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19 Cards in this Set
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The agreement in 1819 between Spain and the US where Spain ceded East Florida to the United States, renounced its claims to West Florida, and agreed to a southern border of the United States west of the Mississippi that ran north along the Sabine River (separating Texas from Louisiana) and then westward along the Red and Arkansas Rivers to the Rocky Mountains, finally following the forty–second parallel to the Pacific. In effect, the United States conceded that Texas was not part of the Louisiana Purchase, while Spain agreed to a northern limit to its claims to the West Coast. It thereby left the United States free to pursue its interests in Oregon.
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adams-onis (tracontinental) treaty
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American general, and later President, who was known for his ferocity as an Indian fighter. He and his men defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans.
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andrew jackson
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This law prohibited vessels from leaving American ports for foreign ports. Technically, it prohibited only exports, but its practical effect was to stop imports as well, for few foreign ships would venture into American ports if they had to leave without cargo.
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embrago act of 1807
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The era during President James Monroe’s terms, from 1817–1825. The phrase “Era of Good Feelings” reflects not only the war’s elimination of some divisive issues but also Monroe’s conscious effort to avoid political controversies.
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era of good feelings
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Forcing civilians into military service.
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impressments
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He was elected President of the United States in 1808.
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james madison
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Chief Justice who was really the first to establish and assert the powers of the Supreme Court.
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john marshall
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The Secretary of State under James Monroe who helped strengthen ties with Great Britain. He was the son of President John Adams, and he became the President in 1825.
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john quincy adams
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Expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory. Jefferson instructed Lewis to trace the Missouri River to its source, cross the western highlands, and follow the best water route to the Pacific. He ordered Lewis to learn about Indian languages and customs, climate, plants, birds, reptiles, and insects.
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lewis and clark expedition
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When the United States bought the Louisiana Territory (the area from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains) from France in 1803 for $15 million. The purchase virtually doubled the area of the United States at a cost, omitting interest, of thirteen and one–half cents an acre.
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lousiana purchase
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This court case ruled that, although Madison should have delivered Marbury’s commission, he was under no legal obligation to do so because part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that had granted the Court the authority to issue such a writ, was unconstitutional.
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marbury v. madison
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The court case that ruled that States could not interfere with the exercise of federal powers. A tax by Maryland on the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States was plainly unconstitutional, according to this rule.
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mcculloch v. maryland
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This stated that in order to balance the number of free and slave states, Congress in 1820 admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state; to forestall a further crisis, it also prohibited slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase north of 36°30’—the southern boundary of Missouri.
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missouri compromise
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The doctrine which proclaimed three key principles: that unless American interests were involved, U.S. policy was to abstain from European wars; that the “American continents” were not “subjects for future colonization by any European power”; and that the United States would construe any attempt at European colonization in the New World as an “unfriendly act.”
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monroe doctrine
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Indian girl who accompanied Lewis and Clark during their expedition
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sacajawea
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The Shawnee leader who sought to unite several tribes in Ohio and the Indiana Territory against American settlers.
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tecumseh
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Tekumseh’s brother who was looked down on by fellow Shawnees as a drunken mischief. Later on, he gave up liquor and began tearful preaching to surrounding tribes to return to their old ways and to avoid contact with whites. He quickly became known as the Prophet.
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tenskwatawa
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Signed on Christmas Eve 1814, it restored the status quo ante bellum (the state of things before the war); the United States neither gained nor lost territory. Several additional issues, including fixing a boundary between the United States and Canada, were referred to joint commissions for future settlement. Nothing was done about impressment, but the end of the war in Europe made neutral rights a dead issue.
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treaty of ghent
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Militant Republicans who demanded more aggressive policies.
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war hawks
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