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13 Cards in this Set
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-"The father of the American Navy"
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John Adams
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-Law passed by federalists to pack Fedrealist judges into the Supreme court
-Spurred Marbury vs. Madison |
Judiciary Act
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-Federalist Supreme Court member who Jefferson tried to impeach
-Senate didn't muster enough votes -no attempt has been made to alter the Supreme Court |
Samuel Chase
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-First war waged by the US
-In reaction to North African nations bullying US merchants |
Tripolitan War
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-Purchase led by James Monroe and Robert R. Livingston
-Napoleon was in need for money because of slave revolt in Haiti -needed money for war with Britain |
Louisiana Purchase
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-British law during the Napoleonic wars closing all trade with France, including American trade
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Orders in Council
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-1807 act by Thomas Jefferson forbidding all imports or exports from the United States
-Assumed that Britain and France would cave without American goods |
Embargo Act
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-Alteration to the embargo act, allowing US trade with all nations except Britain and France
-Since these were the US's two main business partners, it didn't do much good |
Non-Intercourse Act
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-promised US trade with Britain or France, depending on who would lift their embargo first during Napoleonic Wars
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Macon's Bill No. 2
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-New congressmen who were more radical than their forefathers
-Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster |
War Hawks
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-Indian battle in response to growing settlers in the Ohio Valley
-led by William Henry Harrison -killed Prophet -Tecumesh had been killed earlier at Tippecanoe |
Battle of the Thames
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-Southern Indian battle in response to growing settlers in the Ohio Valley
-Andrew Jackson killed the rebellion and left the entire Mississippi region available for settling |
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
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-Reasons for entering this war were:
-US wanted to sail the seas free of bullying -US might gain Florida or Canada -US was still angry about Britain helping the Indians against us |
War of 1812
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