Period 4 Reading Guide (Ch. 7-11)

Expansion of Suffrage

Transition from property-based voting to all adult white men, accompanied by the growth of political parties.

Jefferson's Presidency

Policies including military reduction, repeal of excise taxes, Louisiana Purchase, and Embargo Acts.

War of 1812

Conflict with Britain over western expansion, Native alliances, and War Hawks' push for war.

Second Great Awakening

Religious revival leading to evangelical sects, reform movements, and activist religious groups.

Monroe Doctrine

Asserted US influence in the Western Hemisphere, warning against European colonization in the Americas.

Transportation Innovations

Impact of Erie Canal, steamboats, railroads, and Eli Whitney's inventions on manufacturing and agriculture.

Market Revolution Effects

Standardization of time, factory work, social mobility, and gender relations in the US.

Economic Development

Influence on settlement patterns, unification of the nation, and growth of different regions like the North, South, and Mountain people.

West

Land beyond the Mississippi River reaching to California and Oregon, where Natives lived and frontier life was challenging.

Manifest Destiny

Belief in the divine mission for the U.S. to expand across North America, driving territorial expansion and conflicts.

Monroe Doctrine

Policy by John Quincy Adams to oppose European interference in the Americas, shaping U.S. foreign policy.

Indian Removal Act

Legislation in 1830 to relocate Native Americans east of the Mississippi to designated lands, leading to the Trail of Tears.

Missouri Compromise

Agreement by Henry Clay to admit Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and restrict slavery north of the 36°30' line.