Henrietta chapter 8

2nd Bank of the United States

Chartered in 1816 for 20 years.

Panic of 1819

State banks over-issued notes leading to financial crisis.

Rural Manufacturing

Shift from home-based production to factories.

Textile Mills

Built around areas with available water power.

Turnpikes

Roads that increased transportation efficiency.

Public Enterprise

Government aid to private businesses under the Commonwealth System.

Eminent Domain

The right of the government to take private property for public use.

White Men

The only group with broad opportunities and rights in early US.

Mercy Otis Warren

Argued against the concept of aristocracy.

Republican Marriages

Marriages based on love rather than economic or social arrangements.

Mothers' Role

Raising children to be good citizens.

Encouraging Independence

A mode of parenting emphasizing self-reliance.

Noah Webster

Helped standardize the American English language.

Manumission

The act of freeing slaves by their owners.

Gradual Emancipation

Process of slowly abolishing slavery.

Free Blacks

Faced significant discrimination despite being free.

Necessary Evil

How slavery was viewed by earlier generations.

Gabriel Prosser

Planned a rebellion that resulted in his execution.

Tighter Slave Laws

Increased restrictions on slavery after rebellions.

Higher Literacy Rates

A characteristic of Northern education compared to the South.

Necessary Evil to Positive Good

Shift in perception about slavery in the South.

American Colonization Society

Proposed sending freed slaves to Liberia, which many rejected.

Missouri Compromise

Solved the issue of Missouri's statehood as a slave state.

Tallmadge Amendment

Proposed gradual emancipation of slaves in Missouri.

Slave, Free State Balance

Maintained equal numbers of slave and free states.

Religious Freedom Amendment

Inspired by Jefferson's bill advocating for religious liberty.

Separation of Church and State

Legal principle preventing government support of religious institutions.

Second Great Awakening

Religious revival movement that led to increased conversions and social reform.

Black Christianity

A form of faith that likens the plight of slaves to that of the Israelites.

Unitarians

Believed in a single divine entity rather than the Holy Trinity.

Women’s Rights in Religion

Increased participation and rights for women in religious activities.