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bill of rights
the bill of rights guarantees u.s citizens specific rights, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press
judiciary act of 1789
wich established a federal district court for each state
cabinet
group that advises the u.s. president, made up of heads of then executive departments
alexander hamilton
secretary of the treasury
capitalism
economic system in which private business runs most industries, and competition determines how much goods cost and workers are paid
bank of the U.S.
or nation bank consisting of a central bank with branches in major U.S. cities
strict construction
philosophy of narrowly interpreting the constitution
loose constitution
philosophy of constitutional interpretation holds that within
whisky rebellion
protest farmers in pennsylvania against new taxes on whisky
little turtle
miami chief Michikinikwa
anthony wayne
leader of forces
battle of fallen timbers
battle near present-day toledo, ohio between U.s. troops and an american indian confederation
treaty of greenville
agreement between american indian confederation leaders and the U.S. govt. that gave the U.S. gave us much of the land
french revolution
french rebellion begun in 1789bin wich the french people overthrew the monarchy and made the country a republic
impressment
british practice in the early 1800s of kidnapping america sailors to force them to serve in the british navy
john jay
chief for washington
jay's treaty
agreement negotiated by john jay in which the british agreed to give up their northwestern forts in exchange for the U.S. paying debts owed to the British
pinkeye's treaty
agreement negotiated by thomas pinckney that recognized the southern border of the u.s as the 31st parallel and guaranteed u.s navigation rights on the Mississippi river
thomas pinkeye
of south carolina
right to deposit
the right to temporarily upload goods at new Orleans without paying a duty to spain.
sectionalism
or loyalty to a particular part of the country.
charles maurice de Talleyrand- perigord
francés foreign minister
XYZ affair
they created the navy department
alien and sedition acts
was intended to protect the nation and to weaken the republicans.
kentucky and Virginia resolution
denounced the alien and sedition acts as unconstitutional
aaron burr
a u.s. senater from ny
twelfth amendment
to prevent for more electoral crises congress proposed
john marshall
adam selected as chief justice of the u.s
judicial review
the power of the courts to declare an act of congress unconstitutional
Marbury v. Madison
the court first exercised
louisiana purchase
it has been called the largest land deal in history
toussaint- louverture
african slaves eventually took control of the whole colony
meriwether lewis
and william clark
william clark
and meriwether lewis
sacagawea
as guides and interpreter
zebulon pike
pike visited the upper mississippi valley in 1805
william clark
and meriwether lewis
sacagawea
as guides and interpreter
zebulon pike
pike visited the upper mississippi valley in 1805
order of council
witch forbade neutral vessels from trading with France or foreign ships that cooperated with the British Navy.
embargo act
The Embargo Act of 1807 and the subsequent Nonintercourse Acts were American laws restricting American ships from engaging in foreign trade between the years of 1807 and 1812. They led to the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Britain.
non intercourse act
The Nonintercourse Act (also known as the Indian Intercourse Act or the Indian Nonintercourse Act) is the collective name given to six statues passed by the United States Congress in 1790, 1793, 1796, 1799, 1802, and 1834
tecumseh
Shawnee Indian chief; also Tecumtha. His plan to organize a military confederacy of tribes to resist U.S.
william henery harrison
general marshall
battle of tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and forces of Tecumseh's growing American Indian confederation
battle of the thames
The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812. It took place on October 5, 1813, near present-day Chatham, Ontario in Upper Canada
dolley madison
Dolley Payne Todd Madison (May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the spouse of the fourth President of the United States, James Madison, and was First Lady of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She also occasionally acted as First Lady during the administration of Thomas Jefferson, fulfilling the ceremonial functions more usually associated with the President's wife, since Jefferson was a widower
battle of new Orleans
took place on January 8, 1815 and was the final major battle of the War of 1812.
treaty of ghent
signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent (modern day Belgium, then in limbo between the First French Empire and United Kingdom of the Netherlands), was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
battle of tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and forces of Tecumseh's growing American Indian confederation
battle of the thames
The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812. It took place on October 5, 1813, near present-day Chatham, Ontario in Upper Canada
dolley madison
Dolley Payne Todd Madison (May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the spouse of the fourth President of the United States, James Madison, and was First Lady of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She also occasionally acted as First Lady during the administration of Thomas Jefferson, fulfilling the ceremonial functions more usually associated with the President's wife, since Jefferson was a widower
battle of new Orleans
took place on January 8, 1815 and was the final major battle of the War of 1812.
treaty of ghent
signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent (modern day Belgium, then in limbo between the First French Empire and United Kingdom of the Netherlands), was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
andrew jackson
was the seventh President of the United States
hartford convention
was an event spanning from December 15, 1814–January 4, 1815 in the United States during the War of 1812 in which New England's opposition to the war reached the point where secession from the United States was discussed