e Essays - Economic Ideologies, Socialism, Social Theories

The trade restrictions were lifted because the British war with France ended with the Treaty and the British lifted their Impressment laws and the Chesapeake law. The 13 Colonies were able to live under the Constitution freely without the interference of the British Empire. 75.(Video) Who was ?The Prophet A man who fought to aid the Indians, he helped the Indians form one union. 76.(Video) What were ?the Prophet?s? and Tecumseh?s goals? To unite all Indians under one nation. 77.(Video) Why did Tecumseh and many other Native American people side with the British during the War of 1812? They promised freedom. 78.(Video) What was the outcome of the War of 1812 with regards to Indian people? The outcome of the War of 1812 was the abolishment of slavery amongst Indian people. Utopianism and Socialism 79.What was the context of the emergence of socialists during the nineteenth-century? The market was highly unstable. 80.What did the socialists believe about social, political, and economic equality? Many believed that social and political equality was not possible without economic equality. 81.What kind of a world did the Utopian Socialists attempt to create? They worked for a larger equalitarian world. 82.Why did most of their experiments fail? There was no profit motive so the people did what they enjoyed rather than abide by socialist ideas. 83.Who were the Shakers and the Onieda? What did they believe and why did they not last? Both groups believed in and perceived a second coming of Christ. They did not work because the Onieda eventually turned into a capitalist corporation to survive and the Shakers failed because it faded out due to a lack of converts. 84. In the United States, what was the only enduring utopian experiment? Mormonism. 85. What factors may explain why this utopian society succeeded while others failed? It succeeded due to the large amount of converters. 86. What was the purpose of trade unions and what was the idea behind strikes? Strikes often became violent, but most trade unionists did not wish to overthrow the capitalist system. They endeavored to improve workers conditions and living standards within it. 87. Briefly discuss Karl Marx?s views of the class system? Scorned utopian socialists as unrealistic idealists. Sought to use the worker cooperation manifest in trade unions to their advantage. Argued that capitalism divided people into two classes 88. What type of world did Marx wish to create? A more realistic world was the type of world that Marx wished to create. 89. How was change to take place under Marxist Socialism (Communism)? -The Proletariat was destined to rise up and violently overthrow the system & establish communism A dictatorship of the proletariat? -The abolition of private property The land and businesses should be put in the hands of ?the people? via the state -The abolition of classes and the establishment of an egalitarian society -After the state was secure, the state would wither away 90. How did evolutionary socialists propose to change society? Make things more equal among the people. 91.Three major immigrant groups during the early to mid-1800s: Germans, Chinese and the Irish. 92.How did a crop indigenous to the Americas, the potato, propel Irish immigration? The potato famine caused the Irish to immigrate to the Americas. 93.Who were the Nativists and why did they emerge? Argued that America was native-born Americans whose ancestors had fought to secure the land against the American Indians and British. Emerged primarily in response to the massive waves of immigrants Argued that these immigrants drove down wages, drained charity, caused crime to increase, impacted American culture negatively, represented an undesirable religious element (Catholics at a time when most Americans were Protestant), and voted for those who promised them jobs and services. Formed a political party: The Know Nothings 94. What was a political machine and how/why did they often rouse anti-Irish sentiment? Promised jobs, housing, and other services in exchange for votes.Targeted poor and ethnic neighborhoods. 95. Describe the relationship between Irish immigrants and free blacks in the North. The Irish and free blacks in the North competed for the lowest paying jobs and were considered of equal social stature. 96. Why did male social clubs and gangs emerge? -A means of fraternity and brotherhood -Mutual protection -Mutual aid in terms of jobs opportunity, loans, and the assurance that someone would take care of funeral rituals in the case of death 97. (Video) Describe the Five Points (New York). The name