Notes November 29, 2006

The Economy

• From mid 1840's to late 1850's the economy grew particularly for businesses connected with railroads
• Most railroads are laid in old northwest which helps strengthen east-west links
• Transportation dependence changes from rivers to railroads and canals
• Railroads also provide jobs for immigrants looking to make money
• 1850's
• Industrial output in the free states west of Pennsylvania grew three times the pace of the northest and four times faster than the south.

Southern Views of Slavery

• Public education not in the south but the economy was good after 1845
• Price of slaves doubled between 1845 and 1855
• Southerners were aware that they were dependant on agriculutral goods which means they need slaves. We get the rise in prices for slaves.
• Ships that carry the Southern products like cotton were all owned by North
• Southerners now begin to worry about gaining independance from the North, but that is about all they can do.
• King Cotton asserted itself as cotton output increased and prices continued to rise
• This keeping a high demand for slaves

The Freeport Doctrine

• Off year election of 1853, Lincoln and Douglas competition
• Engaged in series of debates around state of Illinois
• 7 debates total
• In Freeport, Lincoln tried to trap Douglas
• Lincoln asked Douglas how he could reconcile Dred Scott decision
• Douglas said that even though the supreme court legalized slavery, the people of a territory could reject it

Sectional Tension

• Panic of 1857
• Grain sales to Europe slumped
• High interest rate spread from Europe
• Land prices soar
• Railroads were overbuilt
• Banks had made to many risky loans
• Businesses fail, railroads go bankrupt, and construction is halted
• South though manged to escape the depression by exports avoiding domestic downturn
• Dred Scott decision split the country
• Non-slaveholders still supported slavery due to
  
• Kinship
• Econmic interests
• Race
• Some non-slaveholders still rented slaves or had family that had slaves

Josh Brown

• Brown tries to seize a federal arsenal and to arm slaves to join him to end slavery
• Brown movers on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry
• US Marines commanded by Rober E. Lee capture John Brown
• Brown and six others are hanged
• Reaction to Brown is
• North-seen as a martyr, bells toll gun salutes are fired
• South-shocked and outraged, Brown seen as a lunatic, murderer, and scumbag
• Again we see the US divided
  

November 28th

Today we took a lot of notes, here are the basics:

RIGHT NOW SLAVERY'S A REALLY BIG ISSUE

"Bleeding Kansas"
-pro slavery people are fighting with anti slavery people on whether or not Kansas should become a free state
-Missouri (slave state) has a lot of interest in making Kansas a slave state
-when it comes time to create a legislature, Missouri and Senator Atchinson send "border ruffians" over the state lines to cast illegal votes for representatives in favor of slavery
-the elections are corrupted and a pro slavery legislature is established
-then the actual settlers of Kansas (anti slavery) are upset that the national government is letting this take place so they boycott all the elections and just establish their own legislature, constitution and governor
-things get out of hand and it leads to violence

Other stuff:
-lots of irish immigrants (some german)
-Americans very anti-immigration, don't like that they're catholic and drink a lot
-the Whig party's on the way out
-the American party is established (nicknamed: know-nothings)
-platform: pro slavery, anti immigration, anti catholic schools
-they end up falling apart after a little while
-eventually it's just Republicans, Southern Dems, and Northern Dems

November 27th

Today in class we got back a bunch of papers and went over them if people had any questions. Then we listened to a song about James k. Polk, finally we learned about Nebraska becoming a Territory.

Notes
-By 1853 settlers had pushed up the Missouri River to the Platte.

-Entreprenuers including Stephen Douglas were talking about a transcontinental Rail Road to San Fransisco.

-But, the country west of the Mississippi River would have to be "organized" as a territory in order for it to be surveyed and settled.

-1853 House of Reps. create the Nebraska Territory, Bill ran into problems in the senate, the problem was that the Missouri Comprimise declared that slavery be excluded from this area (Kansas/Nebraska).

-Senator Atchinson had Political Power and called the shots on southern voted for any bill on Nebraska.
-Stephen Douglas had sponsored the bill he preffered popular sovernty for slavery issues.
-Douglas hoped to see the Rail Road linking west coast with Chicago (he was from Chicago).

-Atchinson drove hard bargin and Douglas compromised on bill that

-organized Kansas and Nebraska Territories
-repealed the Missouri Compromise
-leave slavery question to Popular Soviernty

-Bill created a "storm"
-many considered expansion of slavery a national question.

-Senator Abraham Lincoln spoke against the spread of Slavery while arguing that slavery could continue where it already is.

-Bill was passed
-passage completed the destruction of the whig party
-Southern Whigs joined the democratic party.

Article Response

Sorry for the late response. This is the first time I've been able to access the internet in a week.

Civil War camps are fascinating. I had no idea one even existed as close as Stafford. I hope to visit the area sometime. Stafford really should advertise these more. I think tons of people would come if only they knew about them. It's important to know the local history, and with so many people here who origionally lived in different areas, a lot of people miss out on Stafford's. This is a shame, because just this year I've learned it's crawling with history.

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I must say, I love Ugly Betty. Likewise, I think that Civil War camps are just as interesting as the battlefields. I can't believe I didn't know that Stafford had such a historical gem tucked away. Camp Humprey is made all the more impressive by the fact that its remains are still visible today. I also couldn't believe that Stafford's "scab" left by the war was still being healed in the 1960's. As important as it is to preserve the battlefields, it's also worth-while to remember how people lived during the Civil War time period. After all, AP tests are growing increasingly focused on cultural changes throughout American History.

CFHS AP US History

CFHS AP US History
To preserve any historical site is worth noting, but the fact that this is so close to where we live is amazing. I do agree with the idea that all the battlefields are beautifully landscaped and treated as holy land where great men once waged war against each other. It seems so heroic, but no one ever mentions the soldiers. What pains must they have endured to die on the "holy land" that we see today?The fact that there were more soldiers than actual citizens around here should show you that this is no mannner a small issue. Historians acknowledge Valley Forge, so why not Stafford County?

Article response

I found the article to be very interesting. You don't hear about the camps very much. I had never thought that the soldiers would make camps beside the ones on the battlefields. Its a part of history that is overlooked by most and important if you want to understand a soldiers life. This is another historical site that I had no idea was in Stafford. If the public is just now finding out about this, imagine what we don't know.

Response to Article

I believe that preserving a site dedicated to saving the stories of soldiers for future generations is an excellent idea. I didn't know that 120,000 Union troops lived in Stafford during the winter of 1862-63 and that such a long recovery process was needed to heal the "scab". Hopefully this site will help teach not only the citizens of Stafford, but all of those who wish to learn more about historic events such as this. I don't think the soldier camp should be an "ugly betty" because it represents Stafford's heritage and should attract viewers and help create a learning environment for all.

The Stafford Board of Supervisors' dealings with builder C. T. Park Inc. are very important and should be acknowledged. Even though it may have been a long and excruciating, it was well worth it and will create a landmark for years to come. The benefits of this deal should be observed by other companies in area, and encourage them to do their part.

Lastly, I found the letter from a soldier very interesting.

article response

The idea of preserving a historic site to tell about the soldiers lives is a smart and obvious choice for everyone. If the soldiers lived it, and there is physical proof, then those physical findings can tell us many new things which we don't know or it can show us things we already know. Why wouldn't we want to learn about our county's history anyway?

civil war and such

Well my compture tends to like to make me very angry, and decided to struggle several times to come close to pulling up the article, making me extremely frusterated. So now that, that's said, I finally was able to read the article about yet another interesting thing in Stafford that almost none of us were aware of. The Civil War camp didn't really make sense to me at first because I was under the impression that the soliders fought the whole time, but relizing now how harsh winters can be in the north it makes more sense. I think that a group should probably make the site recognizable, not to the point of Gettesburg or anything, but like downtown Fredericksburg, how they have Civil War site signs, and other things of that nature. Along with the signs, if your lucky you can see a reanactment of battles, Civil War events, and such. Maybe they should do something along that nature to show how important Stafford can really be.

CFHS AP US History- 5th Period Tidbits of Notes

5th period Notes

• The Mexican Cession immediately raised the question of slavery being extended.

• Wilmont proposed that neither slavery or involuntary servitude be allowed to exist in any territory obtained from Mexico.

• The Wilmont proviso proposed to the House of Representatives.

• In Senate, where the South was strong for the moment, the Wilmont proviso is defeated.

• Difficult issues split up Whigs & Democrats both South and North.

• President Polk send Nicholas Trist to agree on a settlement based on the United States paying $15million for California, New Mexico, and Texas border on the Rio Grande.

• Popular Sovereignty proposed to let the settlements of each territory decide for themselves whether to permit slavery or not.

• Campaign of 1848 appeared to favor popular sovereignty but it sparked some angry groups of both pro- and anti- slavey.

• "Conscience Whigs" left the Whig party and formed coalition with the Liberty party and anti-slavery democrats.

• Gold was discovered in California in 1848; this lead to the Gold Rush and the dispute of whether California become a slave state or free state.

• California uses popular sovereignty and decides to become a free state.

• There was a demand for a fugitive slave law after Supreme Court rule in Prigg v. Pennsulvannia. 1842 that state were not obligated to enforce the return of runaway slaves.

• Clay came up with 8 proposals to come to a compromise between anti- and pro- slave groups but tono avail.

• New Mexico and Utah organized restrictions on slavery though it is almost pointless because the desert area.

• Slave catchers would kidnap free blacks, where Northern responds with an anti-kidnapping laws where alleged fugitve slaves would stand trial in a northern court.

• Uncle Tom's Cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

• U.S. interest in Cuba, particularly the Ostend Manifesto

• William Walker

Response to article

Just in case my comment doesn't get read, I wanted to repost this statement I made about the article. Here it is.

It is refreshing to know that Stafford yet again has something significant nearby it. I like the idea of preserving these camp sites to tell of a soldier's history is a great idea, because the site may tell you of how that soldier may have lived his life and how he went about the war, whether leaving letters or certain prozed possesions.I think it is good to know that camps like Camp Humphreys are being preserved by the Stafford County Board, that way people may be able to look upon this site one day of there own to be amaze of a structure from over a century years old. Anyway, it was a good article to come by.

Response to Article

Interesting article! Also another article about how Stafford County rules. I think it is a great idea to have this historic site because it will give us better insight on how the soldiers lived and how they felt while fighting in the war. It seems with all these battlefields open we don't really get to see the human aspect because we don't really see how the soldiers feel or how their conditions were in the Civil War. The other thing is that I know all about the battle; when they happened, who won, and any other major events, but I would love to learn more about the personal aspect of the battles and the people in them. This will also be a good way for it to show how dedicated these men were in order to protect this country. And yet again I am excited to see Stafford play a big role in history.

RESPONSE TO ARTICLE

The opening sentences seemed to me somewhat crude and yet a realistic comparison of battles and camps. I felt it a good way to start out an article with such underlying significance [in history] as this topic.
First off, the idea of preserving a historic site to tell about a soldier’s lives seems to me a wonderful idea. War is oftentimes, as the article mention, depicted simply in the settings of battles—especially in our textbook, which only covers the general information (I’m not complaining) of wars. Although I am a pacifist, I believe that the horrors of war should be more entwined with general information. I’m not exploiting the article for my own beliefs in any way, but simply stating that the conditions of war are not pretty, which is common knowledge—just to let you know. Overall, I think that preserving a historic war camp site is a great idea.
The idea that the camp was considered the largest city in North America at the time seems to me an astonishing concept—much like my peers who have stated similarly.
I’m not whether or not I consider the Stafford Board of Supervisors decisions with the builder C.T. Park Inc. altogether beneficial; in one perspective, I see the preservation of a historic site, especially one entwined with such a large war, to be essential to the cultural growth of prosperity’s communities. Then again, it seems to me that all the “open space” will essentially be of no use. Maybe I’m thinking a little too much like an “expansionist”—I just think that the open space defies its purpose as carrying significant historical evidence, and could be put to better use. I feel I’m thinking in terms too B&W, but that’s just me.

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I find it quite interesting that Stafford, the town most of us can't wait to get out of, was home to about 120,000 troops during the Civil War. Since the Civil War had such a great impact in the shaping of America, it's nice to know that our small town held a role in dealing with our conflicts of the time period. It's a fantastic idea to preserve a campsite to tell of the soldiers' lives. For future generations to keep learning of the struggles and triumphs of the average soldier is a promising thing. C.T. Park Inc willing to donate the land was not only generous, but moving. Wanting to pass on the knowledge of our country was inspiring. The Stafford Board of Supervisors had a fairly easy dealing with C.T. Park Inc. It's exciting to learn new things about our humble county. People underestimate what Stafford has done besides earn the title 'business district'.

I accidentally posted this as a draft and I don't think it ever went through, so here goes.

Camp Comment

I think that it's a great idea to preserve a historic site to tell about soldier's lives. We usually learn something of the past by uncovering, let's say, artifacts and studying them. And if you preserve them, then I'm sure other people would love to come and see those artifacts. The discovery of certain artifacts usuallly leads to other conclusions and reveals a great deal of history. And this would be the result here since Friends group has decided to preserve a historical site, in our backyard! People would learn more and more about Stafford. And you have to admit, it is way more interesting to actually see history than to hear or read it. I'm pretty sure that when the Civil War camps are opened for the public to see, there will be many people wanting to see them.

I think that since the County and C.T. Park Inc. are working together on preserving the Civil War camps, the sites will be dealt with carely and I'm sure that the outcome will be great.

So first we learned that Pocahontas and them had lived in Stafford and now we learn that Stafford was a Civil War camp. Pretty surprising. What's in store for us next?

Response to Civil War Article.

I think, like many others who have posted before me, that one of the most significant facts this article brings up is the civilian to soldier ratio in Stafford. Stafford was a small community that was suddenly swarming with 120,000 union soldiers. It must have been very difficult for the locals to cope with that kind of change. I learned from this article that many civil war camps are often overlooked and ignore because of the fascination with the battlefield. I think by preserving these union campsites one will be able to tell a more complete story of a typical union soldier's life. It’s definitely important to be able to break something down and look at it from a different perspective, and these camps give us another vantage point. I think it's awesome that building companies like C.T. Park Inc are willing to stop developing an area if they find it has historical importance. When onsite work showed that there were tons of hut sites, C.T. even gave up two more lots. It interests me that Hennesey had written that without the rest and regeneration that happened in the Stafford Camps the union probably would've lost at Gettysburg.

This article was very interesting to read. I find it neat that people are becoming less focused on big battles and are now shifting their interests towards soldiers as people. The information about soldiers spending only 8 hours in battle was new to me. The emphasis on soldier's daily lives will help people understand the sacrifices and hardships the soldiers went through. This will not only help personify the Civil War, it will be easy to relate to and understand, having this historic site in our own town. It is very cool that Stafford County played such a significant role during the Civil War. This is a great move for Stafford County, and I will be interested in learning more on this historic site.

Civil War camp response

I think the preservation of the camp sites are critical to the history of America. The Civil War determined the outcome of present day America. The men that fought in the battle deserve the respect for serving the country. It's wrong to build on top of the camp sites of the many men who gave thier lives to continue the unification of the country. When they are built upon, they are "... forgotten" and we are depreciating the value of the past. I find it amazing that the camp's orderly rows of hut and tene sites are still visible as depressions especially since it was over 100 years ago! In order for Americans to remember the history of the country, all the camp sites should be preserved as places to study.

Article respose

Honestly, I think it's pretty cool that over 120,000 soldiers were being housed right here in Stafford during the Civil War. It's weird to think that we're so close to things that were so much further back in time and we can still learn about them today and preserve what we can of them. Giving up all that real estate land was extremely generous on their part so people can get a closer look at the lives of soldiers during war and to preserve their living grounds for historic and learning purposes.

Article Respose

I find it to be great that Stafford is preserving a Civil War camp. In my opinion, this should have and could have been done a long time ago. I had no idea that Stafford housed more than 120,000 troops. I believe that knowing how the soldiers lived is as important as knowing where they fought, as with the preservation of the Civil War battlefields in our area.

Civil War Camp Saved in Stafford

Now that i think about it, i don't think i've ever visited a civil war camp. I always figured that soldiers traveled from one battle to the next, making camps along the way and finally making a permanent camp at the battlefield. I guess it would make sense that when the troops aren't fighting, like during the winter, they would need a permanent camp. I think it's a good thing that Stafford is preserving a civil war camp. I don't think people understand the hardships the soldiers went through when they weren't fighting and preserving a camp would be a good teaching tool. As for C. T. Park Inc.; I think it was a good thing that he donated the land, but i have a feeling there will be complications or pay offs down the road. I don't really trust land developers, but hey, maybe he's a nice guy. I know if the camp get's opened up, i'll be one of the first people to go see it.

Civil War Camp Saved in Stafford

Now that i think about it, i don't think i've ever visited a civil war camp. I always figured that soldiers traveled from one battle to the next, making camps along the way and finally making a permanent camp at the battlefield. I guess it would make sense that when the troops aren't fighting, like during the winter, they would need a permanent camp. I think it's a good thing that Stafford is preserving a civil war camp. I don't think people understand the hardships the soldiers went through when they weren't fighting and preserving a camp would be a good teaching tool. As for C. T. Park Inc.; I think it was a good thing that he donated the land, but i have a feeling there will be complications or pay offs down the road. I don't really trust land developers, but hey, maybe he's a nice guy. I know if the camp get's opened up, i'll be one of the first people to go see it.

Civil War Camps

I never imagined that the camps troops stayed in would be as interesting to learn about as the article suggests. I learned a little more about what the camp sites were really like. It is hard to beleive that the camp had 120,000 troops in our small town of Stafford. The sites do seem to be forgotten and should definitely by preserved, not just for us, but for future generations to learn more about what happened in Stafford. It is great that C.T. Park Inc. is helping and i hope that many people realize how important these sites can be and conclude that they should not be destroyed.

Civil War Camps

I think it is great idea to create the first reconstructed war camps here in Stafford. It appears to have been very well documented and important to our history, which will hopefully also help gain Stafford some recognition. I thought it was veyr interesting that Stafford has less people now then it had when it was basically only the army camped here. Personally i think it would have been cooler to have a battlefield, since they are very impressive and showy when it comes to actual, viewable history. However the camps are important and seem to have made a very significant different in the battle of gettysburg and are key in where we are today. I hope this turns out to be another good addition to Stafford, but maybe next time they could restore a mall, or something that is a little more interesting to the younger population currently in Stafford.

Woot for articles!

Well first off, I liked the authors comparison of the batterfields being 'sexy sirens of the Civil War preservation' and they get all the attention. And then the camps are the ' Ugly Bettys' and they are ignored. And in reality- that is so true. I remember my field trips in Elementry and Middle School- we went to battlefields, but we never went to an actual camp. It kind of got repeatative. Don't get me wrong, field trips are always pretty cool, but a certain battle may change a war, but overall a battlefield is a battlefield. Now we will be able to see actual camp life.
I also naver knew there were 120,000 Union troops living on Forbes Street. That's more than the actual population of Stafford, at that time (which was 8,300- as the article said). Also is amazes me that Stafford was the largest 'city' at the time. It's hard to believe that Forbes street was actually a campsite, even seeing pictures still makes it unbelievable.
Additionally it's cool that the preservation is going to be pretty accurate considering that they have the sketches from those two guys, and the actual rows of huts and tent sites are still visible by the depressions in the ground.
But all in all, it's pretty amazing that without the camps the Union couldn't of rested, meaning, the Battle of Ghettysburg could of been lost by the Union. Which could most certainly have changed the outcome of the war. Well anyways- YaY for StAfFoRd CaMpS!!! :)

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This is really wierd because Glen Trimmer is my dad's best friend and he got me and my whole family involved in this. They went to school together at the Army War College in Pennsylvania. Mr Trimmer is the coolest historian type person. His house is amazing because of all the different artifacts he has found. He goes around to farms and camps where there were battles with a metal detector and finds all kinds of things. His house is like a museum with everything from millions of bullets to lock of hair from the union army. He also has a real working cannon out front of his house that he sets off on special occasions. When he was working to save the camp land, he called my dad and we went and walked around the land. There had been two camps/forts. They were pretty cool. The builders had destroyed one and there was one left. It was sad to think that the builders could be so stupid to not notice the fort and see that it was something of significance. It was so obvious, even i knew that it was something special. The land was built up in a slope and it looked kind of like a steep wall that went around in a large square. I also saw the grave sites. They werent like actual graves with tomb stones but they were like indents in the ground and you could tell there was something there. Anyways, Glenn worked against the builders to get them to reserve the land, and they won of course. I had to get up really early in the morning one day last winter to go to the dedication ceremony of the grounds. There were a bunch of people there who are all about preservation and stuff. Glenn had gotten a huge star monument type of thing and they put it up right in front of the land. It has the name of the battalion that camped there on the star and some other stuff but i cant really remember. It was cool to be a part of that and be able to see it all, but it made me realize that we need to be more aware of our sorroundings and history, because we are living on the same land that people from hundreds of years ago did.

Article Response

The story of the soldiers and the way they affected Stafford is phenomenal. They brought both the population and left the hardships, leaving only stories to be told along with their settlements. Preserving historic sties such as these before only told the story of battles never leaving the thoughts of soldiers everyday lives. Having a site like this one will help spread the view through a soldiers eyes instead of bystanders. The way this has all come together is remarkable as C.T. Park Inc. Has done everything they can to cooperate with preserving such a site. They even agreed to give up more lots than at first to save the whole campsite along with some soldiers graves.

Article Response

I think what surprised me the most was the fact that the camp in Stafford had 120,000 troops and was the largest "city" at that time. I never really thought or learned about the camps that the troups stayed in and their harsh conditions, so it was interesting to learn about the how important the campsites really are. I do agree that the campsites are forgotten, as I am guilty of forgetting them. I learned that they are important sites and should be preserved after all that's where the troops spent most of their time, and it's a way to learn more about the lives and history of the lives of the troops who fought in the Civil War. It's was nice to read that C.T. Park Inc helped out in indentifying and documenting the campsite. Developers should appreciate historic lands instead of building huge subdivisions on it.

Civil War Camps

I was taken aback when I read the there were 120,000 union troops in Stafford. I did not know that there was such a large civil war camp in Virginia. I do see how the camps can be put on the back-burner by other historic sites, like battlefields. I think that it is important to tell how the soldiers lived during one of the bloodiest wars in American history. The camps should be a good learning tool, and an excellent way to connect with history. I think that the fact that C. T. Park Inc is willing to donate the land is great, that they are willing to look into this. I think that Stafford should work with people like them in trying to preserve Stafford’s historic sites.

Article Response

The article was very shocking and interesting to read. Its weird to we see on the news about people perseving their land in other big places, but now in Stafford, interesting. I think it is great to know about our own history here in Stafford. It is amazing that 120,000 people could actually fit in Stafford. That is such a large number and it is has never been mentioned by any history teacher (that I have had). I think that is a great cause and I give my support to the Friends group and I hope to hear more on this in the near future.

CFHS AP US History

5th Period Notes

Chapter 13:
Manifest Destiny
-the idea that it was God's will that the US posses the whole of the North American continent
issue of the spread of slavery
-arose with the annexation of texas
-Mexico wins independence from Spain in 1821 at that time 80,000 Mexicans lived in CA or the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico.
-by 1830 Mexico wanted to attract Americans to the Rio Grande Valley to settle
-American immigrants were to respect Mexican law, become Roman Catholics, and Mexican citizens
-Americans came but remained Protestant
and American and brought slaves. Vilolated Mexican law.
-Mexico passed a law forbidding further American immigration but they kept coming.
In March 1836, Texans declared Texas as a republic independent of Mexico.
-Mexico decided to fight the Texans
-General Santa Anna captured the alamo in San Antonio and killed all 187 defenders
-Mexicans massacred another 300 Texans at Goliad-The Texans won at San Jacinto and captured Santa Anna who signed a treaty recognizing Texas' independence
-Mexico reneged; Pressured Texas, and Texas petitioned for annexation by the United States
-Neither president Jackson or President Van Buren moved to annex Texas war with Mexico
-Didn't want to stir up northerners opposed to the spread of slavery
-Britain encouraged Texas to remain independent
-When President Harrison died in fofice Vice President Tyler became President
-Tyler broke wiht the Whig Party
-With an eye on the upcoming election of 1844, Tyler came out in favor of the U.S. annexing Texas and secretary of state Calhoun began negotiating with Texas
-Calhoun released a letter to the press that made clear that Texas was desired to protect slavery
-Northern senators objected and annexation was delayed
-Annexation became an election issue
-Whig Henry Clay and Democrat Martin Van Buren candidate came out against annexation
-Democrat James Polk ran on a platform favoring annexation of Texas and acquisition of Oregon
-Polk won the nomination and the Election of 1844
-lame duck President Tyler submitted a joint resolution of annexation of Texas to congress
-Congress passed the resolution in March 1845
-Texas agreed
-Texas eneterd the union as a slave state in December 1845
-Texas was the 28th state making the balance in the senate 15 slave staes and 13 free states
-Texas was independent for 9 years
Oregon:
-Americans had flooded into the fertile Williamette River Valley of Oregon just as they had Texas
-Oregon had been jointly occupied with Britain since 1818
-The Democratic party's platform had called for annexing Oregon all the way to 54 degrees 40 minutes north latitude
-president Tyler moved to annex Oregon but had no intent to push for all of Oregon. He proposed a U.s. -Canada boundary at 49 degrees north
-The British ambassador turned the offer down without checking with London
-British didn't want a fight and they proposed 49 degrees north
-Polk asked senate approving the 49 degrees north
-Several Democrats from teh North felt betrayed that he went for all of Texas and not Oregon
-A sectional split opened in the Democratic party.
The Mexican War:
-President Polk wanted California and New Mexico
-Texans and Mexico had never agreed on a boundary->U.S. claimed the Rio Grande River->Mexico said the Nuecks River
-Polk sent a diplomat to Mexico with an offer to buy CA and NM for 30 million. NO
-to presure, Polk sent army troops into disputed land between rivers and ships into the gulf.
-When they refuse, Polk ordered troops to move to Rio Grande
-In April, Mexicans crossed and attacked army, and killed 11 soldiers
-polk then asked congress for a declaration of war-most Whigs opposed war but voted for it anyway
-War was fought in Mexico and in CA/NM
-June 1846, American settlers backed by Capt. John Fremont captured Sonoma, CA raised the "bear" flag of an independent CA
-Fremonts forces and sailors from the Pacific fleet subdued CA
-In Mexico US forces marched on Mexico City and captured it
-Signimficant anti-war sentiments
-War was supported in South and West by Democrats
-Whigs and NE opposed the war
-Anti-Slavery people thought war was fought to extned slavery
-Congressman Abraham Lincoln demnaded to know where on US soil the MExicans shot American troops
-THe MExican cession (map 467 immediately raised the question of slavery being extended to new territories
-Congressmen David Wilmot offered to Congress the Wilmot proviso in August 1846
-This propsed that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude will be allowed to exist in any territory gained from Mexico.
-In the House of Representatives, Northern Democrats and northern Whigs outnumbered Southern Democrats and Southern Whigs.

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Civil War Camp Article

Though I was rather shocked at a major developer giving up millions in realestate for this cause I must say that number is quite impressive. 120,000 lived in Stafford??? Why weren't we taught this when we were younger. The only other two Civil War bits in Stafford I was informed about were how vital the Aquia Creek was for soldiers and the camp off of Brooke Road (which is off 630). But 120,000 troops is quite a number. I am not surprised that the soldiers spent most of their time not fighting, but the fact Stafford held many of these soldiers shocks me. It never ceases to amaze me how often I forget how close we are to Quantico and its significance to our once small town.

Response to Camps article

I found the article very interesting. I didn't know how much Stafford County was used as a camp for so long. All that I ever hear about is the battle of Fredericksburg. I was also surprised to learn that depressions were still visible from the camps. I knew that you could still see trenches built but I didn't know that depressions from the camps are still visible. I also found it interesting that if the Union army hadn't rested at the Stafford camps then they would not have won the battle of Gettysburg. It is also nice to see people from the community working together to preserve something.

Civil War Camp Response

Once again, it proves remarkable how much history is found in Stafford County, particularly regarding the Civil War. In this article, it's talked about how the Forbes Landing Subdivision will now be dedicated ot the former soldier camp that used to reside there. During the Civil War, these camps are where the soldiers would spend most of their time, much more than all the time it took for them to get chopped to pieces on the battlefields. The real crime happening here is how developers are taking this land full of historical importance and developing houses on it. With all of the events that have occurred on Virginia soil, and all the eager housing developers, it's necessary for people to set aside land on which remains relevant to the history of our country, today.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Manifest destiny
-the idea that it was God's will that the U.S. posses the whole of the north American continent
Issue of the spread of slavery
-arose with the annexation of Texas
-Mexico was independent from Spain in 1821
-at the time 80,000 Mexicans lived in California ot the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico.

By 1830 Mexicans wanted to attract Americans to the Rio Grande Valley to settle.

• American immigrants were to:

1. Respect Mexican law
2. Become Roman Catholics
3. Become Mexican citizens

Americans but remained protestant and American.

• in addition Americans brought slaves. This violated Mexican law.
• Mexicans passed a law forbidding further American immigration but Americans kept coming and coming...

In March 1836, texans (Mexicans and Americans) declared texas a republic independent of Mexico.

• Mexico decided to fight the texans
• general Santa Anna captured the alamo in San Antonio and killed all 187 defenders
• Mexiacans massacred another 300 texans at Goliad
• Texans won at San Jacinto and captured Santa Anna who signed a treaty recognizing texas independence.

Mexico reneged, pressured Texas, and Texas petitioned for annexation by the U.S.

-neither president Jackson or president Van Buren moved to annex Texas war with Mexico because they didnt want to stir up northernors opposed to the spread of slavery.

-Britian encouraged texas to remain independent

when president Harrison died in office vice president Tyler became president

• Tyler broke with the Whig party
• with an eye on upcoming election of 1844, Tyler came out in favor of teh U.S. annexing Texas and secretary of state Calhoun began negotiating with Texas.
• Calhoun released a letter to the press that made clear that texas was desired to protect slavery
• northern senators objected and annexatoin was delayed
• annexation became the election issue

Whig Henry Clay and democrat Martin Van Buren candidate came out against annexation

DemocratJames Polk ran on a platform favoring annexation of texas and acquisition of Oregon

Polk won nomination and election of 1844

-Lame duck president Tyler submitted a joint resolution of annexation of Texas and Congress'

• Congress passed the resolution in March 1845
• Texas agreed
• Texas was a free state for 9 years

Texas entered the union as a slave state in December 1848,

• Texas was the 28th state making the balance in teh senate 15 slave states to 13 free states.

Oregon

• -Americans had flooded into the fertile Wilamette River Valley of Oregon just as they had Texas
• -Oregon had been joinly occupied with Britain since 1818.
• -Democratic party's platform called for all of Oregon.

He proposed a U.S.-Cananda boundary at 49 degrees North

• the British ambassador turned down without chekcing with London.
• British government didn't want a fight and they in turn proposed 49 degree North
• Polk asked senate; senate approved splitting up between U.S. and Britain at 49 degrees North
• several democratic senators from the north felt betrayed that Tyler went for all of texas but no all of Oregon.
• sectional split opened on democratic party

Mexican War

1. president Polk wanted California and New Mexico.
2. Texas and Mexico had never agreed on a boundary
3. U.S. and Texas claimed the Nueces River
4. president Polk sent a diplomat to a Mexico with an offer to by California and New Mexico for $30 million.
5. to pressure Mexico, Polk sent naval squadron to patrol Mexico's Gulf coast.
6. Mexico refuses and Pulk ordered U.S. troops to move all the way to Rio Grande in January 1846.
7. April-Mexico troops crossed the Rio Grande, attacked U.S. army and killed 11 soldiers.

president Polk asked Congress for declaration of war

• Most Whigs opposed war but voted for it anyway rather than appear unpatriotic

-The war was fought in Mexico and California/New Mexico

-to complicated matters, in June 1846, a group of American settlers backed by captain John Fremont captured the town of Sohoma, California, and raised the "BEAR" flag of an independent California.

-Fremont's forces and sailors from the pacific fleet subdued California

-In Mexico, U.S. forces marched on Mexico City and captured it.

There was a significant anti-war sentiment in the U.S.

• war was supported in the South and West and amoung the democrats
• Whigs and people on teh Northeast opposed the war.
• anti-slavery people believed the war was fought to extend slavery.
• Congressman Abraham Lincoln demanded to know where on U.S. soil the Mexicans shot American troops. He wanted to knowthe exact spot-the Bloody spot.

The Mexican Cession immediately raised the question of slavery being extended to new territories.

• Congressman David Wilmot offered to Congress what is known as the Wilmot Provsio in August 1846.
• Wilmot proposed neither slavery or involuntary servitude be allwed to exist in any territory gained fro Mexico.
• In the House of Representatives, northern democrats and northern Whigs outnumbered south democrats adn south Whigs.

Response to Camps Article

I knew most of that tactical information, but I had no idea there were so many soldiers in Stafford during the war. That many people would change the surrounding area for years. Who knows how the area would be different if they'd decided to camp somewhere else. I wonder how much the land their saving would cost right about now. Somebody should turn that camp into a place like Valley Forge. Maybe build a few of the houses up and some informational signs or something.

Thursday November 16

Today we took a timed write for the entire class period. It was fun.

CFHS AP US History

So,
I never knew that the camps were so huge. I guess I never stopped and thought about it. I also found it amazing that there are still the actual depressions in the ground from the camps. That is just really neat. And I found the comparison of Stafford to a big scab quite humorous.
It's true that you never really see too many of the winter camps anymore but maybe with the rebirth of this one, we'll see more being ressurrected. At least I hope so. I like the camps ever so much more than the battlefields. They're much more interesting.
Well,
I guess that's it.
*Rachel*
P.S. It's also great to see a developer helping with this project instead of tearing down trees and putting in massive subdivisions.
P.P.S. I wasn't sure where to put this and then I saw people just commenting on Mr. G's thing.
Were we supposed to just comment and not actually post?
I'm just gonna leave this here and cross my fingers I got it right this time and did what I was supposed to do. Am I the only one who screws this us EVERY single time I try and post something?

Me
;)

Notes from Tuesday, 11/14 period 4

Sorry these are really late, but better late than never...

In class on Tuesday we watched a movie that didn't really cover anything different from what we learned in the book. It dealt with life after the 1700's and after the end of the revolutionary period. The movie mainly talked about the War of 1812. Some points that you mau not have known are:
-The Americans tried to take control of the Canadian capital, but failed
-many northerners were against the declaration of war by President Madison and the actions of the 'War-Hawks'
-The Native-Americans generally fought on the side of the British, including Tecumseh.

and that's all, really.

Sebastian

Civil War Camp Saved In Stafford

Check out the story in the Thursday 11/16 Free Lance Star at http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/112006/11162006/236941 Comment on the story and the Civil War impact on Stafford County. What do you think of the idea of preserving a historic site to tell about soldier's lives? What do you think about the Stafford Board of Supervisors dealings with builder C. T. Park Inc. First comment due by 10pm Tuesday 11/21 for an "other" grade; comments on classmates comments for extra credit due by 10 pm Saturday 11/25.

Thursday Nov. 16

Today was interesting (if you were there to experience the whole day).

We did a timed write in class. If you took it then you obviously know what it was on. If you didn't, well then you'll find out when you take it(or most likely from your peers).

Homework: Read pages 453-465 AND write a letter(the assignment's on schoolnotes).

5th Period Notes from Tuesday

Today in class, we watched a video!!! I mean it wasn't Pocahontas or Blank Check, but I guess beggers can't be choosers! So here's what the video was about: Westward Expansion!!! -Whites married Indians as a "peace treaty", kept relations with the Indians under control. -The whites brought alcohol and disease to the Indians. -Tecomsa(spelling?) is against westward expansion. -William Henry Harrison defeated the Shawnee (spelling?) tribe in 1811. -French and British confiscated US ships that were trading, but the British were just as guilty of it. -John C. Calhoun accused Britain of still looking at America as a colony. -Congress declared War on Britain (War of 1812). -The US wanted to annex Canada. -Tecomsa joined with the British forces. -Andrew Jackson forced the Indians to give up their land. -James Monroe warned European nations (no future colonization in America by the Europeans). -Monroe Doctrine gives people the right to choose their own form of government. -Constitution was made by the Cherokees. -Georgians try to take the Cherokee land. -The Cherokees go to court and win. -Jackson disagrees with the ruling and moves the Indians west of the Mississippi. -Trail of Tears (1835-1838) move Indians to Oklahoma. -Over 4000 Indians die. Then the movie started talking about the Mexian/American War. Remember that we have a test tomorrow! Also notecards are due on Thursday and the timed-write is on Thursday! ~Liz Ziek~

November 13th, 2006; Period 5:

• First of all, we somewhat recapped on Jackson’s incentives for destroying the Bank.
• …then, Congress introduces the Deposit Act (which suggests that money should be more spread out and circulated rather than being dumped in Jackson’s Pet Banks.) Jackson promptly vetoes this bill.
• Jackson introduces the Species Circular (1836), in which land speculators could buy large amounts of government land with species. This lowers the amount of buyers and slows down government income.
  
• Martin Van Buren wins election and takes office in 1837
  It is an unfortunate time for him to enter office, as currency more or less collapse and the Panic of 1837 has set in.
• Whigs blame the Panic on Jackson’s hard-money policy. They are in favor for another charter for the Second Natl. Bank, which had expired in 1839.
  -Buren counters this with the Independent Treasury Bill, which is passed in 1840.
• Democrats blame the Panic on paper money and speculators.
  -->All in all, Van Buren is discredited for the depression, and Harrison wins the election, as the two-party system is once again introduced.

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• The first part of the video covers what we have already read. It deals with minority (women, African Americans, and property less white men) and their rights in Colonial America as opposed to Revolutionary America.
  
• Jackson’s (“Old Hickory”) inauguration was symbolic of the growing power of the common man. He was himself somewhat the common man. He fought against “professional politicians”, wanted state rights, and less federal power. But you, of course, know that. In his path to killing the Bank, he earned the name “King Andrew I”, and his opponents formed the Whig Party.
  
• After 1815 and until 1849, rewriting the Constitution was seen in many states. It eliminated the property qualifications, but women were still not allowed to vote. And African Americans (who had been previously allowed to do so in a few Northern states) were no longer able to.
  
• Lorenzo Dow was a “fire and brimstone” preacher. He brought along with him the Second Great Awakening, and was the epitome of camp meeting revivals.
  -Other followers sought to revive the republic by reforming society, claiming that humanity was perfectible.
  
• Women took an active role in Churches.
  -Lee (I don’t want to risk spelling her first name) –partook a great role in an African Methodist Episcopal Church
  -And still, many could not have the same rights as men in churches, and began to construe some movements (i.e. anti-lynching movements.)
  
• Demon Rum: Many had at first believed alcohol to be healthy, usually as opposed to water (which was usually tainted). It became an issue for women because it directly correlated with domestic violence. This lead to the Temperance Movement (temperance means total abstinence from alcohol.) Women went public with the issue (speeches, female societies, taking active roles in societies, reform movements, etc.)
  
• Clothes showed the type of lifestyle a woman lead (if you wore a corset, you were not required to move much, and thus were a “woman of leisure”.) Households in the 1800s—women characterized the places they lived:
  -West: worked alongside men and had more say in community than urban women. They were among the first women to vote.
  -Slave South: limited ability to question their status
  -North: Their role as care takers had religious significance, and became symbols of complete virtue.
  -African American women were viewed as lesser beings
  -Stanton in 1848: Seneca Falls Convention and the Declaration of Sentiments. Know it. Stanton and Anthony joined forces in 1851.
  -1841: Dorothy Adioles (sp?) discovered the mentally incapacitated where she worked in inhumane conditions and took an active role in reforming this situation. Many women who fought to reform the stance on this looked to bettering conditions through religious movements.
  
• Utopian communities: could be religious or secular societies, but was always a refuge from the “hustle and bustle” of life. An example of this was New Harmony.
  
• In New England, Transcendentalists such as Thoreau arose, who prized the individual over anything else. Thoreau introduced the concept of Civil Disobedience (the right to disobey unjust laws.) They claimed slavery to be against God’s love.
  
• Abolitionists lead the most divisive reform movements. The theory of “shipping” slaves back to Liberia or Haiti was introduced (and many were taken) but it was not a constant plan. Then again, many abolitionists believed in freedom from slavery, but not social equality for those freed. Some important abolitionists: Douglass, Tubman, Truth
  -Because of a law that did not let slaves be taught reading (as to prevent them from reading anti-slavery pamphlets), many abolitionists were fined and imprisoned for doing exactly so.

Friday November 10 notes::4th period

Nullification Crisis
-->1928: A tariff was designed to win re-election for jackson(South Carolina takes action to oppose the tariff; they lead the South in doing so)
-->The Missouri Compromise makes the South worry about their representation in Congress(South begins to feel politcally isolated as they worry that they don't have enough votes to block the law)
-->The Congress was passing laws that the South couldn't oppose
-->Calhoun::Vice President leading S.C.
*argues that the Southern states should be able to nullify laws applying to their states
*states should be able to determine whether the law is applied to them(Calhoun tells this to
Jackson who gets mad
-Jackson says that tariffs are foreign policy & that it's a matter of the federal govt
-Jackson threatens the South, saying that he could hang them if they decide to nullify it
*Calhoun asks Congress to reduce tariff
-->Tariff of 1832: Congress lowers tariff; lowers tax rate on imports, but not as much as S.C wanted
*sooo...S.C. calls a state convention which formally nullifies the 1828 & 1832 tariff
-it said that S.C. would not enforce and collect tariffs
--> Jackson gets mad & asks Congress to pass the Force Bill (authorizing Jackson to march an army into S.C.)
--> Compromise Tariff 1833 (lowers tariff)
Nullification Crisis 1828-1833 now over b/c S.C. backs down! (no other state joined S.C. in nullifying the tariff)


Kitchen Cabinet
*informal cabinet; Jackson has his buddies, who he consults more with than the formal people



Postal Campaign
*in early 1830s minority of Protestant Evangelicals form societies committed to immediate abolition of slavery-they flood the postal service with anit-slavery pamplets
*Jackson wants to stop the Postal Campaign and prefers to have the Congress shut it down
*Calhoun argues with Jackson, saying that the states have the rights to do so
*Calhoun says to leave the federal laws alone and to let the people at the post office do the job of taking the abolitionist material out(most of the mail is from NY)
*anti-slavery petitions sent to Congress-Congress decides not to discuss the petitions--Gag Rule


Bank War
~ Jackson doesn't like banks (esp. 2nd Bank of the US)
~In North, theres paper money and the purchasing of things on credit during the Market Revol.
>South doesn't like this
~Jackson things that paper money, the economy, and loans are corrupt
~The national govt deposited its funds in the Second Back
>the $ is from the bank notes of the States (this could be redeemed for gold and silver)
~The Bank of the US issue its own note>hoping it to become the national money note
~Jackson who lost money in a previous speculation questioned the constitutionality of the bank and paper $
~ there are attempts to embarrass Jackson. Clay and Wirt with Biddle
>They ask to renew the Bank Charter (even if there's two more years left)
[they wanna make Jackson look bad]
>Congress passes a recharter bill; Jackson vetoes it
~Jackson claims that the bank is unconstitutional; John Marshall in the courth said that it was constitutional
~Jackson syas the Bank was a Monster (sucking the resources out of the South & giving it to people who don't need it)

*1832-Jackson wins election
*he wants to get even
*he wants to kill the bank
-Jackson takes the federal $ out of the bank and deposits it in the state banks (aka Pet Bank)


PS. the blog thing took out my indents and spaces so it might look a bit wierd and confusing with all the types of bullets randomly showing up...but i used color for the subparts and titles so good luck with that

Oh My Gosh

I just typed up all my notes and I posted it but it's not showing on my screen.
*Moan of hatred towards my computer*
Please tell me it's just my computer.
*sigh*
I really hope it posted.
Rachel (who is tired and frustrated)
PS. JK
Hit my computer a couple of times and rebooted.
It's posted.

Notes for 5th Period~Friday, November 10th

In 1828 Congress passed the Tariff Bill on imported goods to protect industries. It's the highest tariff so far.
The Northern producers like it but the Southerners, who buy imported goods hate it. The opposition calls it the "Tariff of Abomination".
South Carolina takes the lead in opposing the tariff.
The South is already worried about the future of slavery because they are seeing lots of states with gradual emancipation.
The vice president, Calhoun borrows the ideas of Jefferson and Madison on:
*states rights
*states have final say in laws passed by the national government
*states don't have to enforce the Alien and Sedition Act or the Tariff Bill if they don't want to.
President Jackson is enraged and beside himself because while he supports states rights as well, he thinks the tariff is the federal government's business. He views it as under foreign policy.
Jackson says that to not follow the Tariff Bill is treason and punishable by hanging.
At the same time as he is saying this, he goes to Congress and asks them to lower the Tariff. And Congress does.

So, the Tariff of 1832 lowers the Tariff Bill significantly but it's still not enough for the South.
South Carolina holds a convention and formally nullifies the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
Jackson goes to Congress and asks for the Force Bill allowing him to raise an army and go to South Carolina.
Congress passes the Compromise Tariff of 1833 that slowly lowers the tariff over the course of several years.
Jackson is satisfied. South Carolina accepts the new tariff but nullifies the Force Bill.
South Carolina was in this arguement by herself with only vague promises of help from other states.

The Kitchen Cabinent refers to Jacksons informal group of advisors/friends that he goes to for advice.
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Postal Campaign:
In the early 1830s the middle-class evangelicals started the abolitionist campaign that was headed up by William Lloyd Garrison, author of The Liberator. They begin to flood the postal network with abolitionist pamphlets and writings. People in both the North and the South were offended because the North buy the slave-grown cotton from the South and thus still benefit from the slaves.

Jackson wants to stop the Postal Campaign and consider passing a law.
Calhoun argues that the states can pull out the materials on their own if they want to.
The eventual solution is to just let it go and postal workers were allowed to remove the pamphlets as they wished.
Congress passes the Gag Rule that abidges the right of petition to prevent the discussion of slavery in Congress.
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In 1816, Congress charters the 2nd Bank of America. The federal governement places all it's money in it but some state banknotes (paper money) got mixed up with the rest. The Bank has the power to demand that the South redeem these notes in gold and silver (specie).
This causes the states to refrain from issuing inflationary notes that it couldn't back up with gold and silver. The Bank issues it's own banknotes in hopes that the states will stop producing their own banknotes all together.

Jackson opposes the bank because he lost money to a bank once and he doesn't trust the bank.
He questions the constitutionalty of the 2nd Bank. This issue was already decided in the case of McCulloch vs. Maryland. It said the Constitution gave the federal government "implied powers" that include chartering a bank.
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Henry Clay and Daniel Webster attempt to embarrass Jackson who is up for re-election. They convince the Bank to ask Congress to renew it's Charter even though it won't be up for a lang time. They think that because Jackson wants to win the election, he will be caught as a hypocrite and sign the renewal.
BUT
He vetoes it. He calls the Bank, "The Monster"
Jackson is re-elected.
He sets out to kill the bank. He pulls all the federal money out of the Bank and puts it all in state banks or "pet banks".

Finally we have reached the end of my tiresome notes.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
*Rachel*

11/9 Period 6 Blog

Sorry for the delay.

Remember that we have a test on Wednesday and a timed write on Thursday.

1824 Election with Adams, Jackson, Clay, and Crawford.
-All four running in one party.
-Controversy- Adams/Jackson become main contenders.
-Plurality in electoral college votes.
-No one had enough electoral college votes. (majority)
-Jackson receives most popular votes.
-Election goes to House.
-Clay has least number of votes and is removed.
-Crawford has a stroke.
-Clay offers his support to Jackson if he can be secretary of state.
-Jackson Declines and Clay goes to Adams, who most likely agreed.
-Adams becomes president and Clay Secretary of State.
-"Corrupt Partner"
-Jackson pledges revenge and wins 1828 election.
-Uses spoil system: "To the victor goes the spoils."
-Is criticized in hindsight.

Jackson deals with Indian Issues
-Doesn't feel it's federal concern for Indians.
-Former Indian fighter, but adopted a young Indian boy.
-Believes Indians are savages who need to be protected.
-Cherokees in Georgia decide to write their own constitution, form small farms.
-Want own nation.
-Declare themselves an independent republic, but are located inside the state of Georgia.
-Georgia refuses to recognize them as an independent nation.
-Cherokees propose diplomacy by taking them to court.

Cherokee vs. Georgia
-Says they cannot hear the case, for the Cherokees are a separate nation.
-Neither win or lose.
-Jackson doesn't believe he has authority.
-Two years lare, Cherokee bring new case.

Second Court case against Georgia
-Rules that Georgia striking down Cherokee law is unconstitutional.
-Federal government can't do much.

Jackson is Unhappy and the situation unresolved.
-Asks Marshall to enforce decision.
-Van Bueren moves Indians to Oklahoma.
-"Trail of Tears"- Painful Journey with 4,000 deaths.

CFHS AP US History

5th period notes

Missouri Compromise
1820->
Slavery is now becoming a moral issue and is considered wrong. They don't want slavery.

All were candidates for 1824 election:
Andrew Jackson: won popular vote in electoral college (32 short)
Adams
Clay
Crawford

-If no candidate gets majority-> the top 3 go to house of representatives-> Clay is out

-Crawford has a stroke leaving Clay and him out.
-Clay goes to Jackson-> if you make me secretary of state, you will win. Jackson says no.
-Clay goes to Adams and says the same thing. Adams says yes->and it works (called the corrupt bargain)
-Jackson is very upset and plots revenge on them
-In 1828 Jackson wins presidency
-Monroe Doctrine-> written in 1823 and declared that as SA is independent form Spain and Europe wants to recolonise them. Britain asks US to help keep the SA Countries. US says why don't we just do it ourselves. President Monroe passes doctrine saying that British must stay out, if they come in then we will fight. If they follow it then we will stay out of their wars.
-Jackson made the spoil system-> he put in many of his own people from his own campaign into the government systems jobs->bad (Jackson was converting the government) ->good (those people had been there a while and the country was changing and they needed some new people in there)->(new ideas)
-Jackson is criticized
-Jackson wants to get rid of Indians because he "couldn't protect them"
-problem that Indians are in the way of white settlers
-Georgia ->they tried to take Indian Cherokee land, Cherokee went to court (they thought they were citizens and they wanted to become a nation->they come together and write a constitution and become farmers)
-Georgia gets very angry and later comes back saying that it was unconstitutional.
-Georgia declares that they aren't a state and everything they say is null and void. Jackson says that he can't do anything to help. He thinks he has no authority to declare anything. He proposes to move them.
-Cherokee don't want to move and go to court->and when they get there->(John Marshall Court-> Cherokee Nation vs. GA)->Supreme Court says they can't help->go back to Marshall Court (Woodchester Vs. GA) Indians can be a nation in GA.
-Jackson is shocked at the big mess and says Marshall is wrong. Jackson says eh will not help enforce this with the executive branch.
-Jackson is replaced by Van Buran
-14,000 Indians pushed out. Thousands die->trail of tears

notes from 6th Nov

Sorry its late i forgot my password and the blogger would not send it to me

Slavery

• In the North many free blacks were losing their jobs to Immigrants that worked for lower wages
• Some even claim that whites and blacks are seperate species altogether
• Many Blacks had been deported after gaining their freedom to Liberia but most had no desire to go to africa
• Northern Wigs question racism and by 1804 every northern states had acted against slavery
• Latin American countries freed their slaves and in 1830 England followed suit and ended slavery in Jamaica, Bermuda, and the Caribbean

Voters

• Property qualifications were droped for white males

Politics

• Democrats incorporate racism into their political agenda and were for it
• Wigs opposed slavery

Abolitionists

• The religious revivals encouraged the anti-slavery movement
• In 18301 the American Colonization Society proposed gradual emancipation and deportation to Africa for slaves
• William Lloyd Garrison published the first issue of The Liberator
• He stated that slavery was a sin and should be stopped immediately
• INn 1833 Garrison helped form American Anti-Slavery Society, they wanted a stop to slavery and any racisist activities in America
• In 1835 they launched a postal campagain where they flooded the postal system with letters opposing slavery
• Congress passes a Gag Rule to prevent the discussion of racism at its meetings

Woman's Rights

• Woman's right supporters were stirred by the Anti-Slavery movement and the first women's rights convention met in Seneca Falls New York in 1848
• Feminists Abolitionists spoke angrily due to the fact that they were not permitted to Speak at Anti-Slavery meetings
• Wrote the Documents of Sentient and Resolutions which declared all women and men equal

Summary Nov 8

Joe wrote: At the beginning of class we talked a lot about the election. Then the note-taking began: -1804, Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore Louisiana Purchase and collect samples -They navigated up the Missouri River, crossed the Rockies to Snake River, followed that to the Colombia River to Oregon -Settlers began moving into the Louisiana Purchase (Missouri Territory) -Missouri (1819) applies to become a slave-holding state -Would be the first state from the Louisiana Territory -This raised the issue of the spread of slavery to the new territories -Also, the south would get more power in congress because of the extra representation due to the 3/5 compromise -Congressman Tallmadge (NY) proposed 2 amendments: 1. Bar additional slaves from Missouri 2. Emancipate slaves born after statehood after their 25 birthday -North had the House, South had the Senate -Amendments weren't passed in the Senate so the amendments didn't pass -Missouri Compromise: 1. Line at 36 degrees, 30'- future states north would be free, south could have slaves 2. Missouri= slave state 3. Maine cared out of Massachusetts - Aging Jefferson was distraught about slavery, fearing the issue would never die -PANIC! Of 1819 -economic depression -European agriculture boom, decreased need for US products -World Gold supply was limited, state banks covered shortage by issuing paper money (bank notes) for loans and bills of exchange -Bank of US got involved as Western branches do speculative lending -To save itself, the bank began insisting that banknotes from states come to bank of US to be redeemed in species (gold/silver) -Helped the federal bank but forced state banks to demand money from borrowers -national money and credit system collapsed -markets failed/ employers went out of business -Banks became Monsters

4th Period Notes-Wed. November 8

Okay so basically we talked a lot about the elections that were held yesterday. Good times. Then we looked at some notes from the overhead. :) 1803 LOUISIANA PURCHASE AND MISSOURI TERRITORY 1804-Lewis and Clark expedition -sent to explore new land acquired from Louisiana Purchase -brought back plants and animals to be studied -navigated the upper Missouri River, crossed the Rockies to the Snake River and followed that stream to the Columbia River reaching Astoria, Oregon -settlers soon began to move to Louisiana territory, especially into the Missouri Territory Argument over Missouri -in 1819, slaveholding Missouri applied for admission as a state -first state out of Louisiana Territory -raised the issue of the spread of slavery into new territories, also gave the South a disproportionate amound of power in Congress because of the 3/5ths Compromise -Congressman Tallmadge from New York tried to pass anti-slavery amendments known as the Tallmadge Amendment + bar additional slaves from entering Missouri territory + emancipate Missouri slaves born after its statehood when the slave reached their 25th birthday *amendments passed in the Northern state controlled House of Representatives but did not pass in the Southern controlled Senate -----> NO -any new states coming in about the 30 degrees North line of latitude had to be free states (this applied only the the area gained in the Louisiana Purchase) PANIC OF 1819 causes: -European agriculture was again productive, reducing demand for American farm products -world supply of gole was limited and American bankers (state banks) covered the shortage by issuing banknotes (paper money) -National Bank insisted that the paper money be backed by gold and silver -the state banks had to start demand payment on loans to get gold and silver -people who could not afford to pay in gold and silver had their land taken away (foreclosure) -people associate banks with foreclosure and resent banks, specifically, refering to the National Bank as "the monster" -the national money and credit system collapsed and deppression, failed businesses, and high unemployment ensued

CFHS AP US History

5th Period Notes for Weds, November 8

Okiedokie, here's what went on today:
-at first we talked about the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and then the Louis and Clark expedition of 1804 (Jefferson sends them on this expedition). They were sent to bring back maps, notes, plants, and animals.
Then came the overhead...
West 1803-1804
-in 1804, president Jefferson sent Meriwether Louis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase area and collect samples for their return to Washington, DC.
-they were sent to navigate the upper Missouri River, cross the Rocky Mountains to the Snake River, follow the stream to the Columbia River, thus reaching Astoria, Oregon.
-soon, settlers began moving into the Louisiana Purchase, particularly the Missouri Territory

Argument over Missouri-in 1809, slaveholding Missouri applied for admission as a state, -this was the firts state to be carved out of the Louisiana Territory

-Missouri raised the issue of the spread of slavery to new territories. Also raised the issue of the south gaining a disproportionate amount of power in Congress because of the extra representation that came from The Three Fifths Compromise. Congressman Tallmadge of New York proposed 2 amendments to the Statehood Bill being considered by Congress. -This barred additional slaves from Missouri. -Mossouri slaves would be emancipated after their 25th birthday. -The north controlled the House of Representatives, the south controlled the Senate. The tallmadge Amendments passed in the House, but not in the Senate and did not become a law. Missouri Compromise was a Legislative Package that: -admitted Missouri as a slave state, admitted new free state of Main after carving it out of Mass., outlawed slavery in Louisiana Purchase north of 36 degrees, 30 minutes north latitude (southern boundary of Mississippi) Thomas Jefferson was distraught . He claimed it scared him like "a firebell in the night." He feared this would divide the public. Panic of 1819 (Several Causes): -European Agriculture was productive; they didn't need the U.S.'s food. -world supply of gold was limited and American Bankers (state banks), covered the shortage by issuing bank notes (paper money). -The Bank of the United States got involved too as the western branch offices got caught up in speculative lending. -To save itself, the Bank of the United States began insisting that banknotes from the state banks that came to the Bank of the United States be redeemed in gold/silver. -This helped the Bank of the United States but forced state banks to demand payment from their own borrowers. -National money and credit system collapsed (first failure of Market Economy). -Panic of 1819 led to a depression. -Employers who couldn't meet debts went out of business. -Lots of people lost their jobs. -Americans nicknamed the Bank of the United States "the Monster." That's all I got...I can't even think of a movie to go with this one besides Blank Check...Because he goes to the Bank. ~Liz Ziek~

Period 4 Notes--Monday, November 6

Okay so basically the day went over the difference between the North and South in terms of race and religion.

~in the North, the blacks lost their skill-less jobs and Irish immigrants took over.
~churches begin to question racism and there is a split in the North over the issue
~in 1804, northern states begin gradual action against slavery
~in 1830, there are a lesser number of blacks as slaves in the north
~free blacks move to cities and have stable, low-paying jobs
~some property qualifications are dropped for male voters (white), so there is a greater voter turnout
~cities start to have segregated schools (blacks/whites) or blacks go to no school at all
~blacks start own institutions for learning
~in the 1820s, there is racism in the Democratic political agenda, which leads to violence against blacks
~whites are now being taught in racist terms
~"discovery" that whites and blacks are a separate species (smaller brain/not as smart)
~the Whigs support forms of black suffrage, but the Democrats oppose
~prior to 1830, the Quakers and Methodists think of slavery as a moral issue
~organized opposition to slavery--American Colonization Society (ACS)
~ACS proposes voluntary emancipation of slaves to West Africa
~southerners oppose emancipation and free blacks don't want to go to Liberia (stay on the US)
~slavery starts to change
~1830--Britain ends slavery in its Caribbean islands
~William Lloyd Garrison writes The Liberator in 1831 in order to try to abolish slavery
~Garrison believes slavery is a sin and should end immediately
~the American Anti-Slavery Society begins postal campaigns to abolish slavery and petition Congress to stop slavery and the slave trade in DC
~Texas was denied as a state because of its use of slavery
~petitions-"Gag Rule"-Democrats and southern Whigs cannot discuss petitions at all in Congress
~women's rights awareness begins to grow
~Women's Rights Convention-Seneca Falls--in 1848, feminists voice anger over not being able to speak in public meetings
~Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions--"all men and women are created equal"
~moral reform-campaigned to abolish prostitution and fought the sexual double standard

So that's it for Monday's notes!

**Chapters 9-12 Test next Tuesday and Timed Write next Wednesday (notecards also due on Wednesday)

Have a good rest of the day off!