US I Major Topics & Themes of the Course The expansion of liberty & reform

Age of Jackson (Ch. 7) Democratic-Republican Party Modern day Democratic party Age of the Common Man Voting requirements have eased Jackson’s Legacy Spoils system Union is supreme – no nullification, no secession, Force Act (tariff collection) End of Indian Power – Removal Act, Trail of Tears SBUS – killed it (rich making $ without working)– pet banks (end up corrupt) 1830s financial crisis makes US learn value of a National Bank

Reform Movement (Ch. 8) Abolition Mov’t Women’s Mov’t Religious Mov’t Temperance Mov’t Education Mov’t

Manifest Destiny (Ch. 9) Western Trails Texas Revolution Settlement Strife over rules – slavery, religion Desire for autonomy – revolution, Alamo1836, San Jacinto  Republic of Texas Mexican-American War (Polk 1844) US wants to purchase land from Mexico, annex TX Treaty of Guadelupe-Hidalgo –land!! See map page years later Gadsden purchase

Antebellum Period (Ch. 10) Debate over Slavery & State Rights California Statehood debate Compromise of Cali free, UT,NM – pop, slave trade banned in DC, Fugitive Slave Law Kansas Nebraska- pop. Sovereignty – negates Comp of 1820 HB Stowe, J. Brown, D. Scott Republican Party – Lincoln – “house divided cannot stand”, contain Douglass – pop. sovereignty Lincoln’s Election – minority of popular vote (not 50%) Secession – 12/20/1860 first?

Civil War (Ch. 11) Fort Sumter to Appomattox Court House Advantages? Industry, railroad, population, desire, military leaders, home field? Strategy? Get aid from Britain, Strangle economically Key Battles –Bull Run, Shiloh, Antietam, Gettysburg/Vicksburg, March to Sea Lincoln & Davis/Lee & Grant Emancipation Proclamation – what? when? Why? So what? Legacy of the War – Union Supreme, Total War, N & S Economies, Lincoln Shot 13 th Amendment – free slaves 14 th Amendment – citizenship 15 th Amendment - vote

Reconstruction (Ch. 12) Congressional Reconstruction Lincoln – “malice toward none” Freedman’s Bureau Civil Rights Act 1866 Amnesty Act Shortfalls – Southern perception that rules were too harsh Inability to stop black codes, Jim Crow, KKK Political Fighting – within Republican, Congress v. Johnson- Tenure of Office Act Panic – lack of $ Legacy of Reconstruction Groundwork for civil rights and Black Self-Reliance Infrastructure improvements Ongoing resentment

Populist Mov’t (13-3) Farmers’ Alliances The Grange – Kelley - laws to benefit Farmers Alliance – pool resources, methods to ensure better rates Gold V Silver Debate – more currency will raise prices and make loans easier to pay William Jennings Bryan – populist party – “Cross of Gold”- killing the US, graduated income tax, popular vote for Congress, 1 term president, secret ballot, 8 hour day

2 nd Industrial Revolution (Ch. 14) Inventions – Bessemer, electricity, etc. Expansion of Railroads workers Big Business Horizontal, vertical integration Labor Movement AFL - Gompers– skilled workers

Gilded Age (Ch. 15) Social Darwinism – laissez-faire Immigration Urbanization Political Machines Reform in Gov’t – Pendleton Act, Sherman Anti-Trust Act