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30 Cards in this Set
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Tariff
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a tax on imports
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Jay's treaty
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treaty created w/ Brits. by John Jay which meant: Britian withdraws troops and U.S. can trade w/ Britian, Some criticized because it didn’t address property seized by Brits. in war
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Federalist
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mostly Northern, party emphasized trade, wanted strong central gov. and dislike French revolution
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Alien act and sedation acts
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undemocratic Federalist act that rose time needed to become citizen and franchise of immigrants to 14 years and gave gov. power to arrest people for sedition
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Franchise
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the right to vote
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Louisiana Purchase
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Jefferson’s envoys bought interior of America for 15 million, meant more farmland and less French
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Lewis and Clark
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Lewis and Clark go on 2.5 year journey to Pacific Ocean and back with small group with Indian guide, record data, make maps, talk to Indians
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Techumseh
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resisted US missionaries request to become farmers, made Indian alliance to appose US
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Tippecanoe
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Battle of Tippecanoe was US vs. Tecumseh’s alliance, afterward there were more attacks on US settlements and a formal alliance w/ Brits.
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War Hawks
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Republicans in South Carolina who demanded war w/ Brits and want expansion everywhere
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Impressment
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Brits. seize Brit soldiers who deserted to US merchants, also seize Americans
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Embargo Act
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Jefferson puts in affect because Brits. are arresting American merchants, means no trade w/ Brits. or France. Act meant smuggling and terrible trading
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Treaty of Ghent
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ended war of 1812-US scared Brits. would have full attention in war and Brits. tired of war, recognized US as independent
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Monroe Doctrine
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told Europe not to make colonies in US in exchange for US not to intervene in Europe affairs-not really affective
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Sovereignty
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the authority of the people, Jackson’s political base, “common man” democracy
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Second Bank of United States (BUS)
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bank of elites who famers (Jackson) feel are enemies, held US funds before the bank war
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Bank war
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Jackson wages war on elites of BUS, fires man who refuses to withdraw funds
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Censure
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Congress disapproved at Bank War but Jackson claims it was interest of people
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Democracy In America:
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underlined equality in American system, also warned about how everything was a majority “tyranny of the majority”
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Calhoun
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Vice president who apposed tariff and propsed nullification, Jackson called this treason and he was forced to retire
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Indian Removal Act
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In order to prevent conflict with land hungry settlers and Indians, all Indians forced to go west
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Civilized Tribes
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any tribe who adopted US society (farming and houses) there were 5, Cherokee included
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Trail of Tears
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Cherokee’s eviction from east, first part on steamboat but 100’s of km on foot, 4,000 died on way
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Worcester vs. Georgia
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Illegal to visit any Cherokee, Worcester appealed this law. US gov. ruled that Indian nations have different laws and independence from US laws.
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Annexation
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American settlers would go to west land (Texas, Californa) and then annex (join) the US.
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Alamo
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American settlers fight against Mexican authority in Texas, small volunteer US army captures Alamo (stronghold) but gets pushed out by Mexican forces after, symbol of resistance
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President James Polk
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Democrat who wanted Texas annexed and won, waged war on Mexico over territory, won war and got more land (Utah, Nevada, Arizona)
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republicans
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lead by Jefferson, supported by southern states, didn't like central govt, supported french and British
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XYZ affair
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corrupt French foreign minister demanding bribe (through agents x,y and z) and apology to stop French attacking US ships. When affair publicized, popularity for Federalists rose
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Francis Lowell
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copied British factories and took advantage of Embargo Act, invented “power loom”-made clothes from cotton
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