APUSH Notebook #10
What grew quickly in the young republic in the first decades of the United States?
Nationalist fervor and the desire to expand American national power and territory
What type of architecture was predominant in the early United States?
Neoclassical architecture
Which state briefly granted women the right to vote?
New Jersey
What concept argued that women should be educated to educate their sons on American ideals and democracy?
Republican motherhood
What national symbols were created in the 1810s?
A national flag and the future national anthem
What provided a unifying sense of pride in the new nation?
American enthusiasm and nationalism
What was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793?
An act that legally required free white Americans to return escaped slaves to their owners
What were the conflicting views on democracy among early founders?
Federalists believed it was the duty of white, male citizens
How did the cotton gin affect the cotton industry?
It made the cotton picking and straining process quicker and cheaper
What impact did the cotton gin have on Southern attitudes towards abolition?
It shifted Southern attitudes against abolition due to the booming cotton industry
Who were the majority of people remaining in the United States after most Loyalists left?
Strong proponents of the previous Patriot Movement
What art movement in the early 19th century featured American landscapes?
The Hudson River School
What did most colonists favor in the early years of the American republic?
The abolition of slavery
What did neoclassical architecture highlight?
The democratic and republican roots of Greek and Roman civilization
What parallels did many Americans see between their struggle against monarchical tyranny and slavery?
The enslavement of human beings by one another
What economic development divided American opinion on slavery?
The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793
What did Judith Murray criticize in her book 'On The Equality of the Sexes'?
The lack of educational opportunity for women
What issues were raised regarding the treatment of women in the early republic?
The overt suppression of women in education, work, and politics
Why did Adams and other founders believe that property-owning males should have political power?
They believed that property-owning males had a stake in establishing a fair and stable political system
Who were the property-owning males that were allowed to vote and function as the government?
White, property-owning males
Who did most colonial leaders in the late 18th century exclude from political participation?
Women, minority groups, and males without property