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John Jacob Astor
John Astor was the United States’ first multi millionaire. He earned his riches by establishing a prominent fur trading empire and smuggling opium. His empire expanded from The Great Lakes to the Pacific Coast. -
The Telegraph
The telegraph is a device that is used to transmit messages over long distances. It was invented initially in 1792 but was made electric in 1837. -
The Five Civilized Tribes
The term Five Civilized Tribes was coined in the 1800s and refers to the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chicksaw, Seminole, and Creek indians. The indians were considered civilized tribes because they had developed their own languages, some had writing systems, and others coverted to Christianity. Though these tribes were considered to be civilized, they were still discriminated against and were removed, excluding the Seminole, under the Indian Removal Act. -
John Marshall
John Marshall was appointed chief justive of the Supreme Court in 1801 and served until 1835. He was initially the Secretary of State but was appointed Chief Justice soon afterwards. He helped to establish the Supreme Court as the final authority in the land. He served for 34 years as chief justice. -
The American System
The American System was proposed by Henry Clay after the War of 1812. The system placed a high tax on European imports in order to encourage consumer consumption of American goods. Also, it included high land taxes, preservation of the Bank of the United States, and improvement of internal transportation systems. This system caused a split among the regions of the United States. Not all parts of the plan were kept in tact. -
The Reaping Machine
This machine was made in order to make agricultural production easier. The first reaper was made by Thomas Dobbs in 1814. It consisted of a sickle and seeds were fed to it by a pair of rollers. -
Roger B. Taney
Taney was an anti-federalist and an unlikely candiate to be a favorite of Andrew Jacskon who was a federlist. Taney helped Jackson in destroying the Second Bank by drafting the veto bill. Also, he assumed the position of Secretary of Treasury not long after the bank ceased to exist. After the death of Chief Justice Marshall, Taney assumed the position. -
The Tallmadge Amendment
The Tallmadge Amendment was presented as a possible solution to the controversy over whether or not Missouri should be entered into the Union. This amendment proposed that Missouri be entered into the Union as a free state and that all children born into slavery be set free. Southerners were not the least bit happy with this proposal. -
The Onis-Adams Treaty
The Adams-Onis Treaty was between the United States and Spain. Florida became a United Sates terriroty and a boundary was established between the United States and Mexico. Texas was renounced. -
Middle Class
People who were of the middle class lived in a comfortable lifestyle. Most were doctors, managers, etc. Women who lived in the North and were middle class read magazines about domestic work and rarely participated in any publlic activity outside of the house. Women of the South who were in the middle class were very servile. They had very littlle say so in life and were domestic workers. They cared for their children and cleaned their homes. They had no say so in public affairs and were seen and -
The Cult of Domesticity
The Cult of Domesticity was a social standard for women. It valued for basic principles. Relgion was one of these values and it was admired since it controlled women. Virtue was also another factor that affected a woman’s status. If a women was not a virgin, she was considered a fallen woman. Domesticity was another prerequisite. Women were considered to be cooks and cleaners. Finally, submission was considered. These values and principles mainly concerned women of the upper and middle class. -
Universal Suffrage
Universal Suffrage began under the administration of Andrew Jackson. Universal Suffrage encouraged equality of all peoples not specifically disqualified by the Constitution. Voting rights were to be increased and land was not to be a factor for voting. Also, the want of education was thrown into the call for suffrage. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise solved the Tallmadge Amendment. It decried that Missouri wold be entered into the Union as a slave state. Also, it perscribed a line above which there would be no slavery and below slavery would be accepted. This line was the 36*30 parallel. Maine was entered into the Union as a free state. -
Johnson v. McIntosh
The verdict in the Johnson v. McIntosh case was conducted underneath the reighn of Chief Justice Marshall. The case made clear that Indians had rights to their lands and that only the federal government could take away Indian land. -
The Election of 1824
The term “corrupt bargain” came about after John Quincy Adams was elected prefident by the House of Representatives in the Election of 1824. Four camidates ran and after the least popular, Clay, was considered to be out of the running, he gave his suppoet ri Adams who thus won the election. Jackson’s followers termed the phrase corrupt bargain. -
The Erie Canal
The Erie Canal was proposed in 1768. The Erie Canal was a ditch that was forty feet wide and dour feet deep. The canal was approved in New York and links the waters of Lake Erie and the Hudson River. Governor Dewitt Clinton broke the ground for the construction which began in 1808. -
The Erie Canal
The Erie Canal was proposed in 1768. The Erie Canal was a ditch that was forty feet wide and dour feet deep. The canal was approved in New York and links the waters of Lake Erie and the Hudson River. Governor Dewitt Clinton broke the ground for the construction which began in 1808. -
The Tariff of Abomination
This is the name given to the Tariff of 1828 by Southerners who were upset with the excessive tax on imports which they felt was targeted on their region particularly. The tariff caused economic problems in the South because they were not manufacturers and had to import most of their goods. Also, the decrease in business with England made it hard for the British to buy cotton from the South. -
Andrew Jackson
Jackson was the seventh president of the United States and had previously served in the War of 1812. He is responsible for the shutting down of the Second Bank and he also was the president under whose administration the Indian Removal Act was carried out. -
Godey's Lady Book
Godey’s Woman Book was a magazine published that many upper and middle class woman purchased. It was a magazine strictly for women, as can be inferred by the title, that highlighted the things that women thought of as important. It reinforced the values of the Cult of Domesticity and never spoke of politics and public affairs. -
The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears is used to recall the removal of Indians from their native land under the administration of President Andrew Jackson. The Indian Removal Act made this possible. Indians were relocated to relatively barren land in Oklahoma. The reason for this relocation is that Indians tended to live on desirable land and whites found them to be less than ideal as neighbors. -
Worcester v. Georgia
A white man living within Indian territory was arrested in Georgia. The charges were simple, he was told that he could not live within Indian grounds without a license and he refused to apply for one. As a result of his arrest, he made the case public by taking it to the Supreme Court, John Marshall ruled in his favor and stated that no American citizen’s rights to purse “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness:” is to be infringed upon. The verdict also stated that Georgia had no right to -
The Panic of 1837
After trying and succeeding in eliminating the Second Bank of the United States, President Andrew Jackson propelled the nation into the Panic of 1837. Thought the actual Panic was under the administration of Martin Van Buren, had it not been for the feud between Biddle, spokesperson of the bank, and Jackson, the economic depression – the worst the country had seen thus far – may not have happened. -
The Log Cabin Campaign
The Log Cabin Campaign refers to William Henry Harrison’s campaign to become president. His slogan was “Tippecanoe [Indians] & Tyler [opponent] too.” Harrison was often made fun of for being old but he beat his opponent by a land slide. His efforts were to little avail since he died of pneumonia not long after being inaugurated. He gave the longest inaugural address in all of history. -
The Native American Party
The Native American Party was formed in the 1840s. It formed in order to “protect American principles.” They had American interests at heart and were prejudice towards foreigners. -
The Know-Nothing Party
They felt like their job was to keep politics and power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics. They also wanted to undercut immigrant voting privileges.
