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Meet and preech
The Second Great Awakening, as a religious revival, encouraged camp meetings and preaching. This transformed American society by not only 1) marking a pivotal transition in American religious life, but by 2) inspiring social reforms and 3) pushing many to become more religious.
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Not your ordinary gin.
Tanner Fairchild: The development of the Cotton gin represented a drastic change in society because it improved the efficiency of the cotton industry. This impacted the antebellum period because economically it made slavery more profitable and politically it led to the growth in number of slave states and the Civil War. This further intensified the differences between the North and the South adding to the many conflicts that would lead to the Civil War.
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Big Time Decision - Louisiana Purchase
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How come Lewis and Clark didn't just use Apple Maps?
Lewis and Clark ventured through the new American acquired lands west of the Mississippi River after the Louisiana Purchase. They helped our country economically because they pointed out the best lands for future settlement, socially by serving as the first interaction with western tribes; and finally they helped us by identifying locations of Indian strongholds, fortifications, and camps which would aid us in Western expansion. YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/6y-HPgZn4CU -
Robert Fulton the Invention Stealer
Robert Fulton was a leading contributor to the American economy by reducing costs of trade for farmers in the west to transport their goods to the east, made exploration and settlement of the frontier more achievable, and set the precedent for future transportation.
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Got Trade?
The Embargo Act of 1807 prohibited trade with all foreign countries. It impacted the United States, economically by causing an economic depression, politically as it created resistance against Thomas Jefferson, and socially by increasing smuggling. This connects to key concept 4.1 1a "debate issues such as the tariff… relations with European powers", and learning concept "America in the World". https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cn0LHGwO2Y4tk0wxRluK53WcUGgO0tva/view?usp=sharing -
Patriots tryna get more rings (land) from the Natives
In the year of 1808 Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa started to notice white men were taking advantage of their land. Tecumseh was a leader for the Shawnee tribe and Tenskwatawa was his younger brother. The two brothers decided to attempt to unify Indians (Create a confederacy) against America to keep their land and what was rightfully theirs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU7chT0MYZ8 -
Are you a morbidly depressed woman? do have no purpose? #lowellyourself
Thesis: The Lowell system revolutionized the manufacturing textile industry by mastering the mass production of textiles under one roof, leading to textile independence from Britain, and increasing corporate profit. Socially the Lowell system provided women with more opportunities in the workplace through jobs and education https://www.powtoon.com/c/gbNu6hlSPhU/1/m -
Lets Go To War Damnit!
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DORA! DORA! DORA! EXPLORES THE WAR OF 1812
Thesis: The War of 1812 played a major role in America's growth and development process because the war economically boosted America’s manufacturing business due to British embargo, socially increased Nationalism amongst America, and Politically led to the Monroe Doctrine and the end of the Federalist party. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcqxac8VpC8&t=6s -
They’ll Tax Anything These Days
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Frederick Douglass: Livin' Like Larry
Thesis: Frederick Douglass helped define the period 1800-1848 for America by setting an example for African-Americans, speaking at abolitionist meetings and writing biographies to persuade Americans, and teaching slaves how to read and freeing them. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd82oIhhofM -
When in doubt, the solution is the magical line
The Missouri compromise was an agreement by the north and south on how to address slavery in the western territories. This compromise addressed slavery in the territories, maintained the balance between slave and free states in the Senate and signified growing sectional tensions. Video Link - -
Finny Influential Weenie
Charles G Finney was a preacher who was very influential in the second great awakening. He helped spread christianity across America and assisted on adding and enforcing rights of Women and African Americans. video
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Reading between the lines
Christian Science was established by Mary Baker Eddy. She was a devoted Christian who suffer from physical pain all her life, and she wanted to find a way to heal herself with the help of God. Mary's study of Christian Science affected America, religiously, by revamping Christianity, and socially, by showing America was more progressive than other nations. https://drive.google.com/a/odathunder.org/file/11RUYMNxMDufcTbdYqS-7sdya5AiLSttJ/view?usp=drivesdk -
We brought you here, now leave
In 1816, Robert Finley, a Presbyterian minister, and some of the country’s most influential men founded the American Colonization Society in Washington, D.C. Reflecting the focus of early abolitionists on transporting freed blacks, the group would establish the relocation of African-Americans to Africa as an alternative to emancipation in the United States. https://youtu.be/c_1zQUTYJ0c -
An Apple A Day Keeps the Doctrine Away (Apparently Monroe Didn't Like Apples)
The Monroe Doctrine was enacted in 1823 in response to the recent independence gained by South American colonies. The Monroe Doctrine is significant because it is the first American international policy, states that the US will stay out of European affairs, and asserts hegemony over the western world. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dDUgVg-yCF5SHftMSsiToylt_qEQRHBu -
The Greatest Canal Ever Built
The Erie Canal finished in 1825 was the first canal that was over 8 miles long and ran across a state. It was a canal that connected the North side of the country to the west which allowed many people to go to the West. It ran an amazing 363 miles from Albany where it meets the Hudson River to Buffalo where it meets Lake Erie.
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Election of 1828: The Origin of Political Trash-Talk
The election of 1828, between Democrat Andrew Jackson and National Republican John Quincy Adams, was a competition of mudslinging, unlike any other election before. The election of 1828 has a lasting impact on politics in America because it set the precedent of mudslinging, contributed to the growth of political parties, and demonstrated that the role of the people was huge in American elections. https://explee.com/video/mdyvn Amanda Colditz -
Spoiled Politicians
The Spoils System was a system that rewarded government jobs to a party’s supporters. Socially, this system cause a lot of arguing between its supporters and those who were against it. Politically this system gave the president a lot of power. The spoils system helped to shape American politics and values. Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xyP1kPMMWEWV76dwX92cqEtdK8nZgP6V/view?usp=sharing -
The adventures of William Lloyd Garrison
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Where's Waldo?
Hugh Schimberg Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American poet who transfered careers into a philosopher in 1846. He was a central figure in the creation and belief of transcendentalism. His strong belief had progressive views on feminism and communal living. Transcendentalism is a movement revolved around literacy, philosophy, and politics. The movement was based off of nature and the natural world. Link- https://youtu.be/u8mQ4BO4iBw -
Temperance For All- Ksoms Reports
The temperance movement was a movement started in the 1830s by the Women’s Catholic Temperance Union (WCTU) that demanded society to not drink anymore. Its goal was to better society by improving workplace performance, ensure higher-quality family lives and protect the health of drinkers. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Kg7pCsv_XHjsNYDdiwkcWDjI7m5JhR44 -
Say Goodbye to the Original Nation, We are Going Under Forced Migration
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President Jackson "yeets" the Indians
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South Carolina was being feisty.
The nullification crisis stared with the tariffs of 1828 and 1832, which were put in place to direct consumers towards American manufacturer's goods. This created tension specifically in South Carolina which led to the Nullification Crisis, a conflict that dealt with state rights. The impact of this was sectionalism rising between the north and south, and the conflict over state rule versus federal law. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dl6JmmID-RPPW3lz36ly_c0YOoxlTM90/view?usp=sharing -
Andrew Jackson; I broke the Bank
Tyler Colditz The bank war in 1832 was a battle between Andrew Jackson and Nicholas Biddle to recharter the Second Bank of the United States. Ultimately Jackson won and the Second Bank of the United States was destroyed. It impacted the United States economically because it lead to the Panic of 1837, and politically because it gave the president the power to veto. Video https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T1ADnytYOpCdIrMoiQj27UtMuU8a8YTN/view?usp=sharing -
This White Man Trespassed on Native Property, What Happens Next Will Warm Your Heart
On March 3, 1832, the Supreme Court, fronted by John Marshall, ruled to overturn the previous conviction of Samuel A. Worcester in the case of Worcester v. Georgia. The overturning of this conviction granted the Cherokee temporary sovereignty, demonstrated the superiority of federal versus state law, and showcased the conflict between Native Americans and white settlers.
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Alexis de Tocqueville: A French Man's Take on Democracy in 19th Century America
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Transcendentalism, a Movement Just Like Every Other
Transcendentalism was a movement that originated in New England based on the philosophical belief that people where all inherently good. The transcendentalism movement was important as politicly they were very critical of the established government and the political structure upon which the government sat; socially they were one of the first purely American intellectual movements. https://drive.google.com/file/d/18NJwMpA8uhP8JPa73PXsY3u0aSo6OAz-/view?usp=sharing -
Come and take it
Theis: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yGElLNl9Mqu8Nw9hTTJxT-bsYxuO1xqsgQr-TS7bHHM/edit?usp=sharing Context:
American settlers and Mexicans inhabiting Texas wanted to break away from Mexico since they did not agree with the Mexican government. The military conflict between the government of Mexico and Texas colonists eventually resulted in the establishment of the Republic of Texas. Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmfl7LeNOKA -
John Deere's Steel Plow in America
- John Deere was the man that created the Steel Plow in America. This steel plow was helpful by making the soil easier to plant seeds on and harvest crops with.
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Man abandons family to draw birds for 40 years, becomes famous
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Giving help to the helpless (Dorothea Dix)
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How Taters Brought the Irish to 'Murica
Antebellum Irish immigration helped shape the United States through an Irish population increase, through anti-immigrant sentiment, and impacted the market revolution’s job increase.
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*Murica' snatches Mexico's quesadilla* Load the cheese cannon ladies!
The Mexican American War took place from 1846-1848 over lands west of the Mississippi. The war contributed to the expansion of America and its territory across the entire North American continent, gold was discovered shortly thereafter in California which made the newly acquired lands even more valuable and sadly helped create more tension over the issue of slavery in the west. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re3XXfS7Xpo&feature=youtu.be -
Zach Attack
Zachary Taylor’s actions during the Mexican American war guaranteed that the US would win the conflict and made him into an extremely popular figure. The US annexed a large amount of territory, leading to increased nationalism and the onset of manifest destiny. Taylor had victories at the Battle of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, as well as at Buena Vista, making him a national hero. Video: https://drive.google.com/open?id=12TpWp2O4XtfRglZk2PDdlIgP6fV6R5BS Taylor Shaklik -
The Germans are coming, the Germans are coming! … To immigrate...
Antebellum German Immigration by Ximena Barrales
Abstract: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BU70l9XouPIjcESdmTN_QZzTZznP1ycs-wzrDAsF0ok/edit?usp=sharing
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The Most Important Treaty You Have Never Heard of: The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War, and its impact is seen throughout the massive amount of land the United States gained. This new land increased tensions between the North and South regarding the topic of slavery in these new territories, solidified the borders of the United States, and allowed US citizens to fulfill manifest destiny. Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CfD3PkffFFeeXWwWsxs7PTLPDAhAiHdI/view?usp=sharing -
Sexist men bringing you down? Call 1800-SENECA-FALLS
The Seneca Falls Convention stemmed from the abolitionist movement and larger social reform,that in turn issued the Declaration of Sentiments which introduced equalities that women felt necessary, including the right to vote, and finally launched the women’s rights movement that in 1919 gave women the right to vote. https://youtu.be/EuKDUUPKFlU -
"Failure is Impossible" - Susan. B. Anthony
https://youtu.be/JSmXN6mnCp0 As a forerunner of the civil rights movement, Susan B. Anthony did many things that impacted said movement, whether it be campaigning to abolish slavery, speeches that fight for equal rights, or pushing to give women the right to vote, she opened up chances for people around America. In giving speeches and going against the government by voting when it was still illegal for women to vote, she changed the civil rights movement in many different ways. -
*asks a question about the American Party* "I KNOW NOTHING!"
The anti-immigrant American Party impacted the nation politically by preventing Catholics from ever being elected as political officers, socially, by encouraging the nativist movement, and religiously, by encouraging the exclusion of Catholics and furthuring anti-Catholic sentiment until John. F Kennedy, the first Catholic president, was elected. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5F0DGP8mHQ -
I Got Thoreau-n in Jail
Through his book “Walden” and essay “On Civil Disobedience”, the Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau inspired social, political, and economic reformers by encouraging passive resistance to the government and a simple self sufficient life among nature. “Walden” encouraged people to define their inner selves through living a minimalistic life with nature. “Walden” struck the chords of... https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eH5aTD-1HvUTcLo2rbsL_brL14kk6ZEoIVSEQJvIOPw/edit?usp=sharing -
A Split Nation (The Election of 1824)
The Election of 1824 led to the end of the Federalist party, the split of the Democratic-Republican party, and, most importantly, it ushered in the era of sectionalism.
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