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Politics of the United States

APUSH chapter 10

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Chapter 10: Launching the New Ship of State (1789 CE ? 1800 CE) Tensions in America grew higher every day as political parties emerged, the French Revolution ran its course, and American-French disagreements reached an all-time high. Growing Pains America, though rapidly growing population wise, was having a hard time getting a functioning government up and running while the rest of the world was waiting to see if they could do just that. The Americans had already set up one government then replaced it with a new They were in major debt 90% of the people still lived in rural areas Washington for President George Washington won the unanimous vote of the Electoral College in 1789 and soon set up important positions in office such as the heads of state.

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AP Ch. 7 & 8 Study Guide ?Jeffersonian Era? & ?Era of Good Feelings? What was Jefferson?s and the Republicans vision of America and what influence did it have on education? What were examples of American nationalism and the emerging National culture? What were the causes, the message, and the impact of the Second Great Awakening?? What were some of the significant technological developments of the era? How was transportation changing? What were the characteristics of American population growth and expansion in the years between 1790 and 1800? What were the fundamental principles of Jeffersonian democracy? How did Jefferson's presidency represent a change in the direction of the federal government?

Andrew Jackson Summary

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APT: Andrew Jackson is often depicted as a wild man and populist opponent of aristocratic privilege. There is some truth to this, but Andrew Jackson was an aristocrat in Tennessee. Elite classes in the?frontier?were successful businessmen and?lawyers?who often were as rough around theedges?as anyone else. The only form of social hierarchy among whites was in terms of accomplishment. Andrew Jackson grew up in this milieu, quickly?moving?up the social?ladder. And while he may have felt alienated from Northeastern elites, he had his own kind of aristocratic demeanor.

APUSH VOCAB ch.11 American Pageant 13th edition

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APUSH STUDY GUIDE CH. 11 Terms: The election of 1800: The two Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr defeated Federalist John Adams, but tied with each other. The final decision went the House of Representatives, where there was another tie. After a long series of ties in the House, Jefferson was finally chosen as president. Burr became vice-president. This led to the 12th Amendment, which requires the president and vice-president of the same party to run on the same ticket. Battle of Trafalgar: naval confrontation in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Admiral Horatio Nelson (who was mortally wounded)

APUSH VOCAB ch. 9 & 10 American Pageant 13th ed.

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APUSH Study Guides Ch. 9 Terms: Civic virtue: cultivation of habits/ personal living that are claimed to be important for he success of the community Empress of China: first vessel to go directly to China and trade successfully for tea, defying the British East India Company?s trade monopoly Articles of Confederation: the nation?s first constitution, taken in by the second continental congress during the revolution; states possessed most power and congress had little control on taxes, trade or coinage Western land problem: difficulty with deciding the purpose for the land and how to split it up among the colonies; conflicting disagreements that required troops to be brought in to restore peace

Jacksonian Democracy

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Jacksonian Democracy I. Definitions A. Series of reforms ? altering federal government and bringing vote to people B. Andrew Jackson and Democratic Party running country C. Contradiction ? period of slavery and horrible treatment of Native Americans ? Jackson also develops ?monarchical? attributes D. Attractive candidate - Andrew Jackson attractive ? war hero, man?s man, self-made wealth, westerner ? ?old hickory? ?man of the people? II. Causes ? economic shift + no longer belief that aristocracy of old should rule all Causes by economic and social changes - shift in power Transportation + immigration takes power from plantation aristocracy and New England elite Cotton increase power of Southern economy Westward movement ? taking of Native American/Hispanic land

The Collapse of Consensus 1963-present OUTLINE

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The Collapse of Consensus (1963-Present) There is a consensus they developed where Americans are by in large the same. But then later on American society becomes very divided. Civil Rights Movement An American Dilemma ? Gunnar Myrdal America contrasted with dilemmas such as segregation, violence, etc. This starts to drive ideas about the civil rights movement. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Segregation within the schools. It takes about 20 years for this to officially happen. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott In Alabama. If I don?t give the bus company my money, then they are going to lose a lot of money. So they will satisfy their needs. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Isolated incodents of civil rights movements. Not until about 1961 does major civil

The Early Republic and the Spread of Sectionalism OUTLINE

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The Early Republic and the Spread of Sectionalism (1789-1860) The Early Republic Competing Visions of America Hamilton/Jefferson Jefferson was the secretary of state. Hamilton secretary of the treasury. They both have very different thought of where America should go. Jefferson ? people need to be independent and self-sufficient. Hamilton ? not growth over space but growth in time. Supported national debt. He wanted to promote big cities and big business. They both just about hated each other. This division pretty much led to the separation of republican & democracy. The French Revolution ? reign of terror. No one supported the reign of terror, but Jefferson approved of the French Revolution. H said J wanted a reign of terror in America.

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