Period 4

virginia dynasty

1801-1825

the era when three consecutive presidents came from Virginia after Washington’s term

Jefferson, Madison, Monroe

1848

end of the mexican American war

antebellum era

era before the civil war

adams v. Hamilton federalists

adams federalists supported Adam securing peace w France (Jeffersonian republicans)

hamilton federalists wanted to support Great britain instead

Louisiana Purchase of 1803

asks Nepolean to sell New Orleans (for Port and Miss river). Nepolean was in war debt so he sold whole Lousiana territory for cheap. Big moral choice for Jefferson (antifeds treat cons. exact)

Lewis and Clark

“corps of discovery”- to learn about lousinana territory they, along with SACAJAWEA (translator) and her baby traveled for 2+ years and kept extensive diary’s about their findings

marbury v madison

President John Adams had issued William Marbury a commission as justice of the peace — but the new Secretary of State, James Madison, refused to deliver it. Marbury then sued to obtain it.

ESTABLISHED JUDICAL REVIEW

1st Barbary war 1801-1805

pirates held sailors captive, but the US said NO NEGOCIATION or pay, they sent the NAVY instead

Embargo of 1807

Jefferson placed an embargo on France and Britain due to IMPRESSMENT (kidnnapping sailors, making them join their navy, and taking their goods-mostly British)

War of 1812 causes

Impressment, limiting westward expansion (british in canda

Madison inherited all of Jefferson’s problems and decided to declare war. Congress had lots of WARHAWKS so it got approved

Washington DC 1814

british burned down capitol and white house

DOLLEY MADISON saved historical documents from the fire

Fort Mchenry

1814-Baltimore-After DC attack, went up and bombarded them for over 24 hrs, but we won

Francis Scott Key

At fort McHenry-lawyer-was on a ship and saw our flag

“THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE”

treaty of Ghent

1814- stalemate- but think of it as a victory, we kept independence

Battle of New Orleans

1815- army doesn’t know war is over, so Americans traveled to New Orleans and defeated British, useless but feel good

war of 1812 effects

surge in nationalism and identity, NATIONAL ANTHEM, porved USA strength, now we can focus on internal development

james Monroe

last founding father president

“era of good feelings”

the federalists are gone and republicans now control the office

North and South started to divide

“american system”

bill for economic expansion

H Clay-speaker of the house-power of the purse

1.protective tariffs (south suffered because North built their own stuff and didn’t need tax)

2.2nd national bank

3.Infrastructure improvemen- roads to connect the contry

Market revolution (1800-1840s)

enhancements in technology and transportation INDUSTRIALIZED ECONOMY

people bought things instead of making them

fueled by the industrial rev (can’t work in a factory without the factory)

Market Revolution-women

“the mill girls” 15-35 low income women worked in mills

they got their own wage- sometimes sent it home to support families

cult of domesticity

work and home were seperate places- CoD est a new idea for women roles- a women’s place was in the home to create peace

Religion, family, home, values, compassion

cult of domesticity v. republican motherhood

Republican motherhood was right after the revolution and were to EDUCATE children on POLITICS (more public and respected) and CoD was a private less respected role

Old Immigration

germany, great Britain, and IRELAND (potato famine)

• usually literalite and bilingual

• mostly protestant (IRISH CATHOLIC EX)

nativism

belief that native born people are superior to immigrants

• atp mainly affected irish catholics