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Land Ordinance of 1787 |
Adopted for the government of the western territories, North of ohio river and East of mississippi (divided into 5 states) |
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3/5th compromise |
A slave counts as 3/5th of a person |
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Five Civilized Tribes(CCCCS) |
Choctaw, cickasaw,cherokee,creek, and semindle |
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Alexander Hamilton |
Federalist, security of treasury, loves order, American System |
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Ferderalists |
They believed in the constitution, wealthy, well-educated |
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Anti-Ferderalists |
They opposed the constitution, most were farmers and lower class people |
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Connecticut Compromise |
It states that each state have two sentors voted by state and the number of representives are based on population elected by people |
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Shay's Rebellion |
A groups of farmers had an uprising that took place in massachusetts |
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Impressment |
"The press" or "press gang" Men taking in to a navy force and with or without notice |
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Jay's Treaty |
He goes to britan to talk and try to get them to give the south money for the slaves they took during revolutionary war, for them to leave the forts, and allow them to trade. The british says they will leave forts by 1796, pay back ship/cargo 1793-94 and will let them do some trade with west indies |
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Whiskey Rebellion |
1791, tax on liquor, so alot of farmers uprise and said there not buying anything so washington sends troops( he got his point across they will follow the laws) |
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Pinckney's Treaty |
31st parellel (southern). mississippi is open traffic and full right to new orleans to ship |
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Alien and Sedition Acts |
(1798) if your immigrate you have to wait 14 yrs now and speaking out against president go to jail. |
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Virginia and Kentucy Resolutions |
1798 This states that the alien and sedition acts are unconstitutional and that the constitution is a contract b/w states and federal govt. |
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Election of 1800 |
Election was tied with Jefferson and Burr, since Hamilton hated Burr more, he convinced the house to choose jefferson. |
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Thomas Jefferson |
1801-1809 Anti-federalist, doesn't believe heavy tax, weak federal government, and Nation of farmers. |
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Louisiana Purchase |
America brought this piece of land from spain |
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Lewis and Clark Expedition |
1804-1806 There mission is to discover flora and funa (nature) go make friends with indians and tell them to only trade with us, and to find an easy way across mountains. |
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War Hawks |
Leader Henry Clay, John C Calhoun, they tried to get war with great britian. |
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Henry Clay from Kentucky |
Leader of War hawks, the great compromiser |
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Tecumseh/prophet |
shawnee chief needs of Indian confederacy, tribes to get the creeks to john |
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William Henry Harrison |
He hated the Indians, he led the Americans against the Indians in the battle of Tippecanoe in 1811 |
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Battle of Tippecanoe |
It was a battle over the Indians land the was led by Harrison |
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Treaty of Ghent |
Ended the war of 1812, all the conquered territory was to be returned, adn commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the U.S and canada |
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Battle of New Orleans |
last major battle of the war of 1812. Jackson defeated the British in just 30mins, which established himself as a national military hero |
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Andrew Jackson |
fought at horse shoe been beat creeks, born in proverty, he hates the Indians and British, he becomes a lawyer . In 1796 elected president of tennesssee. He's a all around man |
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American System |
Bank, Protective Tariff, and Internal improvements |
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James Monroe from Virginia |
president 1817-1825 |
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Monroe Doctrine |
U.S. opposed any futher colonization by European in the western hemisphere, and U.S will stay out of any wars in Europe |
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Era of good feelings |
This was the era where there wasmt much fighting and everyone was "getting along". It started after the war of 1812 and reached it's peak during monroe (1820) |
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Battle of Negro Fort |
A reason for Jackson to invade florida , He sends men down there to "start a fight with the blacks" the bla ck took first fire and then jackson had a reason to invade, he caught 2 British people |
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Seminole Indians |
They fought for like 10yrs to keep there land while the other indian tribes were being forced to moved, they ended up winning and keeping 4 mil acres in flordia. |
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John Quincy Adams |
Believes in the American system, president 1824, Helped do the Monroe Doctrine |
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Adams-onis treaty 1819 |
spain sold florida for 5 million |
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Missouri compromise of 1820 |
Missouri You can have your slaves, maine is a free state, and anything above missouri slavery is forbidden. |
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Election of 1824 |
John Quincy Adams won the election, even though Andrew Jackson actually won. |
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Corrupt Bargain |
When Adams won president and appointed Henry clay for secretary of state(future president) He told him if i get it you can become secretary so that's why he won. |