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Date ______________________
AP U.S. History—Period ____
Chapter 8: Creating a Republican Culture Part 2 Page 264-277
Preread:
o Read- Identify the Big Idea on Pg 248. You will answer this question at the
end of these notes.
o Skim and Scan rest of the chapter- Be sure to pay attention to section
headings, subheadings, maps, illustrations.
Read:
Now read the chapter start to finish without stopping or writing. Just read
it! As you read you should mentally be:
• Questioning ideas
• Clarifying concepts
• Summarizing information
• Predicting next steps
Post Reading: Answer the following questions
Aristocratic Republicanism and Slavery
-How had the Revolution set some slaves free?
-Manumission:
-How did religion affect manumission:
-How did the Enlightenment affect manumission:
-Look at the map on page 265:
-How had the status of slavery changed between 1776 and 1800?
-Why?
-Why was slavery a “Necessary Evil” in the south as Thomas Jefferson declared?
-What was the response to the Gabriel Prosser Rebellion:
-Give at least three examples of how the North and South had become different:
-How was our early political system set up to protect slavery?
-American Colonization Society:
-Why did this effort fail?
-What did Congressman James Tallmadge promote in 1819?
-Why did this scare the south?
-Missouri Compromise: (Explain who, what, and why)
-What three Constitutional arguments did the South make during this crisis?
Big Question:
-How is the Missouri Compromise another example of “kicking the can down
the road” on slavery?
Protestant Christianity as a Social Force
-How did Religious Freedoms change after the Revolution?
-Why did early Americans see Protestantism as a more “Republican” belief
system?
-Revivals:
-Second Great Awakening:
-Why did the Baptist and Methodist churches grow the most?
-How did evangelical and African American churches differ from other
Protestant denominations?
-How did religion change in New England? Why?
-Describe the relationship between church and state at this time.
Big Question:
Why did Protestant Christianity and Protestant Women emerge as forces for
social change?
First Great Awakening
Second Great Awakening