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61 Cards in this Set
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John Marshall |
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court, appointed by John Adams |
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Judicial review |
Power of Supreme Court to decide whether laws passed by congress were constitutional and to strike them down if they weren't. |
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Louisiana purchase |
Land purchased from France in 1803 that doubled the size of the US and gained us control of the Mississippi |
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Meriwether Lewis |
Jefferson's private secretary and leader of the corps of discovery |
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William Clark |
Leader of the corps of discovery |
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Sacajawea |
Shoshone woman who joined Lewis and Clark on their expedition of the Louisiana territory |
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Zebulon Pike |
Explorer of the Louisiana territory who mapped much of the upper Mississippi and provided a description of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains |
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Impressment |
A legalized form of kidnapping |
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Embargo |
A government ban on trade with other countries |
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Supreme Court was weak until... |
Marbury vs. Madison, which strengthened the Supreme Court by asserting the courts rights of judicial review |
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Napoleon sold ____ for $____. |
Louisiana territory and New Orleans for $15 mil |
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Aaron Burr... |
Shot Alexander Hamilton |
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War Hawks |
Supported war with Britain |
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Tecumseh |
Shawnee leader who worked for Native American resistance against encroachment on Native American lands |
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William Henry Harrison |
Governor of Indiana territory, fought Tenskwatawa at the Battle of Tippecanoe |
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Commodore Oliver Perry |
Attacked British ships on Lake Erie |
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The Treaty of Ghent... |
... ended the war of 1812 |
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President in 1808 |
James Madison |
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Outcome of The Battle of Tippecanoe |
Shattered Native American confidence, Native Americans fled to British-held Canada, British supported and armed the Native Americans |
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Causes of the War of 1812 (5) |
British impressment British seizure British roll in Native American attacks Trade restrictions Failed US negotiations |
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Constructed a fleet on the coast of Lake Erie and attacked the British |
Commodore Oliver Perry |
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In 1814 a British fleet landed troops near... |
... Washington DC. The capital was seized, Madison and the gov fled. The White House and the capital were both set on fire. |
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In 1815 a British fleet landed near New Orleans... |
General Andrew Jackson used cotton bales to absorb British bullets and eventually defeated the British. |
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"Nationalism" |
The feeling of strong patriotism |
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The Treaty of Ghent... (3) |
Restored prewar boundaries Did not mention neutral rights or imprisonment No territory changed hands |
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Whiskey rebellion |
Farmers protest gov's tax on whiskey |
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Sedition |
Incitement to rebellion |
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Little Turtle |
Led a confederacy of Native Americans against General Anthony Wayne |
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Treaty of Greenville |
Resolved fighting with Little Turtle's Native American confederacy (temporarily) |
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"Manifest Destiny" |
American belief in Divine right to Westward expansion |
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John Marshall |
Chief Justice of Supreme Court after (and appointed by) John Adams |
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Judicial review |
Supreme Court's right to judge the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress |
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Louisiana Purchase |
Louisiana territory and New Orleans purchased by US from France for $15 mil. in 1803, doubling US size and granting control of Mississippi river |
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Meriwether Lewis |
Jefferson's private secretary and leader of the Corps of Discovery |
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William Clark |
Leader of Corps of Discovery |
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Sacajawea |
Shoshone woman who joined and guided Lewis and Clark through the Louisiana territory |
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Agrarianism |
Belief that the strength of a country is in its independent farmers |
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Zebulon Pike |
Explored Louisiana territory; mapped upper Mississippi and and described Great Plains and Rocky Mountains |
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Impressment = Embargo= |
Legal kidnapping; gov ban on trade |
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Supreme Court was weak until... |
Marbury vs. Madison asserted judicial review |
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Tecumseh |
Shawnee leaders who worked for Native American resistance against encroachment on land |
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William Henry Harrison |
Governor of Indiana territory; fought Teskwatawa at Battle of Tippecanoe |
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Commodore Oliver Perry |
Attacked British ships on Lake Erie |
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Causes of War of 1812: (5) |
British... - impressment - seizure - involvement in Native American attacks
- Failed US negotiations - Trade restrictions |
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When Brits landed in Washington in 1814... |
They burned the White House and Capitol |
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British troops lands near New Orleans... |
Andrew Jackson used cotton bales to stop bullets, and eventually effected the British |
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Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812 and... (3) |
Restored prewar boundaries Didn't mention neutral rights or impressment No territory changed hands |
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Bill of Rights |
10 amendments that defend the rights of individuals against acts of the federal gov |
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Implied powers = which clause? |
"Necessary and proper" clause in Constitution |
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Federalists want |
Strong national gov |
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Democratic Republicans - leaders (2) and principles (2) |
Leaders: Madison and Jefferson Principles: Agrarianism and Antifederalistic, state-centric gov |
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Jay's treaty |
Treaty between Brits and USA that prevented war in 1794 |
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Pinckney's treaty |
Granted USA rights to navigate the Mississippi |
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Quasi war |
Undeclared war at sea between US and France |
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Alien and Sedition acts |
4 Laws that meant gov could export aliens and slander of gov was criminal |
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First 4 presidents in chronological order: |
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison |
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Feud between Hamilton and Burr |
- Burr plans presidency of Essex Junto (secession) - Hamilton calls him out - Burr calls out Hamilton's sleeping around - They agree to a duel - Hamilton fires first, shoots into trees above - Burr shoots Hamilton in the chest and flees |
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Where were the Brits beaten in the War of 1812 |
Fort McHenry |
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Why did anti-slavery founding father's put up with the 3/5ths compromise? |
They thought slavery was dying. South threatened secession. Massachusetts had abolished already, and 4 more states were in the process. |
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Connecticut Compromise |
Bicameral gov |
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The only real power of the Articles of Confederation |
Allowed the Confederation Congress to change the Articles of Confederation |
