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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

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US I

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

  2. 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

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

  4. 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 296 • 5 years later Gadsden purchase

  5. Antebellum Period (Ch. 10) • Debate over Slavery & State Rights • California Statehood debate • Compromise of 1850- 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?

  6. 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 • 13th Amendment – free slaves • 14th Amendment – citizenship • 15th Amendment - vote

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 2nd Industrial Revolution (Ch. 14) • Inventions – Bessemer, electricity, etc. • Expansion of Railroads • workers • Big Business • Horizontal, vertical integration • Labor Movement • AFL - Gompers– skilled workers

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

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