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The document conveys the harsh laws against the freedom of people of color at the time. It also expresses an interesting code at the time, stating it is illegal to “entertain a slave past 10 o’clock”, which emphasizes the social isolation slaves had as well.
This social disregard for blacks continued long after because of the legacy these laws and time period left. For example, in John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”, the black ranch-hand, Crooks, is ostracized from the other characters. -Tommy E. This article which was included in an edition of the Liberator, a newspaper that is anti- slavery, is all for every citizen to have their freedom no matter their color. The speaker specifically mentions that the black community, to whom the majority of the crowd makes up, have to instead of celebrating their freedom from the country of England on July 4th like the rest of their fellow citizens but celebrate nothing, except the day of July 5th and to everybody else this means nothing.
The fact that the free black Americans cannot celebrate their freedoms like the rest of the nation but instead they have to just sit around and wait for the next days to come along shows that their rights are definitely limited. The treatment of the black Americans are among how the immigrants from Ireland and Germany were treated. The resentment to give people who actually put in a service to society their full freedoms helped the poorer whites stay ahead of all the others and keep them off the bottom of the pyramid. -Chris S. |
This document is a letter from Nicholas Biddle to Henry Clay, in which they are discussing the presidents action against the Bank. In the letter Biddle states that President Jackson is like a "caged panther" and his rage is plainly seen by his veto. Biddle believes it to be working against the President and he expresses his support to Clay.
This letter is significant because it shows that Clay believed that his plan to alienate the president had worked. It illustrates that Clay had supporters and they believed Andrew Jackson to be a leader of a mob, like "Robespierre." They seemed to think lesser of him, Biddle is probably a member of the upper-class. - Kelsey O. This document is a letter to a friend named Ezekiel from Daniel Webster. Webster is describing his feelings towards Jackson's arrival to which Webster does not seem to thrilled about. He talks about how "nobody knows what he will do once he comes" which gives a sense that people lived in fear or surprise of what the president might do. He also talks about people writing the president letter but he doesn't read them or respond.
This letter is significant coming from the cynics of the Jacksonian Era providing a testimony from a person who was necessarily thrilled about Jackson's presence or being. They new with Jackson there would be reforms whether they liked it or not so it was difficult to be excited for the unexpected. -Natalie M. |
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American Colonization Society: The American Colonization Society was founded in 1817. It purchased land in Africa (Liberia) with the intention of solving the "Negro problem" by transporting freed slaves there. Society backers were convinced that both blacks and whites would benefit from racial separation. Few blacks wished to migrate to Africa and the society accomplished little.
Eli Whitney: Whitney, a skilled and prolific inventor, invented the cotton gin in 1793. It almost immediately transformed southern agriculture and revitalized slavery. Whitney also was successful in manufacturing rifles for the government by employing the idea of interchangeable parts.
Grimke Sisters: Angelina and Sarah Grimke, sisters from South Carolina, began their public careers in the abolitionist movement. Male abolitionists objected to their prominence in the movement, and the sisters turned to advocacy of women's rights.
Henry Clay: Wanted to be president. He participated in the "corrupt bargain" of 1824, in which he held the power to sway the House; John Quincy Adams became president and Clay became Secretary of State. Clay introduced the compromise Tariff of 1833 which cooled rebellious North Carolina, at least temporarily. Clay planned to alienate Andrew Jackson from the people by trying to recharter the BUS early and making it an election issue; plan backfires and Clay loses another election.
Inian Removal Acts: This legislation passed by Congress in 1830 provided funds for removing and resettling eastern Indians in the West. It granted the president the authority to use force if necessary.
Manifest Destiny: Manifest destiny was the belief of nineteenth-century Americans that their nation's territorial expansion was inevitable and ultimately a good thing, even for those being conquered. This conviction helped Americans justify the aggressive acquisition of new territories in the 1840s and later in the 1890s.
Mexican American War: The Mexican War was fought between the United States and Mexico from May 1846 to February 1848. See also Mexican Cession of 1848 and Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of.
Great Western Frontiers: mostly uninhabitable area towards the western United States, including the Great Plains, California and Oregon (all places which gained attention during the Gold Rush and the massive movement West also known as the era of manifest destiny
Seneca Falls Convention: The Seneca Falls Convention was held in 1848. It drafted the Declaration of Sentiments, patterned on the Declaration of Independence, but declared that "all men and women are created equal."
Corrupt bargain: In the controversial Election of 1824, John Quincy Adams laid himself open to the charge of having won the presidency by virtue of a "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay. Employing his great influence in the House of Representatives, Clay swung the House vote for Adams for president. Adams then appointed Clay as his secretary of state.
Republican Motherhood: Part of the idea of a "Woman's sphere" Republican Motherhood stated that women should pass on the ideals of Republicanism to the next generation. This led to female support of abolition and other human rights causes which eventually led to women's rights movements.
Eli Whitney: Whitney, a skilled and prolific inventor, invented the cotton gin in 1793. It almost immediately transformed southern agriculture and revitalized slavery. Whitney also was successful in manufacturing rifles for the government by employing the idea of interchangeable parts.
Grimke Sisters: Angelina and Sarah Grimke, sisters from South Carolina, began their public careers in the abolitionist movement. Male abolitionists objected to their prominence in the movement, and the sisters turned to advocacy of women's rights.
Henry Clay: Wanted to be president. He participated in the "corrupt bargain" of 1824, in which he held the power to sway the House; John Quincy Adams became president and Clay became Secretary of State. Clay introduced the compromise Tariff of 1833 which cooled rebellious North Carolina, at least temporarily. Clay planned to alienate Andrew Jackson from the people by trying to recharter the BUS early and making it an election issue; plan backfires and Clay loses another election.
Inian Removal Acts: This legislation passed by Congress in 1830 provided funds for removing and resettling eastern Indians in the West. It granted the president the authority to use force if necessary.
Manifest Destiny: Manifest destiny was the belief of nineteenth-century Americans that their nation's territorial expansion was inevitable and ultimately a good thing, even for those being conquered. This conviction helped Americans justify the aggressive acquisition of new territories in the 1840s and later in the 1890s.
Mexican American War: The Mexican War was fought between the United States and Mexico from May 1846 to February 1848. See also Mexican Cession of 1848 and Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of.
Great Western Frontiers: mostly uninhabitable area towards the western United States, including the Great Plains, California and Oregon (all places which gained attention during the Gold Rush and the massive movement West also known as the era of manifest destiny
Seneca Falls Convention: The Seneca Falls Convention was held in 1848. It drafted the Declaration of Sentiments, patterned on the Declaration of Independence, but declared that "all men and women are created equal."
Corrupt bargain: In the controversial Election of 1824, John Quincy Adams laid himself open to the charge of having won the presidency by virtue of a "corrupt bargain" with Henry Clay. Employing his great influence in the House of Representatives, Clay swung the House vote for Adams for president. Adams then appointed Clay as his secretary of state.
Republican Motherhood: Part of the idea of a "Woman's sphere" Republican Motherhood stated that women should pass on the ideals of Republicanism to the next generation. This led to female support of abolition and other human rights causes which eventually led to women's rights movements.