The Morse Woodpecker (see question #9)
You are responsible for the question(s) immediately below your name. Due this Sunday at 10pm.
Madi
Describe the the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening and then describe the relationship between those movements and the American Revolution.
Enlightenment
Scientific revolution throughout Europe; Copernicus, Newton, Locke
Colonial settlement in America makes more receptive to enlightenment ideas
Benjamin Franklin made huge influence towards printing and science
Focus on education, especially literacy, much for religious purposes
Natural rights, people govern the people
The Great Awakening
Colonies and frontiers without churches, enlightenment caused questioning of religion
1730-widespread revivals; Whitefield and Edwards
Spurred the growth of religious colleges
Encouraged equality and right to question authority
Relationship to American Revolution
Democratic spirit shifting from religion into government
Great awakening promoted unity within colonies, giving a common experience
Higher literacy and education aided communication of ideas
Declaration, constitution, bill of rights reflect enlightenment/great awakening ideas
here was before.
Andrew
!. Explain the causes and effects of the the French and Indian War -- how did it help lead to the American Revolution?
Issac
2. Describe the impact on the colonies of the English Civil Wars and the Glorious Revolution.
Emilee
3. Describe the various forms of colonial resistance to British rule between 1765 & 1776.
Sydney
4. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. How was the Articles of Confederation similar to the Confederate Constitution and the political philosophy of the South in the 1950s & 1960s?
Hope
5. What were the key compromises made in the creation of the US Constitution?
Jessie (and you have #17)
6. Describe Hamilton's economic plan (five components) and the Jeffersonian opposition to it.· Components:
o Assumption:
§ The federal government will assume all state debts because the states weren’t paying them.
§ By doing this, the states owed the government so it gave the government something to hold over the states’ heads.
o Tariffs:
§ By raising the tariffs, revenue would be created while protecting manufacturers.
o National bank:
§ It would be privately owned with the federal government being part stock-holders.
§ It would be a stabilizer for the economy.
o Excise Tax on Whiskey
o Funding:
§ The government would swap the American dollars with Continental money so that the new money would have value.
§ The rich would get this new money and give it back to the country in exchange for savings bonds.
§ This way, the wealthy are invested in the country.
· Opposition:
o Belief that the national bank was unconstitutional.
o Disagreement about protecting manufacturers.
§ Jeffersonians tended to believe that America should be built on agriculture instead of industry.
o Farmer’s, of course, were displeased with the excise tax on whiskey.
o Some people were worried about the speculation in paper certificates.
Jenni (note you have two)
5. What is "Republican Motherhood" and what was its impact on the early republic?
Jenni
6. Describe the beginnings of the Second Great Awakening...what was its overall impact on the culture....what was the philosophy of the Second Great Awakening?
Shawn
Key Moments between 1800 - 1810
1. Revolution of 1800- Jefferson's election, 1st time one political party relinquished power to another
2. John Marshal-Chief Justice Supreme Court, federalist, established power of supreme court
-Marbury vs. Madison- judicial review
3. Louisiana Purchase- Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana territory from France for $15million, doubled the size of U.S.
4. Lewis and Clark- route to pacific, attracted trappers to west
5. Burr- Hamilton Duel- Hamilton said burr shouldn't be trusted, leads to duel, Hamilton shot/ eventually dies
6. Cumberland (National) Road- first federally financed interstate road network, accelerated commercialization of agriculture
7. Embargo Act- 1807, stopped all export of American goods, failed
8. Non- intercourse Act-replaced Embargo Act, reopened Trade with all except France and Great Britain, authorized President to reopen trade with whichever gave up restrictions
9. British Orders in Council- 1806-1807, "paper blockade", barred all trade between Europe/England
10. Macon's Bill #2- reopened trade with warring nations, if either British or France repealed commerce restrictions, the US would restore non-intercourse act with that country
Christy (and you have #15 )
7. Describe the key moments of Jefferson’s presidency.
Jefferson was the first president to be inaugurated into the White House.
He tied in electoral votes with Aaron Burr, but then won in the House of Representatives.
April 6, 1802 – Jefferson helped repeal the excise tax on whiskey.
April 30, 1802 – Jefferson developed a plan, named the Enabling Act, to admit new states
into the Union.
January 11, 1803 – Jefferson receives word from Napoleon that France is willing to sell the
whole Louisiana Territory, much to his surprise.
August 31, 1803 – Jefferson sponsors an expedition to explore western lands (Lewis and
Clark).
July 11, 1804 – Alexander Hamilton is shot by Aaron Burr.
September 25, 1804 – The 12th Amendment is ratified, making electors vote separately for
the President and Vice President.
November 7, 1805 – Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific coast, after traveling over 4,000 miles.
March 9, 1806 – Congress authorizes a project to make a railroad from Cumberland,
Maryland all the way to the Ohio River.
April 18, 1806 – In response to the seizures of many American ships by the British, Congress
passes a law to prohibit the importation of many British goods to America.
December 27, 1807 – Jefferson passes the Embargo Act, stopping all trade with other
countries, retaliating to the trade policies presented by France and England.
Rachel (and you have #16)
8. Explain the causes & consequences (both domestically and internationally) of The War of 1812.
Kaitlyn
9. Explain the roles of the steamboat, canals, roads and early railroads in the development of a national market economy. Describe Clay's vision of an "American System." What impact did it have on national politics. Discuss the impacts of inventions such as the cotton gin, interchangeable parts, the sewing machine, vulcanized rubber, the telegraph. Describe the patent process required to clear the telegraph. Explain Samuel Morse's relation with Mrs. Morse and why he invented Morse code to communicate with her. How did the presence of telegraph wires in their living room impact their wi-fi signal? If Samuel Morse would have been married to Betsy Ross would we have dots and dashes on the flag instead of stars? Explain the ramifications of the Higgs-Boson Particle on historiography of the Jacksonian Age.
Mr. Deville is a twisted man for giving Kaitlyn Carver a paragraph of questions to answer on Mother’s Day Sunday. We can know this because if we look at Doc. A, which is a list of the questions given to his AP US History students, we see that he assigned Kaitlyn Carver several more questions than were assigned to the other students. This proves his hatred for Kaitlyn Carver. Additionally, when we consider the fact that people do crazy things out of blind hatred, we see that Mr. Deville is truly a twisted man.
Sadly, this is probably the best I’ve ever written and it counts for nothing, but I hope you liked it anyway.
And just to be obnoxious, I’m going to type all of the answers to the BS questions in hot pink Comic Sans MS.
· Steamboats, canals, early railroads, and roads established a solid system for interstate commerce. Interstate commerce is really the glue that made the states a more solid America, rather than just separate states.
· The American System had three parts—the tariff, the National Bank, and federal subsidies for roads and canals (or “internal improvements.”) Henry Clay desired for America to be as independent as possible, economically, from Britain. The American System is important, because his ideas have all, in some way, come to life at some point in America’s history.
· Cotton Gin- This invention really made the south into “King Cotton.”
· Interchangable Parts- This allowed factory workers to make more stuff, quickly, and for less money. The parts were deemed “interchangeable” because they were machine made, rather than hand-made, making them more standardized.
· Sewing Machine- Impacted the textile industry greatly. Allowed for clothing to be mass produced.
· Vulcanized Rubber- Before rubber was vulcanized; it was not very useful in industry. The vulcanization of rubber strengthened the rubber, so that it could be used in a variety of different ways.
· Telegraph- The telegraph made communication faster and easier, and made a huge impact on the military because of that. The telegraph tuned Americans in and made them more connected.
· There is not one freaking thing on the internet about the patent process that Samuel Morse went through. However, I will provide a link to the Patent Act of 1836. Maybe that will count for something. http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/lipa/patents/Patent_Act_of_1836.pdf
· Samuel Morse married Lucretia Pickering Walker on September 29, 1819. She passed away shortly after their fourth child was born on February 7, 1825. Samuel Morse was a firm believer in witchcraft, whose grandmother was actually Sarah Wildes, a victim of the Salem witch trials. Legend has it that Samuel Morse was wallowing in self-pity one Sunday afternoon when he heard a woodpecker tapping on the side of a tree. At that moment, he realized that the woodpecker was his beloved Lucretia, in bird form, trying to communicate to him. The said that the pattern of the pecking formed a message and that message was: “Dat social security check ain’t gonna las’ fo-eva, getcho ass up and invent sum’n.” Morse took this message to heart, and thus, the telegraph was born.
· Samuel Morse didn’t have Wi-Fi. He believed that Wi-Fi could really screw with the electro-magnetic energy that the spirits carried, and his séances wouldn’t work to their full potential.
· Due to the fact that Betsy Ross was 39 years older than Samuel Morse, and she lived in Pennsylvania, and he lived in New Hampshire, the odds are they would have never met, let alone marry each other.
· At this point, my cleverness is all used up, so I’m ignoring the question on the Higgs-Boston Particle
Margaret
10. Describe the beginnings of industrialization and changes in social and class structures which resulted. What impact did it have on
ideals of domesticity for women (cult of domesticity).
Daylon
11. Outline patterns of immigration from 1800 - 1860 and nativist reaction, especially on the American aka the Know-Nothing Party.
Matt
12. Describe the caste/class system in the cotton South of planters, yeoman farmers, and slaves.
Haley
13. Explain the demise of the Federalist Party, the subsequent split of the Democratic Party between the Jacksonians and the National Democrats such as John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay.
The demise of the Federalist Party happened gradually, but became evident in the election of 1804 when Jefferson was a shoe in for reelection after his successful first term. The Federalist Party at this time hardly offered any opposition because the entire party was so unorganized, along with lacking any strong leadership after the death of Alexander Hamilton. John Adams was the last of the Federalist presidents elected and with the election of 1800 going to Jefferson and the Democrat-republicans the Federalist Party slowly died out. The policies of the Federalist continued to live on through Chief Justice John Marshall, but the aristocratic, favoring the upper class policies of the Federalist lost general support due to Jefferson and the Democrat-Repulicans who favored the common man.
After the Federalist Party died out many of the Federalist such as John Adams moved to the Democrat-Republican party. The Democrat-Republicans at this time had been the only national party for over a decade, but began to split and become disorganized. The party seemed to now have two different interests on what they stood for. After the election of 1824 the party divided some following Adams, and others following Jackson. Those who split to follow Adams were ex-federalist including Adams himself and gradually became the National Republicans, while those who remained with Jackson helped form the modern Democrats we know today.
Alex
14. Describe the challenges to federal authority on the issues of judicial federalism, the Bank War, tariff
controversy, and states’ rights debates.
During the late 18th century and early 19th century federal authority was challenged in many
different issues. Judicial Federalism was challenged by controversial debates over ratification of
the constitution, the Bank war was challenged by principles of social equality, the tariff of 1828 was
challenged by the antebellum south based on the southern economic state, and states challenged
federal authority on states’ rights. Some issues were more controversial than others but all had a major
part in shaping The United States as we know it today.
Being conservative Anti-Federalists opposed the Judiciary act of 1789 due to the fact they saw
it as cruel and oppressive tyranny from the federal government. The Anti-Federalists believed too much
power was at the capitol opposing the liberalism of John Quincy Adams. While also clashing with the
principles of Adams the Anti-Federalist party clashed with congress on the issue of power at the state
court level. Opponents of a strong judiciary also favored the idea of limiting the federal court system to
a Supreme Court and local courts. With power laying with congress the decision was made to establish
a system of federal trial courts with broader rule creating enforcement of laws within each states
jurisdiction.
The Jacksonian Era also known as the “Age of the common man” challenged federal authority
more than once. The political struggle that occurred in 1832 almost led to the extinction of the Federal
bank. Andrew Jackson along with Nicholas Biddle vetoed the bill to reauthorize the bank justifying
the action was a declaration of the Jacksonian movement pitting the poor against the rich. As the
Whig party emerged in disapproval of Jackson the Pro-bank warned the public that Jackson would
eliminate the bank entirely if re-elected for a second term. With the down turn of the bank the tariff of
abominations arose in the south as a result of wealth in the north and poverty in the south.
The major goal of the tariff was to protect the northern industry which was being hammered
by low-priced imported goods by taxing them. The south was harmed directly because England was
not buying cotton and other goods due to lower exportations placed by the United States. The north
was thriving while the south was left to starve this led to many problems with federal authority from
the south because they believed it was unfair to hurt their economy just for the purpose of profit in the
north. This led to the Nullification crisis that began in late 1832.
The Nullification crisis that began in 1832 was in rebellion to the tariffs placed by the federal
government in 1828 and 1832 calling them unconstitutional and that the state had the right to declare
the tariff null and void. Vice President John C. Calhoun then left the Vice Presidency to run for state
senate to more appropriately defend the nullification crisis in his home state of South Carolina.
Eventually a compromise was initiated by congress and later the Nullification ordinance was repealed.
Federal authority will always be challenged by the American public due to their assertive nature.
The issues of Judicial Federalism, Bank wars, Tariff wars and States’ rights all led to who we are and how
we view problems in The United States of America. The challenges that the American government and
people faced in the late 18th century and early 19th century shaped us as a United Nation with freedom,
equality and liberty.
Christy
15. Describe the successes and the limitations of Jacksonian democracy.Successes
Jackson thought of himself as the “Champion of the Common Man.” He believed the common
man did not have enough say in the government, and that the social elites had too much
power. He opposed special privileges given to the wealthier class. During Jackson’s presidency,
suffrage was offered to all white, male, adult citizens. Jackson also offered affordable western
land to the common white man. This was part of the overlying idea of “Manifest Destiny” that
Jackson and so many others believed in. It was the idea that American settlers were destined
to expand across the continent. Jackson also opposed large banks, as he believed they were
created to cheat the common man. Jackson and Daniel Webster fought many verbal battles
on the topic of the national bank. He had strictly construed the constitution as well. He
believed in limited federal government, and was firmly opposed to encroaching upon any state
government rights.
Limitations
Jackson was a promoter of the patronage system, which gave government offices to people
in support of him, rather than people with credentials to hold those offices. Also, Jackson’s
veto of the second charter of the Bank of the United States was seen by some as un-
democratic, because it contrasted with the ideas of many of the states. This veto turned
some Congressmen again Jackson as well. Another downfall of this era was the way Jackson
dealt with Indians. Jackson proposed a few Indian removals, making them move to places
that were unknown to them.
Rachel
16. Describe the philosophies/theologies of the transcendentalists and of at least two of the utopian communities. What were the common denominators in the utopian communities in terms of values. Demographically, what did these new movements have in common?
Jessie
17. Describe westward migration from 1815 to 1860. Describe the military and cultural conflicts created by Manifest Destiny. How did acquisition of western territory (LA Purchase, Texas, California) lead to sectional strife? What were the causes and effects of the Mexican American War? In the stride for westward expansion, America gained land by treaties (Adams-Onis), annexation (Texas), purchases (Louisiana Purchase, Mexican Session), and wars (Mexican War).
· People had different reasons for wanting to move west. Some did it for a chance to strike gold; some did it for the belief in Manifest Destiny, while others needed more room for farming.
o Despite their reasons, the journey to the west was hard and many people died along the way. An example of one of these journeys is the Oregon Trail, which many people died on trying to get out west.
· Conflicts Caused by Manifest Destiny:
o Mexican War:
§ Causes – The US was bitter towards Mexico because they refused to sell us California. There was also already a disagreement between the United States and Mexico as to where the border for Texas was.
§ The war began because Mexico supposedly attacked Zachary Taylor and by doing so Mexico “invaded” America.
· Spot Resolution was Lincoln asking to see the exact spot that is invasion took place.
§ Effects:
· The US gained the Mexican Session and the border of Texas was decided to be the Rio Grande.
· The Wilmot Proviso – which stated that all newly gained territory from the war would be free – was proposed and worsened the dispute about what to do concerning newly gained territory and the expansion of slavery.
o Sectionalism – as America continues to move west and gain more territory because of Manifest Destiny, the question keeps coming up to how slavery should be handled in the new territories.
§ Opinions on these questions create an even bigger divide between the North and the South than there was before.
Kayla
18. Describe the key pro and anti-slavery arguments of the 1850s. What was the Compromise of 1850 and what friction did the Fugitive Slave Act create? What is popular sovereignty? What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act and how did it lead to the emergence of the Republican Party? What were the three specific points of the Dred Scott case? What impact did John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry have on widening the sectional rift?
Describe the the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening and then describe the relationship between those movements and the American Revolution.
Enlightenment
Scientific revolution throughout Europe; Copernicus, Newton, Locke
Colonial settlement in America makes more receptive to enlightenment ideas
Benjamin Franklin made huge influence towards printing and science
Focus on education, especially literacy, much for religious purposes
Natural rights, people govern the people
The Great Awakening
Colonies and frontiers without churches, enlightenment caused questioning of religion
1730-widespread revivals; Whitefield and Edwards
Spurred the growth of religious colleges
Encouraged equality and right to question authority
Relationship to American Revolution
Democratic spirit shifting from religion into government
Great awakening promoted unity within colonies, giving a common experience
Higher literacy and education aided communication of ideas
Declaration, constitution, bill of rights reflect enlightenment/great awakening ideas
here was before.
Andrew
!. Explain the causes and effects of the the French and Indian War -- how did it help lead to the American Revolution?
Issac
2. Describe the impact on the colonies of the English Civil Wars and the Glorious Revolution.
Emilee
3. Describe the various forms of colonial resistance to British rule between 1765 & 1776.
- The Sons of Liberty was a secret network of organizations in the colonies. They wanted to intimidate the stamp agents who collected Parliament’s tax.
- The Stamp Act Congress passed a, “Declaration of Rights and Grievances.” It said that American colonists were equal to all other British subjects and it protested taxation without representation. During this time, they also increased their nonimportation efforts.
- There was a lot of resistance to the Quartering Act in New York, because it was the headquarters for British troops in the colonies. The New York Assembly refused to house the troops, and there was a small fight where one colonist was injured. The Assembly later gave in and helped fund housing for the troops.
- Because of all of the new taxes, the colonists tried to discourage people from buying British goods.
- Virginia Resolutions: The Virginia House of Burgesses condemned Britain’s actions against Massachusetts (the British Governor had dissolved the state legislature) and said only Virginia’s governor and its legislature could tax.
- 1770: Because of a lose of money due to nonimportation, Parliament withdrew the Townshend Acts (taxes on glass, paper, paint, tea, and lead) except for the one on tea. The colonists then reduced their nonimporation.
- Also in 1770, a NY Son of Liberty released a strong argument attacking the NY Assembly for complying with the Quartering Act. A riot erupted between citizens and soldiers, but there were no deaths, only a few injuries.
- The Boston Massacre: The troops in Boston provoked conflict between the citizens and soldiers. On March 5, 1770, a group of soldiers was surrounded by an unfriendly crowd, and they opened fire. They killed three Americans and fatally wounded two more. There could have been more uprisings if the troops had not retreated to the islands in the harbor.
- Gaspee: The Gaspee was a grounded British schooner new Providence, RI. Several boatloads of men attacked the boat, and the royal governor offered a reward for them. He planned to send the trial to England, which outraged the American colonists.
- The Committees of Correspondence were made by Samuel Adams to tell Boston’s position to other colonies. Similar committees sprung up in the other colonies.
- The Boston Tea Party: December 16, 1773, a group of men disguised as Indians boarded a ship and dumped the tea into a harbor in resistance to the Tea Act.
- In response to Boston, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts. It banned the unloading and loading of ships in the Boston Harbor, protected royal officials in Massachusetts, and put most of the electing of the government under the crown’s power.
- The First Continental Congress was formed in response to the Coercive Acts. It involved 12/13 colonies and 56 delegates. They urged all colonists to avoid British goods.
- British troops began to fortify Boston and they took all ammunition in Massachusetts. Thousands of militiamen were ready to fight. MA created a Provincial Congress and a Committee of Safety to decide when the militia would fight. Minuet Men were organized to be ready for instant action.
- 1775: General Gage ordered 700 British soldiers to Concord to destroy the colonists' weapons depot. Paul Revere and William Dawes were sent to warn colonists in Lexington. In the morning, 70 militiamen fought the British, killing 8 and wounding 10. This was the “shot heard around the world.” The soldiers did destroy the munitions, but on the way back, were met with much opposition. In the end, 250 soldiers were killed. Later that month, MA’s Provincial Congress ordered 13,600 troops to be mobilized and head to Boston. This was the start of the Revolution.
Sydney
4. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. How was the Articles of Confederation similar to the Confederate Constitution and the political philosophy of the South in the 1950s & 1960s?
Hope
5. What were the key compromises made in the creation of the US Constitution?
Jessie (and you have #17)
6. Describe Hamilton's economic plan (five components) and the Jeffersonian opposition to it.· Components:
o Assumption:
§ The federal government will assume all state debts because the states weren’t paying them.
§ By doing this, the states owed the government so it gave the government something to hold over the states’ heads.
o Tariffs:
§ By raising the tariffs, revenue would be created while protecting manufacturers.
o National bank:
§ It would be privately owned with the federal government being part stock-holders.
§ It would be a stabilizer for the economy.
o Excise Tax on Whiskey
o Funding:
§ The government would swap the American dollars with Continental money so that the new money would have value.
§ The rich would get this new money and give it back to the country in exchange for savings bonds.
§ This way, the wealthy are invested in the country.
· Opposition:
o Belief that the national bank was unconstitutional.
o Disagreement about protecting manufacturers.
§ Jeffersonians tended to believe that America should be built on agriculture instead of industry.
o Farmer’s, of course, were displeased with the excise tax on whiskey.
o Some people were worried about the speculation in paper certificates.
Jenni (note you have two)
5. What is "Republican Motherhood" and what was its impact on the early republic?
Jenni
6. Describe the beginnings of the Second Great Awakening...what was its overall impact on the culture....what was the philosophy of the Second Great Awakening?
Shawn
Key Moments between 1800 - 1810
1. Revolution of 1800- Jefferson's election, 1st time one political party relinquished power to another
2. John Marshal-Chief Justice Supreme Court, federalist, established power of supreme court
-Marbury vs. Madison- judicial review
3. Louisiana Purchase- Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana territory from France for $15million, doubled the size of U.S.
4. Lewis and Clark- route to pacific, attracted trappers to west
5. Burr- Hamilton Duel- Hamilton said burr shouldn't be trusted, leads to duel, Hamilton shot/ eventually dies
6. Cumberland (National) Road- first federally financed interstate road network, accelerated commercialization of agriculture
7. Embargo Act- 1807, stopped all export of American goods, failed
8. Non- intercourse Act-replaced Embargo Act, reopened Trade with all except France and Great Britain, authorized President to reopen trade with whichever gave up restrictions
9. British Orders in Council- 1806-1807, "paper blockade", barred all trade between Europe/England
10. Macon's Bill #2- reopened trade with warring nations, if either British or France repealed commerce restrictions, the US would restore non-intercourse act with that country
Christy (and you have #15 )
7. Describe the key moments of Jefferson’s presidency.
Jefferson was the first president to be inaugurated into the White House.
He tied in electoral votes with Aaron Burr, but then won in the House of Representatives.
April 6, 1802 – Jefferson helped repeal the excise tax on whiskey.
April 30, 1802 – Jefferson developed a plan, named the Enabling Act, to admit new states
into the Union.
January 11, 1803 – Jefferson receives word from Napoleon that France is willing to sell the
whole Louisiana Territory, much to his surprise.
August 31, 1803 – Jefferson sponsors an expedition to explore western lands (Lewis and
Clark).
July 11, 1804 – Alexander Hamilton is shot by Aaron Burr.
September 25, 1804 – The 12th Amendment is ratified, making electors vote separately for
the President and Vice President.
November 7, 1805 – Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific coast, after traveling over 4,000 miles.
March 9, 1806 – Congress authorizes a project to make a railroad from Cumberland,
Maryland all the way to the Ohio River.
April 18, 1806 – In response to the seizures of many American ships by the British, Congress
passes a law to prohibit the importation of many British goods to America.
December 27, 1807 – Jefferson passes the Embargo Act, stopping all trade with other
countries, retaliating to the trade policies presented by France and England.
Rachel (and you have #16)
8. Explain the causes & consequences (both domestically and internationally) of The War of 1812.
Kaitlyn
9. Explain the roles of the steamboat, canals, roads and early railroads in the development of a national market economy. Describe Clay's vision of an "American System." What impact did it have on national politics. Discuss the impacts of inventions such as the cotton gin, interchangeable parts, the sewing machine, vulcanized rubber, the telegraph. Describe the patent process required to clear the telegraph. Explain Samuel Morse's relation with Mrs. Morse and why he invented Morse code to communicate with her. How did the presence of telegraph wires in their living room impact their wi-fi signal? If Samuel Morse would have been married to Betsy Ross would we have dots and dashes on the flag instead of stars? Explain the ramifications of the Higgs-Boson Particle on historiography of the Jacksonian Age.
Mr. Deville is a twisted man for giving Kaitlyn Carver a paragraph of questions to answer on Mother’s Day Sunday. We can know this because if we look at Doc. A, which is a list of the questions given to his AP US History students, we see that he assigned Kaitlyn Carver several more questions than were assigned to the other students. This proves his hatred for Kaitlyn Carver. Additionally, when we consider the fact that people do crazy things out of blind hatred, we see that Mr. Deville is truly a twisted man.
Sadly, this is probably the best I’ve ever written and it counts for nothing, but I hope you liked it anyway.
And just to be obnoxious, I’m going to type all of the answers to the BS questions in hot pink Comic Sans MS.
· Steamboats, canals, early railroads, and roads established a solid system for interstate commerce. Interstate commerce is really the glue that made the states a more solid America, rather than just separate states.
· The American System had three parts—the tariff, the National Bank, and federal subsidies for roads and canals (or “internal improvements.”) Henry Clay desired for America to be as independent as possible, economically, from Britain. The American System is important, because his ideas have all, in some way, come to life at some point in America’s history.
· Cotton Gin- This invention really made the south into “King Cotton.”
· Interchangable Parts- This allowed factory workers to make more stuff, quickly, and for less money. The parts were deemed “interchangeable” because they were machine made, rather than hand-made, making them more standardized.
· Sewing Machine- Impacted the textile industry greatly. Allowed for clothing to be mass produced.
· Vulcanized Rubber- Before rubber was vulcanized; it was not very useful in industry. The vulcanization of rubber strengthened the rubber, so that it could be used in a variety of different ways.
· Telegraph- The telegraph made communication faster and easier, and made a huge impact on the military because of that. The telegraph tuned Americans in and made them more connected.
· There is not one freaking thing on the internet about the patent process that Samuel Morse went through. However, I will provide a link to the Patent Act of 1836. Maybe that will count for something. http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/lipa/patents/Patent_Act_of_1836.pdf
· Samuel Morse married Lucretia Pickering Walker on September 29, 1819. She passed away shortly after their fourth child was born on February 7, 1825. Samuel Morse was a firm believer in witchcraft, whose grandmother was actually Sarah Wildes, a victim of the Salem witch trials. Legend has it that Samuel Morse was wallowing in self-pity one Sunday afternoon when he heard a woodpecker tapping on the side of a tree. At that moment, he realized that the woodpecker was his beloved Lucretia, in bird form, trying to communicate to him. The said that the pattern of the pecking formed a message and that message was: “Dat social security check ain’t gonna las’ fo-eva, getcho ass up and invent sum’n.” Morse took this message to heart, and thus, the telegraph was born.
· Samuel Morse didn’t have Wi-Fi. He believed that Wi-Fi could really screw with the electro-magnetic energy that the spirits carried, and his séances wouldn’t work to their full potential.
· Due to the fact that Betsy Ross was 39 years older than Samuel Morse, and she lived in Pennsylvania, and he lived in New Hampshire, the odds are they would have never met, let alone marry each other.
· At this point, my cleverness is all used up, so I’m ignoring the question on the Higgs-Boston Particle
Margaret
10. Describe the beginnings of industrialization and changes in social and class structures which resulted. What impact did it have on
ideals of domesticity for women (cult of domesticity).
Daylon
11. Outline patterns of immigration from 1800 - 1860 and nativist reaction, especially on the American aka the Know-Nothing Party.
Matt
12. Describe the caste/class system in the cotton South of planters, yeoman farmers, and slaves.
Haley
13. Explain the demise of the Federalist Party, the subsequent split of the Democratic Party between the Jacksonians and the National Democrats such as John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay.
The demise of the Federalist Party happened gradually, but became evident in the election of 1804 when Jefferson was a shoe in for reelection after his successful first term. The Federalist Party at this time hardly offered any opposition because the entire party was so unorganized, along with lacking any strong leadership after the death of Alexander Hamilton. John Adams was the last of the Federalist presidents elected and with the election of 1800 going to Jefferson and the Democrat-republicans the Federalist Party slowly died out. The policies of the Federalist continued to live on through Chief Justice John Marshall, but the aristocratic, favoring the upper class policies of the Federalist lost general support due to Jefferson and the Democrat-Repulicans who favored the common man.
After the Federalist Party died out many of the Federalist such as John Adams moved to the Democrat-Republican party. The Democrat-Republicans at this time had been the only national party for over a decade, but began to split and become disorganized. The party seemed to now have two different interests on what they stood for. After the election of 1824 the party divided some following Adams, and others following Jackson. Those who split to follow Adams were ex-federalist including Adams himself and gradually became the National Republicans, while those who remained with Jackson helped form the modern Democrats we know today.
Alex
14. Describe the challenges to federal authority on the issues of judicial federalism, the Bank War, tariff
controversy, and states’ rights debates.
During the late 18th century and early 19th century federal authority was challenged in many
different issues. Judicial Federalism was challenged by controversial debates over ratification of
the constitution, the Bank war was challenged by principles of social equality, the tariff of 1828 was
challenged by the antebellum south based on the southern economic state, and states challenged
federal authority on states’ rights. Some issues were more controversial than others but all had a major
part in shaping The United States as we know it today.
Being conservative Anti-Federalists opposed the Judiciary act of 1789 due to the fact they saw
it as cruel and oppressive tyranny from the federal government. The Anti-Federalists believed too much
power was at the capitol opposing the liberalism of John Quincy Adams. While also clashing with the
principles of Adams the Anti-Federalist party clashed with congress on the issue of power at the state
court level. Opponents of a strong judiciary also favored the idea of limiting the federal court system to
a Supreme Court and local courts. With power laying with congress the decision was made to establish
a system of federal trial courts with broader rule creating enforcement of laws within each states
jurisdiction.
The Jacksonian Era also known as the “Age of the common man” challenged federal authority
more than once. The political struggle that occurred in 1832 almost led to the extinction of the Federal
bank. Andrew Jackson along with Nicholas Biddle vetoed the bill to reauthorize the bank justifying
the action was a declaration of the Jacksonian movement pitting the poor against the rich. As the
Whig party emerged in disapproval of Jackson the Pro-bank warned the public that Jackson would
eliminate the bank entirely if re-elected for a second term. With the down turn of the bank the tariff of
abominations arose in the south as a result of wealth in the north and poverty in the south.
The major goal of the tariff was to protect the northern industry which was being hammered
by low-priced imported goods by taxing them. The south was harmed directly because England was
not buying cotton and other goods due to lower exportations placed by the United States. The north
was thriving while the south was left to starve this led to many problems with federal authority from
the south because they believed it was unfair to hurt their economy just for the purpose of profit in the
north. This led to the Nullification crisis that began in late 1832.
The Nullification crisis that began in 1832 was in rebellion to the tariffs placed by the federal
government in 1828 and 1832 calling them unconstitutional and that the state had the right to declare
the tariff null and void. Vice President John C. Calhoun then left the Vice Presidency to run for state
senate to more appropriately defend the nullification crisis in his home state of South Carolina.
Eventually a compromise was initiated by congress and later the Nullification ordinance was repealed.
Federal authority will always be challenged by the American public due to their assertive nature.
The issues of Judicial Federalism, Bank wars, Tariff wars and States’ rights all led to who we are and how
we view problems in The United States of America. The challenges that the American government and
people faced in the late 18th century and early 19th century shaped us as a United Nation with freedom,
equality and liberty.
Christy
15. Describe the successes and the limitations of Jacksonian democracy.Successes
Jackson thought of himself as the “Champion of the Common Man.” He believed the common
man did not have enough say in the government, and that the social elites had too much
power. He opposed special privileges given to the wealthier class. During Jackson’s presidency,
suffrage was offered to all white, male, adult citizens. Jackson also offered affordable western
land to the common white man. This was part of the overlying idea of “Manifest Destiny” that
Jackson and so many others believed in. It was the idea that American settlers were destined
to expand across the continent. Jackson also opposed large banks, as he believed they were
created to cheat the common man. Jackson and Daniel Webster fought many verbal battles
on the topic of the national bank. He had strictly construed the constitution as well. He
believed in limited federal government, and was firmly opposed to encroaching upon any state
government rights.
Limitations
Jackson was a promoter of the patronage system, which gave government offices to people
in support of him, rather than people with credentials to hold those offices. Also, Jackson’s
veto of the second charter of the Bank of the United States was seen by some as un-
democratic, because it contrasted with the ideas of many of the states. This veto turned
some Congressmen again Jackson as well. Another downfall of this era was the way Jackson
dealt with Indians. Jackson proposed a few Indian removals, making them move to places
that were unknown to them.
Rachel
16. Describe the philosophies/theologies of the transcendentalists and of at least two of the utopian communities. What were the common denominators in the utopian communities in terms of values. Demographically, what did these new movements have in common?
Jessie
17. Describe westward migration from 1815 to 1860. Describe the military and cultural conflicts created by Manifest Destiny. How did acquisition of western territory (LA Purchase, Texas, California) lead to sectional strife? What were the causes and effects of the Mexican American War? In the stride for westward expansion, America gained land by treaties (Adams-Onis), annexation (Texas), purchases (Louisiana Purchase, Mexican Session), and wars (Mexican War).
· People had different reasons for wanting to move west. Some did it for a chance to strike gold; some did it for the belief in Manifest Destiny, while others needed more room for farming.
o Despite their reasons, the journey to the west was hard and many people died along the way. An example of one of these journeys is the Oregon Trail, which many people died on trying to get out west.
· Conflicts Caused by Manifest Destiny:
o Mexican War:
§ Causes – The US was bitter towards Mexico because they refused to sell us California. There was also already a disagreement between the United States and Mexico as to where the border for Texas was.
§ The war began because Mexico supposedly attacked Zachary Taylor and by doing so Mexico “invaded” America.
· Spot Resolution was Lincoln asking to see the exact spot that is invasion took place.
§ Effects:
· The US gained the Mexican Session and the border of Texas was decided to be the Rio Grande.
· The Wilmot Proviso – which stated that all newly gained territory from the war would be free – was proposed and worsened the dispute about what to do concerning newly gained territory and the expansion of slavery.
o Sectionalism – as America continues to move west and gain more territory because of Manifest Destiny, the question keeps coming up to how slavery should be handled in the new territories.
§ Opinions on these questions create an even bigger divide between the North and the South than there was before.
Kayla
18. Describe the key pro and anti-slavery arguments of the 1850s. What was the Compromise of 1850 and what friction did the Fugitive Slave Act create? What is popular sovereignty? What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act and how did it lead to the emergence of the Republican Party? What were the three specific points of the Dred Scott case? What impact did John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry have on widening the sectional rift?