The Early Republic Flashcards

Flashcards based on lecture notes about The Early Republic.

What is the central theme of the Early Republic era?

Exploration of the meaning of America and the question of strict construction.

What are the key characteristics of the Jeffersonian Ideal?

Yeomen Farmers, Independence, Manifest Destiny, Isolation.

What are the elements of the Hamiltonian Ideal?

Commercial and Urban development, International engagement, and Manifest Destiny.

What were the main tenets and outcomes associated with the Federalists?

Favored Constitution, Centralized Authority and Judicial Review, Alien and Sedition Laws; Adams was the winner in 1796.

What were the core beliefs and actions of the Anti-Federalists?

Libertarianism and States' Rights, Aggressive Foreign Policy including the Louisiana Purchase and the naval and 1812 Wars; Jefferson was the winner in 1800.

What are the key aspects of the Enlightenment vision in the context of the Early Republic?

Nationalistic; Promoted individual freedom; Stressed rank by merit of individual quality.

Who are the main figures associated with Transcendentalism?

Emerson and Thoreau.

What are the main arguments for the concept of equality during the Early Republic?

Belief that all people are equal, forming the basis for the Liberal Movement; David Walker.

What are the defining characteristics of the Romantic vision?

Nationalistic; Promoted communal glory; Glorified the past; Hawthorne and Thomas Cole.

What are the defining characteristics of a conservative movement?

Elitist and Traditional, each person different, forming the basis for the Conservative Movement.

What was the role of Republican Mothers in the Early Republic?

Transmitter of Republican Virtue, focusing on Public Space and Private Identity.

What was the subject status of women during the Early Republic?

Subordination.

What role did marriage play in the Early Republic, according to John Witherspoon?

Marriage was seen as key to the Republic according to John Witherspoon.

What are the defining characteristics of Liberty’s Daughters?

Individuated Self for life of Public action, Developed by Enlightenment thinkers like Mary Wollstonecraft.

Who were key figures associated with Liberty’s Daughters?

Mercy Otis Warren (playwrite) and Phyllis Wheatley (poet).

What movements did Liberty's Daughters contribute to?

Core of Suffrage and Temperance Movements.