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Undergraduate 3
04/06/2011

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Cotton Gin
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Eli Whitney 1793
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Great Awakening
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1730s to 1750s
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Enlightenment
Definition
Reason is Important
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Deism
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"God" Is Watchmaker
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Second Awakening
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Smaller Denominations grow, Baptists and Methodists; people work for good
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"Revolution of 1800"
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Thomas Jefferson: We are All Republicans/Federalists
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Jeffersonian Democracy
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expansion of government is bad, not expressly described in Constitution, government must be controlled, states more representatives of needs of people, need for separation for church and state, Freedom of Speech and Press, Yeoman Farmer
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Jefferson as President
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Uses "patronage" as rewards, pull back from government spending, greatly reduces debt, reduces military
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Marbury vs. Madison
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1803: congress had no right to redefine court's role, nullify an act of congress, great power to interpret constitution. After, Adams brought federalists to courts
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Louisiana Purchase
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1803, nearly doubles the size of USA, deal with Napoleon
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1807
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Embargo Program
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1808, plans to punish violaitons to neutrality through trade sanctions, WAR HAWKS, War of 1812
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James Madison
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1814
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During War of 1812, Napoleon is defeated than British turn to USA, invade Chesapeake and burns Washington DC
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Embargoes are hurting NE merchants, policies driven by Republicans, federalists are minority, late 1814-1815
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Hartford Convention
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Need for better banking, 2nd bank is developed ____, regularized US currency
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1816
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1820
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Settler already beyond Mississippi River, cotton gin pushed people westward, lots of new states joined: Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, and Alabama by 1819
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Federalists
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Strong federal government, expanded economy
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Republican
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limited federal government, local power, agriculture
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James Monroe
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Era of Good Feelings: US economy is expanding, push into new western territories, new states are created, end of first party system
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1819
Definition
Spain gives Florida to USA
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views any European meddling as threat to US and its peace and safety, cornerstone of future US foreign policy
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Monroe Doctrine-1823
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Panic of 1819
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High Prices for US agriculture=Land Boom
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Missouri Applies for Statehood
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1819
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Who wants no more slaves in MO, gradual emancipation
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NY Rep. James Tallmadge
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Missouri Compromise
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Missouri becomes slave state and Maine turns to free state, to keep balance and 36'30 parallel is dividing line
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Supreme Court is supreme, over state governments
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Dartmouth College vs. Woodward-1819
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federal court is supreme over state court
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Cohens vs. Virginia 1821
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"implied powers" of the constitution, "necessary and proper" clause; court gives Federal government power over states with economy and interstate relations
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McCulloch vs. Maryland 1819
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Running for Election 1825
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Crawford, Adams, Clay, and Jackson
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Who helps Adams win?
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Henry Clay -Corrupt Bargain
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Adams
Definition
wasn't very popular, didn't work to create support once, wasn't good at politics,
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Tariff of Abomination
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Perfect Storm in 1828
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Election of 1828
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National Republicans=Adams
Democrats=Jackson
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Jacksonian Democracy
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voting open to all white males, political parties are accepted and important, power of executive branch greatly increased, President is man of people
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spoil system, lower national debt, limit functions of federal government, committed to Union
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Jackson as President
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states can reject federal laws, nullification
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VP of Jackson, Calhoun
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federal union is supreme, power is the in the people, nullification is treason, result Nullification Crisis
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Jackson's Reaction to Calhoun
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SC angry over tariffs, Henry Clay organizes a compromise, SC nullifies Force bill
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Nullification Crisis 1832
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Noble Savages vs. Savages
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Black Hawk War 1831-1832 in Illinois
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Purpose of National Bank
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help regulate national money supply, place for government to deposit money, lend money to state governments, exchange foreign currency, set national interest rates, independent of government
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What was the problem with National Banks?
Definition
-South didn't see the point and it was not in the CONSTITUTION!!
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Second Party Systems
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Democrats=limited government, protection from entrenched power, increased westward expansion
Whigs=expanded government, but limited westward expansion
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Who represented the second party, Democrats as President?
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Martin Van Buren
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Economic Crashes
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Panic of 1837
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President, Whigs member
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William Harrison
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Whigs in name only, was expelled from his party "State Rights are Supreme"
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John Tyle
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