Cult of domesticity
A woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.
Effects of the War of 1812
Confirmed ability of a Republican Government to defend itself. Americans completed conquest of everything east of the Mississippi. War broke remaining indigenous power, and white settlers poured in to former native lands.
Election of 1800
Treaty of New Echota
Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
New American identity
Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
Henry Clay's American system
Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
Convention of 1818
Monroe doctrine
Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
American temperance society
Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
Second great awakening
Camp meetings with huge sermons, christian revival. In contrast to first great awakening, which focused on personal moral reformation, second one emphasized moral reformation of society
New party led by Henry Clay. Main difference was disagreement over federal power
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
He favored removing them to reservations beyond the Mississippi if they refused to "civilize" themselves. Some unified and began violently resisting with help from the British
Election of 1828
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
Voting rights were expanded to all white males
The war had revived the struggling party thanks to the anti-war movement. Now that the war was over, federalist support collapsed for good.
Election of 1824
The divisions within the Democratic-Republican party led them to choose 4 candidates, while Jackson's populist campaign won the popular vote, no candidate won enough electoral votes. Adams and Clay made a deal and the house voted for Adams.
Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.
Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
Madison declared war on great Britain
From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up
Hartford Convention
Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.
Market revolution
The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
The embargo
President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
