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| What were the main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? |
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| 1)no separation of powers, 2)weak central government, 3)Congress had no power to tax, 4) changes to the Articles were almost impossible because unanimous approval of all states was required, 5)9 of 13 states had to approve major laws, and 6)Congress couldn't regulate commerce |
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| What role did Shay's Rebellion play in moving the United States toward a more powerful federal government? |
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| It overturned the Articles of Confederation and provided for a more powerful federal government |
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| What specific issues began to divide Americans into political parties in the 1790s? |
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| The election of 1796 - Adams against Jefferson; Hamilton wanted to establish a national bank and take care of states' debt; federalists vs. anti-federalists |
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| What is prescriptive literature? |
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| literature that describes how something/someone is supposed to be |
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| How is prescriptive literature used with regard to defining gender roles? |
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| the woman's role in the household/society is described in the Cult of True Womanhood |
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| What is the Cult of True Womanhood? |
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| the way women should be as portrayed by society |
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| How did the Cult of True Womanhood influence regulation of the work force at Lowell? |
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| there were many rules: quiet hours, clean up, no disruptions, etc. think dorm life |
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| What do the documents about women at Lowell reveal about the fears and anxieties regarding women in the nineteenth century? |
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| it takes away freedom, hurts reputation of women - "tainted", short working life, few marry; cult of true womanhood at risk |
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| What do the documents about women at Lowell reveal about the fears and anxieties regarding women in the nineteenth century? |
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| it takes away freedom, hurts reputation of women - "tainted", short working life, few marry; cult of true womanhood at risk |
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| What are some prevailing myths about the "Old South"? |
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| Why did Philadelphia's artisans vote for Swanwick in the election of 1794? |
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| artisans and laborers were affected by the excise tax, whiskey and tobacco and Swanwick was against it |
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| What issues made Thomas Jefferson's first term as president a success? |
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| there were no riots, no states succeeded, there was a peaceful transfer of power to Democratic Republican party |
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| Describe Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana and his plan for settling the West? |
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| What issues created problems for Jefferson during his second term and why? |
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| What issues created problems for Jefferson during his second term and why? |
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| What issues led Congress and President James Madison to declare war on Great Britain in 1812? |
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| It is sometimes said of the War of 1812 that the United States "lost the war, but won the peace." What, in your opinion, is meant by that statement? |
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| What have historians discovered about slave ownership among whites? (In other words, who owned slaves and how many?) |
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| poor whites had no land or slaves, yeoman farmers had land and no slaves, middle class had less than 10 slaves, and all other higher classes had more than 10 slaves |
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| Why did whites who owned no slaves so adamantly defend the slave system? |
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| According to slave songs and slave stories, how did slaves feel about the following: masters, Christianity, family, subsistence (food, shelter, etc.) on plantations? |
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| Why did so many slave stories involve conversations or human-like interaction between animals? |
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| What do the autobiographies of Linda Brent and Frederick Douglass say about the chances for escaping slavery and the risks involved? |
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| How important was the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the reactions of the city's upper classes in determining the outcome of the election? Based on these sources, did Americans of the 1790s vote their interests? Why or why not? |
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| How was Texas (Tejas) settled by American whites? |
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| What stake did Mexico have in its settlement? |
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| What stake did the British government have? |
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| How did the settlement of Texas lead to war between Texas and Mexico and Texan independence? |
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| How did the U.S. acquire its share of the Oregon Territory? |
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| How did the U.S. acquire its share of the Oregon Territory? |
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| What circumstances led to war with Mexico during the Polk Administration? |
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| Why was Polk willing to risk war over California - but apparently not Oregon? |
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| What evidence do you see that this "third empire" was becoming "dysfunctional"? |
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| What were the provisions of the Compromise of 1850? |
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• California came in as a free state (North)
New Mexico – (Arizona, Nevada, etc) residents decide – popular sovereignty (Neutral), Money to Texas – stabilize (South),Slavery in D.C. – slavery legal but no buying or selling (South), New Fugitive Slave Law – 1850 (South) |
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| Why did the Compromise of 1850 ultimately fail? |
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| What impact did the cotton gin have on the southern slave system? |
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| Why did abolitionists oppose slavery? |
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| Why did abolitionists oppose slavery? |
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| What was Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery? |
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| What impact did Harriet Beecher Stowe's book, Uncle Tom's Cabin have on the slavery debate? |
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| How did so called "Bleeding Kansas," the "Sumner-Brooks Incident," and the Dred Scott Decision contribute to North-South division? |
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