not gotten any reason to justify such spending, making them seem fraudulent as they had also swelled the public debt. John Adams became known as ?the Father of the American Navy.?

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