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WAR OF 1812 -James Madison became President in 1808 -British continue harassment of U.S. trade and settler in the west -US declares war on Britain -U.S. fails to invade Canada
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WAR OF 1812 -British burn parts of Washington, 1814 -Hartford Convention debates New England’s part in war -Treaty of Ghent, 1814 (nothing changed hands) -US wins battle of New Orleans Andrew Jackson becomes hero
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WAR OF 1812 -British burn parts of Washington, 1814 -Hartford Convention debates New England’s part in war -Treaty of Ghent, 1814 (nothing changed hands) -US wins battle of New Orleans Andrew Jackson becomes hero
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WAR OF 1812 -British burn parts of Washington, 1814 -Hartford Convention debates New England’s part in war -Treaty of Ghent, 1814 (nothing changed hands) -US wins battle of New Orleans Andrew Jackson becomes hero
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Federal Powers --Powers expanded -growth of the national governments powers -Implied Powers and the National Bank -Judicial Review— Marbury v. Madison
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Federal Powers -Implied Powers and National Supremacy confirmed McCulloch v. Maryland 1819 -Gibbons v. Ogden interstate commerce controlled by National government
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Foreign Affairs -end of the war of 1812 -Era of Good Feelings -northern border with Canada established 49 th parallel -Florida becomes part of the US, 1819 -Adams-Onis Treaty also sets SW border with Spanish Mexico
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Monroe Doctrine -James Monroe became President in 1816 -U.S. is still a fragile nation in the world arena -attempts to claim part of the world as our own “neighborhood” -Monroe Doctrine states that Europeans should not interfere with this hemisphere
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Missouri Compromise -slavery had not been an issue since the Constitutional Convention -abolitionist movement was beginning to grow -1820-there were an equal number of free and slave states
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Missouri Compromise -Missouri and Maine will enter at same time to keep balance -line is drawn at Missouri to determine future of slavery
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Industrial Revolution -developed in Great Britain -interchangeable parts Eli Whitney -mass production -Lowell System modern factory highly organized
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Boom/Bust Cycles: 1790-1860 The blue line shows, for comparison, the price of a year’s tuition at Harvard College. In 1790 it was $24, but by 1860 had risen to $104.
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Distribution of Wealth v During the American Revolution, 45% of all wealth in the top 10% of the population. v 1845 Boston top 4% owned over 65% of the wealth. v 1860 Philadelphia top 1% owned over 50% of the wealth. v The gap between rich and poor was widening!
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Industrial Revolution -developed in Great Britain -interchangeable parts Eli Whitney -mass production -Lowell System modern factory highly organized
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SOCIETY North -Societal Changes Owners of industry Laborers -First unions develop -Anti-slavery movement -emancipation South -based on agriculture -plantation owners -planters -farmers -slaves -the “necessary evil”
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Cotton is King -cotton is valuable crop but requires great hand labor -invention of cotton gin by Eli Whitney -increased capacity for cotton production
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Sectional Differences -views differed on many issues -land Free land v. market value -tariff High v. low -slavery
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American System -high tariff -national bank -system of internal improvements roads, bridges, canals -help to settle western lands -promoted by Henry Clay John C. Calhoun
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Transportation -National Road Conestogas -Erie Canal -Railroad building will begin soon
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Transportation -National Road Conestogas -Erie Canal -Railroad building will begin soon
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Transportation -National Road Conestogas -Erie Canal -Railroad building will begin soon
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Election of 1824 -no winner of electoral college -John Q. Adams chosen over Jackson as President -Called corrupt bargain because Jackson had most votes -Jackson’s supporters formed Democratic Party and opposed Adams’ policies
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Election of 1824 -no winner of electoral college -John Q. Adams chosen over Jackson as President -Called corrupt bargain because Jackson had most votes -Jackson’s supporters formed Democratic Party and opposed Adams’ policies
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Election of 1824 -no winner of electoral college -John Q. Adams chosen over Jackson as President -Called corrupt bargain because Jackson had most votes -Jackson’s supporters formed Democratic Party and opposed Adams’ policies
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Election of 1828 -high voter turnout b/c voting requirements had been lowered -previous voting laws had limited voting to property owning white males -Jackson appealed to the “Common Man” -Jackson becomes first western President -1832 Jackson re-elected
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Jackson’s Presidency -”Common Man”’s President -creation of the Spoils System -greater democracy, but women and minorities still ignored -Great Silence over the issue of slavery
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Nullification Crisis -debate over high tariffs -Tariff of Abominations -John C. Calhoun -theory of nullification Calhoun’s “S.C. Exposition and Protest” -S.C. threatens secession -Jackson threatens the use of force -Henry Clay organizes a compromise
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Nullification Crisis -debate over high tariffs -Tariff of Abominations -John C. Calhoun -theory of nullification Calhoun’s “S.C. Exposition and Protest” -S.C. threatens secession -Jackson threatens the use of force -Henry Clay organizes a compromise
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Nullification Crisis -debate over high tariffs -Tariff of Abominations -John C. Calhoun -theory of nullification Calhoun’s “S.C. Exposition and Protest” -S.C. threatens secession -Jackson threatens the use of force -Henry Clay organizes a compromise
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Indian Policy -different views about Indian policy -Indian Removal Act, 1830 -Cherokee takes the issue to the Supreme Court and wins -Worchester v. Georgia -Jackson ignores the court and orders removal -Trail of Tears, 1838
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Indian Policy -different views about Indian policy -Indian Removal Act, 1830 -Cherokee takes the issue to the Supreme Court and wins -Worchester v. Georgia -Jackson ignores the court and orders removal -Trail of Tears, 1838
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National Bank -Jackson disliked the Bank of the U.S. -thought it an abuse of power and served the wealthy first -thought it lacked the constitutional ability to exist -Jackson vetoed the new charter for the bank and withdrew all gov’t funds -Jackson placed gov’t funds in favored state banks which critics called the “Pet Banks” which led to a monetary crisis
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Van Buren -Martin Van Buren was elected after Jackson -suffered b/c of Jackson’s bank policies -Panic of 1837 left many in bad economic situations -Newly formed Whig party gains strength
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Harrison and Tyler -War hero William Henry Harrison becomes first Whig President -Harrison dies 1 month into office -John Tyler is first V.P. to become President
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Regional Specialization EAST Industrial SOUTH Cotton & Slavery WEST The Nation’s “Breadbasket”
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American Population Centers in 1820
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American Population Centers in 1860
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National Origin of Immigrants: 1820 - 1860 Why now?
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Know- Nothing Party: “The Supreme Order of the Star-Spangled Banner” Know- Nothing Party: “The Supreme Order of the Star-Spangled Banner”
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Changing Occupation Distributions: 1820 - 1860
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ECONOMIC? SOCIAL? POLITICAL? FUTURE PROBLEMS?
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