Apush Unit 2 Test

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land ordinance of 1785

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land of old northwest be sold, and profits would be used to pay off debt and set up schools in northwest

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northwest ordinance of 1787

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when a territory could get a population of 60,000, it could be admitted into the union

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annapolis convention

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convention attempting to ammend a of c, not helpful

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shays rebellion

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group of angry farmers led by daniel shays that tried to shut down massachusetts courts that would force them to pay a tax

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neutrality proclamaton

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american neutrality from britain and france, america needs to stay out of old world conflicts

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jays treaty

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in response to british supplying indians w/ ammo, impressment of sailors; british will leave american posts, britain will pay for damages to ships, america will pay back debt and britain wont stop future impressment, perceived as a surrender to britain

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treaty of greenville

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1795, indians agreed to stop allying w/ british, gave up control of ohio valley after defeat by mad anthony wayne

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federalist papers

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group of papers favoring a strong central government, national bank

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marbury v. madison

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marbury was appointed judgeship, but jefferson took it away, marbury sued, john marshall ruled, set precedent that judicial branch interprets constitutionality

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whiskey rebellion

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rebellion over whiskey excise tax, government way over reacted, yet showed govt was capable of shutting down rebellion

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hartford convention

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where new england states expressed their greivances b/c of the embargo act

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hamilton's economic plan

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to assume state debt, establish national bank, honor all debts, sell shares of stock in national bank

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constitutional convention

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where they met to create new const. (replace ac), most anti-federalists werent present, hella shady

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us/canadian border problems

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borders were not secure?

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virginia and kentucky resolutons

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in response to alien and sedition acts, stressed compact theory (states rights), a/s acts unconstitutional and therefore should be nullified.

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washington's farewell address

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strictly adhered to, political parties will cause downfall of us and stay out of petty european wars

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franco-american alliance

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agreement that america would ally w/ france b/c they help us in rev. war, jays treaty the french felt violate the alliance

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alien and sedition acts

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federalist attempt to eliminate the libelous jeffersonian pens. also to get rid of jeffersonian support by raising 5-14 years for naturalization

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electoral college (election of 1800)

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aaron burr and jefferson tied for votes, even though burr was supposed to be vp, but burr now wanted presidency, he lost in house of rep. vote

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implied powers

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powers that aren't explicity written on in const. that are necessary for america's progress

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express powers

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literal powers granted by constitution

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elastic clause

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congress has power to make necessary/proper laws to execute powers that granted to the goverment, feds can therefore charter a bank

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10th ammendment

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powers not delegated to the federal government are granted to the states/people, therefore states, not feds, had power to charter bank

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convention of 1800

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annuled the franco-american alliance, and the french would pay damages to american shippers they impressed, overted war :)

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bill of rights

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constitution ratified w/out it, did come in later, listed individual rights

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xyz affair

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before convention of 1800, sent 3 envoys to negotiate w/ talleyrand, but talleyrand woudln't let them even talk unless they paid them hella bank, john marshall was like lets bounce

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adams-onis treaty

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w/ spain, renounced any claim of the United States to Texas, fixed louisiana purchase boundary

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treaty of ghent

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armistice between britain and us, agement o stop fighting, no mention to america's "significant" grievances (what the war was fought for), showed americans hadn't really defeated the british

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rush bagot agreement

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limited naval armament on the lakes, share border along canada

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embargo act

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forbade export of american goods in foreign ships, compromise between submission and shooting, changed then to just britain and france, improved industrialism

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macons bill no. 2

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if france or england repealed its commercial restrictions, america would restore its nonimportation v. the nonrepealing nation. bribe belligerents into respecting rights

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non intercourse act of 1809

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limited substitute for the embaargo---aimed at britain and france

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monroe doctrine

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stern warning to europe to not colonize anything, or invade amercia. directed @ russia, thats right czar at you. but you too spain!

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pontiac

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leader of ottowa tribe, pontiac's rebellion

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wilma mankiler

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first female chief of the cherokee nation

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tecumseh

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leader of iriquois confederacy, rile up shit, during war of 1812, allied wit british in canada to capture detroit

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massosoit

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at massachusetts, believed squanto betrayed him

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lewis and clark, yo!

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explored louisiana purchase courtesy of tomjeff