American History Unit 4

American history unit 4 The Antebellum period  

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Charles Grandison Finney o Father of the second great awakening African church o Allowed blacks to worship o Richard Allen started the church o Allowed blacks to learn and go to school Ralph Waldo Emerson o Leader of transcendentalism Henry David Thoreau o Lived in solitude for 2 years o Believed in civil disobedience Unitarianism o William Ellery Channing  Leader o Emphasis on reason and appeal to conscience as the path to perfection instead of emotions like revivals Utopian communities  Experimental groups  Top ones  New harmony in Indiana  Brook farm near Boston  Lasted for a few years o Shakers community  Shared goods with each other  Believed men and woman were equal  No marriage, adopted children  New York and new England and frontier The temperance movement o Limit or ban alcohol o Supported by American protestants o Alcohol was considered social evil and caused many problems Education reform o Horace Mann took control of Massachusetts board of education and created free equal nonreligious schools Abolition o Effort to end slavery o American colonization society advocated purchasing all slaves and bringing them back to Africa o William Lloyd garrison created the liberator and suggested that slavery should end and have full citizenship o Harriet beeches stowe’s created uncle tom’s cabin

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Seneca falls convention o NYC o Led by Elizabeth cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott o Declaration of sentiments  Talks about how men and woman are equal Bloomers were a dress Sojourner truth o Slave that got freedom and preached for woman’s rights Manifest destiny o America’s god given right to expand west Cyrus McCormick o Mechanical reaper Oregon trail o 2,000-mile path across the great plains and mountains to get to Oregon James k. Polk set 54 40 line Brigham young led the Mormons un Utah Treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo gives all Mexicans lands north of the Rio Grande to the US Levi sells jeans for work Texas: o New immigrants from American does not have to pay tax for 10 years but need to convert to roman Catholicism o Stephen Austin established successful American colony in Texas o Mexico then closed borders and tax goods to discourage trade with the US o This was because Americans did not accept Mexican laws and religion o Americans wanted:  Slavery  Freedom of religion  Voice in government o Auston then asks santa anna (Mexican leader) for self gov’t o Auston gets arrested o Texas rebels o Auston then organized an army o Texas declares independence o Sam Houston is leader of Texas army Battle at the alamo o All Americans slaughtered Battle of san Jacinto o Americans attack Mexico Sam Houston captured Santa anna and won independence Treaty of valsco o Ends war and Texas gets independence o Lone star republic Sam then asks US to add Texas (annex) Slidell’s mission o Sent to Mexico to get better relationships o Realize that the Rio Grande is part of the US

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o Forgive the 4.5 million owed to US citizens by Mexico from the Mexican war o Discuss the purchase of New Mexico Mexico did not talk to Slidell Thornton affair o Small us army that went to scout out Texas got into a firefight with the Mexican army Zachary Taylor o The guy who built a fort in Texas and started war John C. Fremont o American officer who was also the first candidate of the republican party and opposition to slavery Winfield Scott o The guy who ended the war and took over a city Stephen Kearney o Captured Santa without a single shot Ulysses grant thought the war was just for land Treaty of Velasco o Santa forced to sign to recognize Texas as independent Wilmot proviso policy o No slavery in states from Mexican war. Senate rejected Compromise of 1850 o CA free state o Utah and New Mexico decided by popular sovereignty o Us will pay TX 10 mill to give up clams to New Mexico o End sale of slaves in Washington DC o Tougher fugitive slave act