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James Madison's Presidency
James Madison's Presidency US History 8th Grade HEB ISD
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02/25/2018

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Adams-Onis Treaty
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1821 agreement between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to give Florida to the United States in exchange for $5 million
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Seize
Definition
Taking possession or ownership
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Blockade
Definition
Isolating something to prevent commerce or traffic
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War Hawk
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Members of Congress from the South and West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812
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Secession
Definition
Split or withdraw from membership or union
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Nationalism
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A feeling of being loyal to and proud of their counry, sometimes even better and more important than other countries
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James Madison
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Fourth President of the United States, founder of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and supervised the Louisiana Purchase
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Henry Clay
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Known as the "Great Compromiser" for his ability to smooth sectional conflict through balanced legislation. First a Senator and then a Representative to the US Congress from Kentucky served as Speaker of the House for the majority of his 13 years of service. He favored internal improvements and westward expansion. He sponsored the Missouri Compromise of 1820, admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, preserving the United States for the moment
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Andrew Jackson
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Seventh President of the United States, general in the US Army during the Seminole War in Florida, and the War of 1812, and served in Congress, opposed a National Bank
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Francis Scott Key
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Authored the Star Spangled Banner during the War of 1812
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Oliver Hazard Perry
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Hero of the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812
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Battle of Lake Erie
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Biggest naval battle of the War of 1812 where American forces defeated British naval ships
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Burning of Washington, D.C.
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The only time a foreign power has captured the US capital
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Battle of New Orleans
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The last major battle of the War of 1812, fought while the treaty agreement ending the war was being signed
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Star-Spangled Banner
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Song written during the siege of Fort McHenry
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Hartford Convention
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Gathering of New England delegates during the War of 1812 to protest the war by threatening to secede from the Union
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Treaty of Ghent
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Peace agreement signed by Britain and the United States at the end of the War of 1812
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Treaty of Greenville
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Agreement signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become Ohio in exchange for $20,000 and a promise of more money if they kept the peace
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Interstate Commerce
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Trade between different states
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Battle of Lake Erie
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American naval victory led by Oliver Perry against the British
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Internal Improvements
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Improvements to roads, bridges, and canals
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Intervention
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Direct involvement
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Monroe Doctrine
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President's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America
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Sectionalism
Definition
Loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
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John C. Calhoun
Definition
Southern Congressman that favored states' rights; from South Carolina; supported the War of 1812; supported slavery
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Era of Good Feelings
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Eight years of James Madison's Presidency from 1817 to 1825 when the Democratic-Republicans dominated national politics
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McCullough v. Maryland
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An 1819 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that states had no right to interfere with federal institutions within their borders
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Battle of Tippecanoe
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Battle in 1811 over white settlement in the Indiana territory
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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1824 case in which the Supreme Court upheld the power of the federal government to regular interstate commerce
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Daniel Webster
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New England congressman that was noted for his speaking ability and his commitment to preserving the union; against slavery
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