Indian Affairs. After trying to implement a reformed and modernized system he was met by congress with hostility. After much frustration with congress‚ political rivalries and ideological differences Calhoun created the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1824. He was the supervisor of the negotiation and ratification of 38 treaties with Indian
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Chapter 7 pgs.182-194 The Rise of Cultural Nationalism Patterns of Education • Republican vision included enlightened citizenry‚ wanted nationwide system of free public schools to create educated electorate required by republic • By 1815 no state had a comprehensive public school system‚ schooling primary by private institutions open only to those who could pay o Most were aristocratic in outlook‚ trained students to become elite. Few schools for poor • Idea of “republican mother” to train
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Birth: 1770 in Bonn‚ Germany Death: 1827 in Vienna‚ Austria Nationality: German Occupation: composer Source: Encyclopedia of World Biography‚ 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research‚ 1998. Updated: 05/18/2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Biographical Essay Further Readings Source Citation Updates BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY The instrumental music of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) forms a peak in the development of tonal music and is one of the crucial evolutionary developments in the
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"Inmates’ only possessions were their uniform and the bed they had in the large dormitory. Beds were simply constructed with a wooden or iron-frame‚ and could be as little as two feet across. Bedding in the 1830’s and 1840’s at least‚ was generally a mattress and cover‚ both filled with straw." (1834 Poor Law) Rooms of only about twenty square feet could accommodate upwards on thirty people. Charles Dickens‚ after reporting (his writings A Walk in A Workhouse‚ and
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It’s May 6‚ 1840 at 9:00 PM. The Bair’s are going to bed. Trenton and Max go to their room and lay down‚ but just can’t seem to fall asleep because of the loud rain hitting the roof. They go and see if their mom‚ Heather‚ and their dad‚ Hunter‚ are asleep. They walk into their parents’ room and see them sitting on their bed. They are concerned about the weather so they decide to go outside and check it out. It is raining really hard and lightning fills the sky. The family goes back inside
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Davey Oetting 12/1/06 History of St. Louis St. Louis was acquired from France by the United States under President Thomas Jefferson in 1803‚ as part of the Louisiana Purchase. It was founded by the French in 1764 when Auguste Chouteau established a fur-trading post and Pierre Laclède Liguest‚ a New Orleans merchant‚ founded a town at the present site. They named it after King Louis XV of France and his patron saint‚ Louis IX. From 1770 to 1803‚ St. Louis was a Spanish possession‚ but it was ceded
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to religious awakenings it became known as the “burned-over district”. 10. Alcoholism was a more serious problem in antebellum America than it had been in the twentieth century. 11. After the threats of cholera epidemics of the 1830’s and 1840’s‚ threats to public health were critical to the sense of insecurity that underlay many
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was to “become rich” and did not let much tradition get in their way. He identified slavery as a block in American character. Still‚ to Tocqueville‚ American whites were all animated by the goal of getting ahead. Westward Expansion ● By 1840‚ 1/3 of all Americans would be living in the “West”. ● With more land available‚ the federal govt.’s brutal put down of Natives‚ and a boom in agricultural prices after 1812‚ most migrants desired a better version of life than in the East
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Chapter 7 People 1. Tecumseh Tecumseh was a Shawnee chief known to be a great warrior. He traveled from Wisconsin to Florida persuading all sorts of tribes to join against the whites. Tecumseh’s brother‚ Tenskwatawa (the Prophet)‚ said that the Indians had to revolt against the whites to reinvigorate their own culture. After General Harrison defeated the Indians‚ the people lost their belief in the Prophet and Tecumseh. 2. Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States
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Jackson’s Early Life Andrew Jackson had a rough early life‚ faced with many deaths and hardships. Jackson was born on March 16‚ 1767. His father had already passed before Jackson’s birth and his mother had to raise three boys all herself‚ with the help of some of their family. Jackson only received and had the privilege to an elementary level education. This of course was not his or any of his family’s fault‚ as the British were beginning to invade the U.S.. This invasion of the British led to
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