Unit 10: The Gilded Age Economic & social changes 1865 – 1920 Part one: The Last Frontier The Final settlement of the Trans-Mississippi West Historiography THE FRONTIER THESIS: Frederick Jackson Turner The Significance of the Frontier in American History – July 12‚ 1893 1890 Census – no more defined frontier line; had pockets of settlement spread out Turner Thesis: spirit and success of US is directly tied to westward expansion; a turning point in American Identity American Identity:
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Articles of Confederation DBQ Between 1781 and 1789 America experienced a period of political weakness and lack of action to fix the impending crisis. Following the Revolutionary War‚ America succeeded in establishing its liberty‚ free of tyrannical British rule. During this period‚ the new found freedom of America acted as a double-edged sword. Although Americans had finally achieved the freedom that they had fought for‚ they were faced with the challenge of establishing an entirely new system
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DBQ’s 2000 DBQ – To a certain extent‚ organized labor was successful‚ however there were several major obstacles that made it tough for the labor unions. A) Public opinion: most people were suspicious of organized labor during the panic of 1877. B) A rise of unskilled labor: employers needed less people to do the same tasks‚ leading to increased strikes. This rift between unskilled and skilled workers was the cause of failure for the American Federation of Labor since it didn’t include everyone
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The Rise of a Mass Democracy The Corrupt Bargain of 1824 • Four people were to be in the election of 1824. Jackson‚ Adams‚ Clay‚ and Crawford. • Clay was not picked but he voted for Adams because they made a deal that if Adams president Clay would be secretary of state. A Yankee Misfit in the White House • Adams was a strong nationalist he wasn’t against the idea of building roads and canals. Going “ Whole Hog” for Jackson in 1828 • two parties were created before the
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Terms and Essays: 1. Traditional paradigm- transplant of English institutions or English culture into North America 2. Atlantic System paradigm- the creation of the Atlantic Ocean as a system or network of exchange after the voyages of Columbus 3. Christopher Columbus- an Italian explorer and navigator from Genoa‚ who asked King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella for a grant to find India and its treasures. He landed in modern-day Bahamas and claimed he “discovered” America 4. 1492 Edict of
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Chapter 8---Creating a Republican Culture (1790-1820) I. The Capitalist Commonwealth A. Banks‚ Manufacturing‚ and Markets a) Banking and Credit: 1. For merchants‚ farmers‚ and political leaders‚ republicanism meant capitalism. 2. 2nd National Bank was chartered in 1816 for 20 yrs. To finance mercantile enterprises. 3. The Panic of 1819: state banks over-issued notes‚ sparked by a sharp drop in world agricultural prices Business cycle—the periodic expansion and contraction of profits
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~Dwight L. Moody This man‚ part of the social gospel movement‚ proclaimed the gospel of kindness and forgiveness and adapted the old-time religion to the facts of city life and founded an institute in 1889 ~James Gibbons An American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Richmond from 1872 to 1877‚ and as Archbishop of Baltimore from 1877 until his death in 1921. Gibbons was elevated to the cardinalate in 1886‚ the second American to receive that distinction. ~Salvation
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Advanced Placement United States History Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Colonial America Review for Unit 2 Test-Chapters 4-6 Directions: There will be 80 multiple choice questions on the test. These review questions follow a chronological order. I would suggest that you study them in this order first and then scramble them up. 1. As the seventeenth century wore on‚ regional differences continued to form‚ most notably in the south‚ where slave labor was very important. 2. The population
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Study terms for Chapter 15 Ten Percent Plan: Lincoln’s idea. If 10% of the population of the confederate state would take an oath‚ they could be readmitted back into the union. Lincoln was radical. Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction plans: wanted to let the southern states rebuild themselves‚ if they would take an oath of allegiance would be readmitted (not high ranked)‚ restitution of property—did not include slaves. Hand pick governors and create their own governments. They had to revoke
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Chapter 6 1. Samuel de Champlain a. Soldier and explorer whose energy and leadership earned him the title “Father of the New France” b. He entered into friendly relations with the nearby Huron Indian tribes and at their request‚ he joined them in battle against the federated Iroquois c. After two volleys from the rifles‚ they scared off the terrified Iroquois and thus earned the enmity of the Iroquois 2. Quebec d. Granite sentinel commanding the St. Lawrence River
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