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History after American Revolution, key terms.
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Undergraduate 1
11/06/2009

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voluntarism
Definition
If you want to support a charity, you do so voluntarily
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Miami Confederation
Definition
something to do with Native Americans...
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General Anthony Wayne
Definition
His army defeated native americans at the Battle of Fallen Timbers
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Treaty of Greenulle
Definition
After Wayne defeats Miami Confederation, Ohio is seeded to the USA
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Results of the American Revolultion
Definition

1. Americans were willing to experiment with a new culture

2. Change in American religion (voluntarism)

3. Slavery stuff going on

4. Sets in motion Westward Expansion

5. Post-revolutionary Thought

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Chief Tecumseh
Definition
Battle of Tippacanoe (1811)
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Articles of Confederation
Definition
America's first attempt at centralized government. It sucked. Lasted 7-8 years
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Northwest Ordinance (1787)
Definition
from Articles of Confederation. Government established northwest territory into 3-5 new states. Slavery prohibited in all new territories.
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"Founding Fathers"
Definition
Experienced. 1/3 of them were college-educated
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Bill of Rights (1791)
Definition
the first 10 ammendments
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The Federalist Papers
Definition

published anonymously.

for strong centralized govt.

then anti-federalists emerge-they want weak govt.

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Political Parties
Definition

The Whig Party

Jeffersonians

Federalists

Democrats

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Jeffersonian Party
Definition

"the party of the people"

gave jobs & favors, etc

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Hartford Convention (1815)
Definition
somebody threatened to secede from the union.
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Barbery Wars (1801-1805)
Definition

Northern Africa

US forced to pay $1 million (1/6 of federal budget) by barbery pirates.

It's the reason the US built a strong Navy

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Hector St. John Crevecouer
Definition
"Letters from an American Farmer"
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Alexis de Toqueville
Definition
"Democracy in America"
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"the corps of discovery"
Definition
Lewis&Clark expedition
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Republic of Fredonia
Definition
Texans trying to make their own country. Don't like Mexico telling them what to do (slavery&religion)
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Alamo, Goliad
Definition
people massacred
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Battle of San Jacinto
Definition

victory for Texas.

Texas declared independent

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Sam Houston
Definition
President of independent Texas
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)
Definition

Mexico gave USA all territory of CA, NM, AZ, UT, NV

USA paid Mexico $1.5 million

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Brigham Young
Definition

leads mormons to safety.

further out west to Utah.

Term
4 routes west
Definition

Oregon Trail

Santa Fe Trail

Mormon Trail

California Trail

Term
de facto/de jure segregation
Definition
segregation by custom/law
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"Trail of Tears"
Definition

Andrew Jackson wants Native Americans gone. Forces them to leave.

15,000 native americans moved; 4,000 died.

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"spoil system"
Definition
Jackson gives jobs to his supporters.
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Whig Party
Definition

to get rid of Andrew Jackson

opposed slavery, aggressive foreign policy

supported rights of Native Americans, US Bank

Term
Third Parties
Definition

Antimasonic Party - Christian enthusiasts

Workingman's Party

Locofoco Party

Liberal Party

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Emma Willard
Definition

founded Troy female semenary

women's rights

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Francis Asbury
Definition
wrote about circuit riding
Term

Popular religion

or "denominations"

Definition

Discliples of Christ,

Baptists,

Methodists,

Presbytarians

 

The messages were simpler, for uneducated people.

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Social Anomic
Definition
people moved West but there's nothing to do there.
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Second Great Awakening
Definition

broke out everywhere in the west.

converted people, big event in Kentucky

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Joseph Smith
Definition
wrote the book of the Mormon
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Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Definition

first woman to be ordained.

became utilitarian in the split

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Francis Trollope
Definition
wrote "Domestic Manners of Americans"
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