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History of the United States

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 16 notes

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I. ?Cotton Is King!? Eli Whitney aided to rise of slave use in the South Quick profits drew planters to the bottomlands of the Gulf states Planters bought more slaves and more land in order to buy more slaves and more land Northern shippers made profit from the trade Cotton accounted for half of American imports after 1840 and the South produced more than half of all the cotton in the world- Britain highly depended on this cotton II. The Planter ?Aristocracy? The government of the South was more run by a planter aristocracy The planter aristocrats enjoyed large shares of wealth, able to educate their children in the finest schools

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 13 notes

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Democrats v. Whigs- campaigns turned to banners and parades- voter turnout was high I. The ?Corrupt Bargain? of 1824 JQA, Clay, Crawford, and Jackson all ran for president- they were all republicans- there was no majority so the election was thrown to the House- Clay was eliminated from the race but gave his support to JQA JQA became president and Clay was his Secretary of State- Being Sec. of State paved the way to the presidency- Jackson wasn?t having any of this and neither were others II. A Yankee Misfit in the White House

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 12 notes

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X. - I. On to Canada over Land and Lakes Regular Army was weak- supplemented with ill-trained militias British forces were weakest in Canada- Americans focused on attacking Canada but not with full strength- they should?ve focused on Montreal British captured Fort Michilimackinac- British general was Isaac Brock American navy did better than army- blacks were on ships Oliver Hazard Perry built a fleet of ships on Lake Erie and captured a British fleet

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 11 notes

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I. Federalist and Republican Mudslingers Hamilton wrote a pamphlet against Adams- JDR?s published it- angered by Adams not going to war with the French ? Preparations were already set for war by the Federalists In response Federalists attacked Jefferson- talking about robbery and intimate relations with slaves- which was true II. The Jeffersonian ?Revolution of 1800? Jefferson won by a majority of 73 to 65- NY was the deciding state 3/5 compromise was helpful for Jefferson

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 9 notes

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American Revolution wasn?t really a revolution, more like an evolution Loyalist Exodus destroyed most of the Upper Crust and elites which allowed Patriots to become elites I. The Pursuit of Equality Society of Cincinnati- Continental Army officers who formed an exclusive hereditary order Fight for separation between Church and State The Congregational Church was still legally established in New England still but the Anglican Church, with association to the crown, was disestablished and formed the Episcopal Church

New Deal Era

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rising discontentment resulted as U.S. citizens came to detest Hoover, naming shantytowns ?Hoovervilles? and naming newspapers ?Hoover blankets? farmers began to rise up & protest in the election of 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) was elected the New Deal programs were to serve the three R?s: relief for the people, recovery for business & economy, & reform of U.S. economic institutions The bread line ?Migrant Mother? The New Deal 1933-1939 The New Deal represented a new form of liberalism, the ideology of individual rights that had long shaped the character of US. society & politics. Now, ?social welfare? liberalism expanded individual rights by protecting citizens w/various social welfare programs. FDR takes office in March of 1933 20th Amendment was ratified in 1933

Reconstruction notes

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Reconstruction Chapter 15 Reconstruction both a time period & a process between 1865 and 1877 (from the end of the Civil War until the end of military reconstruction when the Union army withdrew from the South) the process was more complicated & complex: readmitting the Southern states, physically reconstructing & rebuilding Southern towns, cities, & property that had been destroyed during the war, and integrating newly freed blacks into U.S. society the goals & the questions: Lincoln spoke of the need to ?bind up the nation?s wounds? Slavery was finished but what system of labor should replace plantation slavery? What rights should the freedmen be accorded beyond emancipation? On what terms should rebellious states be restored to the Union?

Slavery

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Masters and Slaves In the South during the first half of the 19th century, an elite group of whites dominated the society and made profits on the labor of black slaves The Divided Society of the Old South Slavery?s existence in the old South rested upon inequality People living within the realm of a slave-based economy were granted status according to class and caste A diverse spectrum existed between planters and field hands The World of Southern Blacks Slaves, struggling against tremendous odds, managed to create a full, rich culture Slaves created a community that made psychic survival possible Slaves? Daily Life and Labor 90% of South?s 4 million slaves worked on plantations with the rest working in industry or in cities

The Progressive Era

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Idalmis Betsabe February 28, 2013 U.S History Mr.Bolt The Progressive Era During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Progressive Era was taking place. The Progressive Era was a reform movement focused on solving the problem that developed during the industrial period in America. The goals of the Progressive Era were: changing the conditions of the working place, protecting consumers and improving urban living, expanding democracy to people and limiting the role of big business.

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maeve starzec sections 2-5 ordered government orderly regulation of their relationships with one another limited government government is restricted in what they may do, every individual has certain rights representative government government should serve the will of the people magna carta -landmark document -seeked protection against arbitrary, and had fundamental right of due process petition of rights/english bill of rights -limited the king's power -prohibited a standing army in peacetime charter written grant of authority from the king 3 types of colonies -royal-New Hampshire, Mass., New York -proprietary-Maryland, Penn., Delaware -charter-Conn., Rhode Island(self-governing colonies) bicameral/unicameral -2 houses, elected by property owners allowed to vote -1 house Stamp Act

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