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Term
george washington
Definition
-tough w/bad temper
-vice president john adams
-freed slaves upon death
Term
Judiciary Act of 1789
Definition
set up federal and supreme court systems
Term
James Madison and The Bill of Rights
Definition
the first 10 amendments to the constitution
Term
Alexander Hamilton
Definition
-secretary of treasury
-report on public credit
-national debt and money owed by federal gvt
Term
*strict constructionists
Definition
- federal gvt only has the power to do what the constitution says
Term
*broad constructionist
Definition
-gvt can do whatever country needs
Term
Report on Manufacturers
Definition
-protective tariff- tax on imports
-encourage americans to buy american products
vs
-free trade
Term
protective tariff
Definition
tax on imports to encourage americans to buy american products
Term
Federalists
Definition
Hamilton Federalism
-favored industry and trade
-strongest support on New England seacoast
-envisioned an urban future
-support national government
-favored upper class
-economy most important
Term
Republicans
Definition
Jeffersonian Republicans
-favored agriculture
-strongest support in the rural areas and frontiers
-envisioned an agricultural future
-strict constructionist(states rights)
-trusted "common man"
-international relations a priority
Term
reign of terror
Definition
mobs killing of nobles + upper class
-france
-us opinion split
Term
Proclamation of Neutrality
Definition
-us will not take sides in French Revolution
-Britain and France both mad at us
-britain giving amunition to indians
Term
impressment
Definition
-british seized american ships
-make americans join british navy
Term
John Jay and Jay's Treaty
Definition
-sent to nagotiate with british
-british pull troups out of america
-did little to improve relationship w/england
-hurt relations w/france
-helped relations w/spain
Term
Thomas Pinckney and Pinckney's Treaty
Definition
-open up mississippi for free trade
-allowed US to use louisiana trading posts
-defined southern border
Term
Thomas Pinckney and Pinckney's Treaty
Definition
-open up mississippi for free trade
-allowed US to use louisiana trading posts
-defined southern border
Term
battle of fallen timbers
Definition
-indians lost
-forced to make treaty
-Treaty of Greenville
-gave ohio area to US
Term
Whishey Rebellion
Definition
-major part of trade
-gvt imposes tax on liquor
-protesters back down when washinton brings troups in to assert power
Term
election of 1798
Definition
President- John Adams vs Pinkney (backed by hamilton)

VP Thomas Jefferson
Term
washington's farewell address
Definition
"avoid entangling alliances"
Term
John Adams
Definition
-touhg, talented
-wife abigail
Term
Talleyrand
Definition
french prime minister who sends representatives "XYZ"
-wants treaty with france and alliance
-wants money for talleyrand
-adams came back and went public with bribe
Term
Quasi-War of 1798
Definition
"1 million for defence, not 1 cent for tribute"-adams
-2 years(almost no land fighting)
napoleon bonaparte ends hostilities in 1800
Term
Alien Act
Definition
allows for arrest o deportation of foreigners who become too involved in polotics
Term
Sedition Act
Definition
allows for censorship of critical press and supression of anti-government writing
Term
Virginia Resolution
Definition
-james madison
-a state has the right to judge whether a federal law is constitutional
Term
Kentucky resolution
Definition
-thomas jefferson
-if a state feels an act by the federal gvt is unconstitutional they can nullify it
Term
election ("revolution") of 1800
Definition
-federalists- John Adams
-republicans- aaron burr/thomas jefferson
Alexander Hamilton-splitfederalist votes

Jefferson + Burr tied-- house of representatives

Hamiltion backs jefferson
burr gets vice pres
Term
12th amendment
Definition
president and vice president run on separate ballots
Term
"E Pluribus unum"
Definition
"one made from many
Term
adams stacks judges
Definition
supreme court cheif justice- John marshal(federalist)
Term
Thomas Jefferson
Definition
bgginning of "virginia dynasty"
-renaissance man
-wife died young, 4/6 kids died
-had kids with sally hemmings- slave
Term
Virginia dynasty
Definition
all republican
-all 2 terms
-all former secretary of state
-all from virginia
Term
top three ahceivements jefferson listed in his epitaph
Definition
1. wrote declaration of independence
2. founded university of VA
3. religious freedom doctorine
-separated state and church
Term
Barbary pirates
Definition
N African coast (mediteranean)
-US sent "philadelphia" to mediteranean
-ran ship aground
-pirates took ship
Term
Stephen Decatur
Definition
-went to mediteranean to fight barbary pirates
-dress as pirates
-in long boats kill pirates
-burn war ship(philadelphia)
-established principal of freedom of the seas
Term
Haiti (Hispanola) Reason for france to sell land in americas?
Definition
-large slave population
-slave revolt-took over island
-Tousaint L'Ouverture (leader)
-napoleon sent troups to retake island
-french lose many troups
-decide to sell land in americas
Term
Louisiana Purchase
Definition
Livingston and Monroe
Term
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Definition
-team of about 40
-"core of discovery"
-made it to pacific NW coast
-walking and boating
-2 years- thousands of miles
Term
sacajawea
Definition
-trapper's wife
-spoke native languages and english
-woman symbol of peace
-
Term
aftermath of Lewis and Clark
Definition
Clark-becomes govenor
Lewis-depressed, govenor of louisana territory, killed self
Term
Zebulon Pike
Definition
-exploring west
-pike's peak
-captured by spanish
Term
itty fact
Definition
federalists in New England
-plan to succeed from nation and make aaron burr president
Term
itty fact
Definition
federalists in New England
-plan to succeed from nation and make aaron burr president
Term
Aaron Burr
Definition
-runs for govenor of NY
-makes insults against hamilton
-hamilton destroys his chances
Burr chalenges hamilton to duel w/pistols
-kills hamilton
-flees from law
-plots to take over mexico- fails
-arrested by americans for treason
-supreme court let him go because they didnt like jefferson (president)
-goes to europe
-meets with napoleon + wants to invade america
-returns to america becomes lawyer in NY
Term
Chief Justice John Marshal
Definition
-head of supreme court
-federalist appointed by Adams
-strongly dislikes jefferson
Term
Marbury vs Madison
Definition
-marbury wants bill from madison saying he could be justice of the peace
-madison refuses
-marshal rules in favor of madison
-founded judicial review
Term
judicial review
Definition
power of supreme court to judge the constitutionality of a law or executive action
Term
Samuel Chase
Definition
-supreme court judge
-republicans tried to impeach
-tried in senate
-senate aquitted
Term
1805 who is britain at war with?
Definition
france and spain
-both sides wanted sole trade
Term
1806 Orders in Council
Definition
british- attack american traders
-lose much trading goods
Term
1806 Imperial Decrees
Definition
french-attack american traders
Term
Chesapeake Affair
Definition
USS Chesapeake
-stopped by british (lepoard)
-americans refused to turn over ship
-british attack- americans surrender
-british take 4 men and make them british soldiers
Term
1807 embargo act
Definition
-seices trade with foreign countries
-economic disaster
-people smuggle
Term
nonintercourse act
Definition
cuts off trade only with hostile countries
Term
James Madison 1808
Definition
-wife dolly
-smart, not corageous
Term
Macon's Bill No.2
Definition
-opened trade to all nation
-favor britain or france if they stopped harassing
Term
Causes for war with britain
Definition
-blockades and impressment
-incitement of indians on the frontier
-desire for expansion to west and north
-nationalism


side note: New England wanted peace
Term
War Hawks
Definition
favor violent responses
Term
Henry Clay
Definition
war hawk from kentucky (west)
Term
John Calhoon
Definition
war hawk from south carolina (south)
Term
Teacumsen
Definition
-cheif from ohio river valley
-gathers military to fight americans
-tries to organise an indian confederacy
Term
"The Prophet"
Definition
-teacumsen's brother
-religious leader of indian tribe
Term
1811 Battle of Tippecanoe
Definition
Willian Henry Harrison
-takes troups to shawnee indians
-teacumsen was away.. the prophet in charge
-americans win-stop indian confederacy
Term
War of 1812 (Madison's War)
Definition
v.s. britain

see following cards...
Term
USS Constitution "old ironsides"
Definition
beats two british war ships
Term
stephen decatur
Definition
-USS United States
-captured the british ship Masadonia
Term
James Lawrence
Definition
"dont give up the ship"
Term
Oliver Hazard Perry
Definition
-orderd to take lake erie
-wins

"we fought the enemy and they are ours." (not exact wording)
Term
flip this for a fact!
Definition
british blockaded american harbors
-by 1814 no trade
Term
Key Battles
Definition
british took chicago + detroit
-Ft. McHenry- protects baltimore harbor
Term
Francis Scott Key
Definition
wrote star spangled banner while on british war ship looking at the attack on ft. McHenry
Term
Creek Indian War
Definition
Andrew Jackson
-in charge of crushing creek indians
Term
Treaty of Ghent
Definition
"status quo antibellum"
-same as before the way
Term
Battle of New Orleans
Definition
Andrew Jackson
-pirat4es join americans
-2000 british killed.. 4 americans killed
-war over before battle but did not know
Term
hartford convention
Definition
end of federalists
Term
American System
Definition
-Clay, Calhoon, Madison
-tariff of 1816-south hated
-second bank of US- west hated
-calhoon's bonus bill-north hated

-last minuite madison vetos
-system fails
Term
Economic sectionalism
Definition
*north-manufacturing, export trade, supports tariffs, already has infrustructure
*south- export cash crops, imports everything else, opposes tariffs, needs infrustructure badlym depends on slavery
*west- needs easy money for development, hates more conservative national bank
Term
election of 1816
Definition
James Monroe
-"era of good feelings"
-general political agreemenr
-prosperity/good economy

secretary of state-John Adams
Term
Rush-Bagot agreement
Definition
-british demilitarize northern border
-northern latitude at 49degrees to rockies
Term
Indian Troubles
Definition
seminol indials-central florida
-attacking georgia
Andrew Jackson
-attacks indians and spanish
Term
adams-onis treaty
Definition
-spain sells florida
-clarifies western border
Term
McCullough vs Maryland
Definition
-maryland tried to tax federal courts
-ruled in favor of national governmebt
-"the power to tax is the power to destroy"
Term
gibbons vs oyden
Definition
-national gvt has right to break up steamship monopoly
-authority to regulate business
Term
Eli Whitman
Definition
-invented cotton gin
-takes seeds out of cotton
-revolutionised cotton industry
-cotton replaced tobacco as biggest cash crop
-slave imports skyrocketed
Term
slavery
Definition
importation stops after 1807
-smuggling becomes posperous
-economic sectionalism over slavery
north vs south
Term
missouri compromise of 1820
Definition
-missouri created as slave state
-maine a free state
-everything below southern missouri border will become slave states
-north become free
Term
monroe doctorine
Definition
-no new european colonies in western hemisphere
-no monarchies in WH
-us will stay out of european afairs
-any european nation that tampers with WH gvts is a threat to US security
Term
national symbols
Definition
-eagle
-flag
-national songs/quotations
-war heros
-constitution
Term
Noah Webster
Definition
"american dictionary of the english language"
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