{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"54407774","dateCreated":"1337628478","smartDate":"May 21, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"demantai91","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/demantai91","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/hist136.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/54407774"},"dateDigested":1532092599,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Political Developments","description":""Jackson's election marked a new direction in American politics" (23f) "He boldly proclaimed himself to be the "champion of the common man" and believed that their interests were ignored by the aggressive national economic plans of Clay and Adams" (23f)
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\nGiven the change in leadership from the traditional Virginia legacy that maintained its presence in the White House since the nation was founded, and Jackson's message of elite aggression by those of Adams and Clay, is it fair to say that the warnings by Adams and Jefferson of tyranny by an elite group of the population had finally begun taking effect on the U.S Presidency?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"54716168","body":""Once the colonists had thrown off the burdens and controls of England, the possibilities for political, social and artistic creativity and experimentation seemed limitless" (26).
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\n"People felt optimistic and determined that a new order would be brought to bear, not just on government but on all institutions of social interaction" (26)
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\nConsidering the possibilities the United States was given after eliminating European authority, as well as the potential opportunities for the people of the United States to form a more unique set identity, was this the key that help set in motion the foundation of the second great awakening?","dateCreated":"1338495726","smartDate":"May 31, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"demantai91","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/demantai91","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54792800","body":""In the heat of the Wilmot Proviso debate, many southern lawmakers began to question the right of Congress to determine the status of slavery in any territory." (30 b.)
\n"Lewis Cass of Michigan, coined the term "popular sovereignty. The premise was simple. Let the people of the territories themselves decide whether slavery would be permitted" (30 b.)
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\nAs a means to settle the long conflicting issue of slavery expansion into new territories, Lewis Cass's argument that the people should decide for themselves what role slavery would play in their lives ultimately left the issue unsettled. As the text points out, Cass never made it clear whether state governments would decide or if the issue would be put up for a public vote. How much more tension did this create between states and the Federal government, as well as in what way was putting forth popular sovereignty a form of kicking the issue of slavery even further down the road?","dateCreated":"1338832365","smartDate":"Jun 4, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"demantai91","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/demantai91","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54799968","body":""For decades, both northern states and southern states had threatened secession and dissolution of the Union over the question of where slavery was to be permitted" (31)
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\n"If slavery were not permitted in the territories, slavery would never gain a foothold within them and southern power in Congress would gradually erode" (31)
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\nGiven the decades of indifference between Northerners and Southerners over whether to expand or limit slavery to new territories, as well as Southern uncertainty over restrictions opposition intended to place on slavery, Southerners had a legitimate reason to be fearful. As the text points out, and is one of my pulled quotes, "If slavery were not permitted in the territories, slavery would never gain a foothold within them and southern power in Congress would gradually erode" (31). Thus, as the text goes on to say, is why ballot box stuffing occurred in Kansas; for fear of an abolitionist state government. If what slaveholders feared was losing their "foothold" of authority in congress, as well as their general way of life, where was the discussion of what would replace the slaves? For that matter, what would become of the south with all of its land? Industrial development? Did any abolitionist bring up what could be the solution to the south's problem?","dateCreated":"1338850963","smartDate":"Jun 4, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"demantai91","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/demantai91","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"53776786","dateCreated":"1336163167","smartDate":"May 4, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"princeofhappiness","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/princeofhappiness","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/hist136.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/53776786"},"dateDigested":1532092600,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Economic Reasons","description":"They did it for the money, all of them.
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\nWho?
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\n"Them."
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\nFrom Gold Fever to chasing the Almighty Dollar to Debt, economics has been a driving factor behind the formation of the U.S., its successes, and its injustices. This post is to open up the theme for questions on the economic angles of U.S. history.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"53835154","body":"Chapter 1: Native-American Society on the Eve of Colonization.
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\nGiven that the Algonkian tribes (1c) cultivated food crops such as corn and squash that benefited British colonists
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\nGiven that agriculture was central to Iroquois society (1d),
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\n...is there a calculable estimation for the economic value of the contribution that Native American societies provided British colonists and colonies?
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\nChapter 2: Britain In the New World
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\nGiven that early British colonial ventures in the New World failed (2a)
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\nGiven that joint-stock companies founded colonies provided the foundational basis for the American colonies (2b)
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\nIs it inevitable that the U.S. has the corporation as the foundation of the state?
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\nChapter 3: The Middle Colonies
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\nGiven that the Dutch's colony of New Amsterdam created enormously wealthy elites (4a)
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\nGiven that the Quakers did not pay taxes to sustain armies or to churches (4b)
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\n...did the future economic success of colonies such as New York and Pennsylvania mean that the Middle colonies were future economic and political significance stem from the practices of these minority communities?
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\nChapter 5: The Southern Colonies
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\nGiven that the Southern plantation system created an economy that depended on large numbers of slaves and indentured servants
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\nGiven that indentured servants could expect to return to poverty upon completing their servitude (5b)
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\nwas the South's system of land-ownership and large numbers of impoverished colonists with lack of available capital responsible for slowing the South's economic growth when compared to the North?
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\nChapter 6: African Americans in the British New World
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\nGiven that African slaves often picked up artisan skills whether on the plantations or in the cities (6a)
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\nAnd given that slaves were not allowed to own property (6f)
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\nhow much of the continuation of slavery and the treatment of slaves as reflected in the "slave codes" show a fear of economic competition from blacks?","dateCreated":"1336369779","smartDate":"May 6, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"princeofhappiness","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/princeofhappiness","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"53979282","body":"@princeofhappiness relating to your last question:
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\nGiven that African slaves often picked up artisan skills whether on the plantations or in the cities (6a)
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\nAnd given that slaves were not allowed to own property (6f)
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\nIf slaves were given the opportunity to put their skills at work for their own benefit and were able to own property, how would it pose a threat to the economy for those who depend on slaves for their own wealth?","dateCreated":"1336623607","smartDate":"May 9, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"AlexisTep","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/AlexisTep","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1257553849\/AlexisTep-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54108750","body":"Given that wars are very costly yet can stimulate an economy, did the Revolutionary War have economic interest as well as made an economic change to America during this time period?","dateCreated":"1336975107","smartDate":"May 13, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"lisaanguyenn","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lisaanguyenn","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54192520","body":"@Alexis: Because if they were free and allowed to own property, they would then be in competition with poor and working-class whites for jobs.
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\nInterestingly enough, Uncle Tom's Cabin describes a situation where a slave, George, is basically rented out to work at a factory. Of course the novel presents his work in the factory in an idealized light, but if a factory owner could get slave labor cheaper than wage labor, that would undercut the labor market for Whites. A minority group being feared for under-cutting wages is a repeated theme in American history to this day.","dateCreated":"1337142896","smartDate":"May 15, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"princeofhappiness","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/princeofhappiness","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54326754","body":"Given that many people at moved West, did the economics of those on the east coast change? Were the job situations better? In addition, people who migrated West, what were the effects of their lives by the gold rush and did the gold rush affect the of the east in any positive and negative way?","dateCreated":"1337394118","smartDate":"May 18, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"lisaanguyenn","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lisaanguyenn","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54716692","body":"GIven there were many factors that contribute to the choices made for America including the people and Congress, were decisions regarding votes and laws made with focus for economic thrive and growth of America and its people?","dateCreated":"1338497163","smartDate":"May 31, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"lisaanguyenn","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lisaanguyenn","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54970150","body":"Given that the Civil War was partially a fight about the economic status of the North and the South, did the Emancipation Proclamation affect the economy of the South in ways which the North had anticipated?","dateCreated":"1339524978","smartDate":"Jun 12, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"lisaanguyenn","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lisaanguyenn","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54992352","body":"Given that The Boston Associates preferred female labor over male labor, how would the economy be affected if they used males instead?","dateCreated":"1339618209","smartDate":"Jun 13, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"AlexisTep","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/AlexisTep","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1257553849\/AlexisTep-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54992502","body":"Given that "an improved transportation system was crucial for RAW MATERIALS to reach the factories and manufactured goods to reach consumers"
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\ndid paying for improved transportation systems allow the economy to profit off of its sales or did it interfere with the profiting and put the economy in jeopardy for while due to them having to pay more for improved transportation systems?","dateCreated":"1339619071","smartDate":"Jun 13, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"AlexisTep","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/AlexisTep","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1257553849\/AlexisTep-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"54992634","body":"Given that Canals created a large impact on the economy, why didn't states just continue to build more canals so that goods would be easier to transport and easier to sell since they'd be more accessible?","dateCreated":"1339619454","smartDate":"Jun 13, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"AlexisTep","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/AlexisTep","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1257553849\/AlexisTep-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"53586058","dateCreated":"1335823695","smartDate":"Apr 30, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"Dennis.Levin","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Dennis.Levin","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/hist136.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/53586058"},"dateDigested":1532092601,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Science","description":"Following mltong's example, here's a thread for science.
\nSo, anyone who has science as their theme, hit me up!","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"53522956","dateCreated":"1335689796","smartDate":"Apr 29, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"mltong","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mltong","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/hist136.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/53522956"},"dateDigested":1532092601,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Demographic changes","description":"anyone doing a theme similar to demographic changes??","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"53722060","body":"Yes. I am planning to do my theme on this subject as well.","dateCreated":"1336069699","smartDate":"May 3, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"mrd0903","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mrd0903","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}