First battles of Revolutionary War

Rebels attacked the militia and took the arsenal at Springfield, Mass

Made people reevaluate Articles of Confederation because it wasn't strong enough to respond to that kind of thing

Father of the Constitution

Fourth president

Led the country during the Revolutionary war

Eventually passed the declaration of independence

Later passed articles of confederation

German mercinaries brought in by Britain to fight US in Revolutionary war

Defeated when Washington snuck across the Delaware in the winter at Trenton, NJ

Party started by Hamilton

Wanted a strong government, national bank, etc

Started by Jefferson

Wanted states to have more power than central

Basically Anglican, but American

Split off after Revolution

Opened the states by the great lakes up for settlement

prohibited slavery in that area

told them how to make a government and become a state

Established congressional land surveys to keep borders

Base and meridian line

Townships

Sections

Quarter sections

Firstborn son inherits everything from the father

Bicameral legislatures

lower house elected by voters

upper house elected by lower house

representatives in both houses based on population

unicameral legislature

elected by voters

equal representation for all states

Electors who are selected to vote for the president

number per state = house reps + senate reps

12 delegates from 5 states

called for a constitutional convention

articles of confederation sucked

Started federalist party

wanted to pay off all debts after revolution

likes a big government, wants a national bank

fought in Boston on Breed's hill during Siege of Boston

beginning of siege, British won and US retreated for a while

American general, got screwed over by the government

Decided to help the British because we were dicks

plotted to surrender fort at West Point to Britain

got caught and ran away to join the British army

led the movement for independence

anti-federalist, opposed constitution

Connecticut compromise

bicameral legislature

house of reps and senate

president of the continental congress

leader of federalist party

got crappy Jay treaty from Britain

Americans defeat Burgoyne

turning poitn in war

first American army vs army victory

convinces France to come help

All countries recognize America's independence

US gets generous porders (N-great lakes W-Miss. river S-Florida)

Florida returned to Spain

Americans treat British loyalists decently

Americans will still pay debts in England

Party that wants a weak central government

Started by Jefferson

eventually split off with National Republican Party

Adams wants to end a French treaty because they're rude

France won't talk to America's representatives in France

Some French secret agents X Y and Z say they can get them in for $250,000

US be like no and leave

A US state has the right to nullify/invalidate any law they think is unconstitutional

When a political party wins, it gives government jobs to its voters 

executive and legislative things can be reviewed by the judicial branch

officer in Revolution

New York sentor

fourth VP

Put up in 1800 election as a VP candidate but accidentally tied Jefferson

They keep tying and eventually after the 36th revote, Jefferson wins

Burr is VP but goes home and doesn't help

Killed Hamilton in a duel

laws restricting American trade with other countries

led to conflict with France and England and led to the war of 1812

Hamilton started taxing whiskey, which western farmers all made

They didn't like it and started the Whiskey rebellion by resisting tax collectors

Washington brought in the militia and beat them up

says congress can make laws that are necessary and proper

democratic-republicans

want a weak central government

said people couldn't write or say bad things about the government or they'd go to jail

Kentucky and Virginia nullified the alien and sedition acts, saying they were unconstitutional

They explore Louisiana purchase area

First Americans to go all the way to the west coast

Hamilton made it

it had a 20 year life span

then it wasn't there any more

Elastic clause

said national government could do things that weren't specifically outlined in the constitution but which were necessary

Siege of Boston

America took the cannons from there

The Green mountain boys, Ethan Allen

bad treaty that Jay got from England but Washington passed it anyways because it was US's first treaty

England harrasses ships still

England won't allow America to trade with their colonies

England would eventually leave Ohio river

He said political parties are bad

No foreign alliances they're bad

Naturalization act - takes 14 years instead of 5

Alien act - aliens have to register

alien-enemy act - they can kick out or imprison aliens during wartime

Virginia and Kentucky declared alien and sedition acts unconstitional

doctrine of nullification

Pirates that were harrassing US ships outside Tripoli

Jefferson did an undeclared war and attacked them

Hamilton wanted to pay off all the debts

he made the debts long term

we were neutral in the war between england and france

made by washington

Adams appointed judges as Jefferson took office to keep him in line

they were federalists

Jefferson bought it from France because Napolean needed money

$15 million

loose interpretation of constitution

federal government can do stuff that isn't written there and has more power

went to ticonderoga to steal cannons during Siege of Boston

They eventually took them back

Ethan Allen

Lost at Yorktown

Wanted to surrender to France but they made him surrender to Washington instead

the revolutionary war ended

in the constitution

slaves count as 3/5 of a person for representation and taxation

Mutual defense pact

french decided we would defend each other

after Burgoyne was defeated at seratoga

Cornwallis surrendered to Washington

Last major battle of the revolutionary war

Won the battle of Tippecanoe

Against Tecumseh who had Indian people with British supplied weapons

This made the US mad at Britain

Britain burned it in 1814

Madison narrowly escaped

Jackson beat the British 

the war already ended but everyone thought they surrendered because of him

Election of 1824

Each section of the US had its own issues and focused on them

Era of good feeling ended

NH house rep

argued 223 cases in front of the supreme court, and won more than half

1815-25

One political party

Diplomatic successes

court decisions

Everyone was happy

Henry Clay

Compromise of 1820

missouri joins union as a slave state

Maine joins as a free state

No slavery allowed in Louisiana north of 36^o30'

Chief justice who made all the big decisions during the era of good feeling

Marbury v Madison

Fletcher v Peck

Martin v Hunter's Lessee

McCullock v Maryland

Dartmouth College v Woodward

Gibbons v Ogdon

Expanded definition of interstate comerce

Federal government gets more control over interstate manufacturing and trade

Chased some Indians into florida

Took Pensacola

We got a treaty and bought Florida

We bought Florida for $5 million

US gives up any claims to Texas

Spain gives up clim to Oregon

US and England told Russia to get out of Oregon

They had to go north of that line

Missouri Compromise

3/5 Compromise

war hawk leader

Harrison fought Tecumsmeh in 1811

Tecumseh had an army which was supplied with British weapons

Helped lead to war of 1812

National bank

20 year lifespan

Wasn't there to help fund the war of 1812

Reinstated later because the democratic republicans agreed it was a good idea

Indian general

They tried to start a government and started fights with the US

Hero at New Orleans

Took Pensacola and helped get Florida

Seventh president

Wrote a poem at the battle of Fort Knox in Baltimore

during war of 1812

he was on a British ship negotiating release of some prisoners

they wouldn't let him leave so he watched the battle

Peace without victory

ended war of 1812

signed before battle of New Orleans

War hawk

South Carolina delegate

fifth president

Monroe doctrine

Era of good feeling

Reelected when there was only one party, won pretty much unanimously

6th president

secretary of state during era of good feeling

got all those diplomatic successes and stuff

US won't allow new European colonies

US won't allow European interference with existing countires

We won't interfere with existing colonies

We won't interfere with European affairs

Connecticut compromise

3/5 compromise

slave trade compromise

electoral college thing