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US vs. Britain, fought in the US
boosts our economy
2 goals: freedom of the seas/stop impressment, and Canada
Federalists opposed war, enlistment was low
we can't take Canada b/c we don't have the army to do so
British burn the White House |
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armistice (treaty) which restored the prewar status quo
no country gained anything
okay with it b/c Napolean had just been defeated, which eased tension |
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| Presidential and Congressional Elections of 1812 |
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Madison won
Younger Federalists making an impact b/c more Federalists were voting in Congress
Federalists joined Democratic-Republicans in supporting Clinton |
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became major general and national hero after the Battle of New Orleans
general in the war
led defeat of the Creek nation at the Battle of Hotshoe Bend (1814) |
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reopened trade with Britain and France
said if 1 country followed our demands and stopped violating our rights, we'd stop trade with the other country
didn't resolve anything
Britain became the focus of hostility |
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| Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 |
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replaced Embargo Act and reopened trade with all nations except for Britain and France
gave Madison the power to resume trade with either of them if they stopped violating neutral rights |
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| Presidential and Congressional Elections of 1808 |
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Madison (Democratic-Republican) won
faced competition with Pinckney
Federalists gained some seats in Congress
Jefferson didn't run b/c he followed Washington's views in only running twice |
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1807-replaced the non-importation act
to avoid war with Britain
forbade all US exports
didn't hurt Britain, but hurt our NE region, which was dependent on trade
created our own recession |
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British ship Leopard fired a cannon into US Chesapeake on American waters
killed some Americans
showed that the US military was weak
otherwise we would've declared war |
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Congress
Banned British manufactured goods from entering American ports as a result of impressment
didn't apply to metal or cloth b/c we were dependent on theirs
had little effect on the British
served as a warning |
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| Impressment of American Sailors |
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Royal Navy would stop American vessels and seize British deserters who had gone to American ships to get away from harsh treatments
often took Americans as well |
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"reincarnated" Prophet was a religious leader
Shawnee brother of Tecumseh
condemned use of whiskey and alcohol
formed an Indian Federation, didn't work |
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turned Prophet's religious movement into a political one\
told Indians to defy evictions from land claimed by US
tried to unify Native Americans of North and South so the could fight the white man |
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| Presidential Election of 1804 |
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Jefferson w/ VP Clinton won by a landslide against Pickney (F)
took credit for restoration of values, Louisiana Territory, and cutting gov't spending |
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result of pirates attacking our ships and Jefferson had to respond to show we were strong enough to fight
proved we were an independent and sovereign nation
Tripoli declared war on US for refusing to pay tribute for the passage of its ships through Mediterranean |
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Jefferson referred to his election as a revolution
Democratic-Republican shift in the gov't, and first time they were in charge
said it restored the gov't to its limited role
preferred simplicity |
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appointed "midnight judges"
passed in Adam's final presidency days
designed to maintain Federalist control of courts
led to Marbury v. Madison |
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| Chief Justice John Marshall |
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Federalist
maintained Federalist outlook in Supreme Court
made the Supreme Court powerful, as an equal branch of government
influenced judges to issue joint majority opinions instead of individual ones |
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1803-we want New Orleans b/c it's a connection to all rivers
Jefferson prepared for war with France over this land, sent Monroe and Livingston to buy the port of New Orleans and as much of the Mississippi Valley as possible
France offered to sell all of Louisiana
Jefferson said no at first b/c raised issues of constitutionality
said it was ok b/c it would solve issue w/ Native Americans, pushing them West |
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| Lewis and Clark Expedition |
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to explore Rockies, ended up going all the way to the Pacific
found plant and animal species
York was Clark's slave, who didn't get paid and wasn't allowed to go to his wife after the expedition
Sacajawea was a strong guide
first Afr. Amer. and woman to participate in a vote |
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younger generation of Federalists
had to move to some D-R ideals in order to get the masses to follow them
campaigned for popular support at a time when people became more active in politics |
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Burr (D-R) killed Hamilton (F) in a duel in New Jersey
hated each other for a long time
example of violence the nation's early years
showed you base your political views on the political views of others |
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| Burr Conspiracy and Trial |
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Jefferson personally assisted in the prosecution of Burr 1807 trial for treason
Chief Justice John Marshall presided and Burr was acquitted and fled to Europe |
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women in a factory system
transformed textile manufacturing
brought all of the manufacturing processes to 1 location in Waltham, MA
produced cloth, powered by water |
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last campaign of the war
hoped to seize the mouth of the Mississippi, which collected to Atlantic
took place 2 weeks after war
led by Andrew Jackson |
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Democratic-Republicans who favored war
all Westerners led by John Calhoun and Henry Clay
NE and coastal people are against war and mostly Federalists |
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Federalists wanted to secede but decided they shouldn't
instead wanted to suppress the power of the Democratic-Republicans, primarily through changing the Constitution |
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