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47 Cards in this Set
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Paul Revere
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Paul Revere's ride
Before battles of Lexington & Concord that began the American Revolutionary War in 1775 |
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Israel Puttman
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"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"
Said this at the Battle of Bunker Hill |
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General Johnny Burgoyne
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surrenders army of 5000 men to the American troops during the Saratoga Campaign
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Benjamin Lincoln
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surrender at Charleston (Washington told him to leave)
puts down Shay's Rebellion |
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Gates
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defeated at Camden by Cornwallis
completely destroys his army |
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Nathaniel Greene
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born a Quaker, but obviously not a pacifist
Was a supply officer in Washington's army Washington selects him to pick up the pieces of Gate's army Guilford Court House- avoids a battle with Cornwallis in 1781 |
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John Paul Jones
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captain of the continental Navy
scotsmen hates English Bohamme Richard- given to him by the French Flamborough Head (1779)- captures the British, Serapist, & sails her back to a French port |
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Cornwallis
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Head of British army
October 1781- surrenders to Washington after the Battle of the Capes Second major field army that surrenders to the Americans |
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Thomas Jefferson's views
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Hates British & cities
optimistic view of man loves Yeoman farmers strict constructionist states rights Democratic French Revolution= good thing |
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Thomas Jefferson's Presidency
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cuts national debt in half
expires national bank he was an active president, but this wasn't a revolution from Adams |
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Lord Dunmore
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British
opens up recruitment for slaves and promises them freedom when their enlistment runs out |
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Molly Pitcher
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travelled alongside her husband
He has a heatstroke she picks up his gun and fights |
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George Washington
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Halts Newburgh Conspiracy (1783)
I have gone gray in your service and now Im going blind... |
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John Adams
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2nd President- 1796
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John Jay
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1st Chief Justice of the US- 1789- more of a political figure
Jay's Treaty 1794- -increased trade between US & GB by getting the ports back -Gives compensation for loyalists -Pays all debts before the American Revolution -Trade the same in peace & war -public opposed this as did Jefferson & Madison (thought ties with Britain would increase Federalist power) One of the people responsible for the Federalist Papers |
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James Madison
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After the meeting at Mt. Vernon (1795) which involved a boundary dispute between MD & VA, he wonders if this same spirit can be applied to fixing the AoC
Keeps a diary of the Constitutional Convention which is discovered 53 years after the proceedings Leader of the Jeffersonian Party One of the people responsible for the Federalist Papers Thinks we need a Bill of Rights Against National Debt & a National Bank VA resolutions- against Alien & Sedition Acts Non-intercourse Act Macon's Bill No. 2 |
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Daniel Shays
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Shay's Rebellion 1786
farm revolt, unhappy about financial situations and debt organizes a militia attempts to seize gunpowder & supplies this fails March out on Springfield Benjamin Lincoln puts this down while they are sleeping Makes people support the upcoming convention |
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Patrick Henry
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"I smell a rat"
Refuses to support the Constitutional Convention because he thinks its a coup |
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Beer
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thought convention was a coup by wealthy elites
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Alexander Hamilton
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Negative view of the people- greedy & impulsive
Government is there to fix what those impulses can cause Elitist- looking for natural elites to run the country President should be elected for life Statist- State is there to curb the power of the people & expand business & industry Stronger power to make war & tax Fear of the mob Federalist Papers National debt makes other countries have a stake in America's success wants national bank under necessary & proper clause (Article 1 Section 8) thinks French Revolution is horrible |
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Citizen Genet
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French ambassador to the US during the French Revolution
Actions endangered neutrality between Britain and France One of the few things Jefferson & Hamilton agree on Hamilton saves him from the guillotine |
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"Mad" Anthony Wayne
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After two armies were crushed by Native forces, Congress creates an entirely new army under him
3000 troops Fallen Timbers- Wayne runs across Warriors, outnumbers them & destroys this native band, burns native encampments & livestock Treaty of Greenville (1795) natives relinquish all lands given cash compensation creates cycle of dependency on Federal $$ |
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Thomas Pinckney
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Pinckney's Treaty (1795)
-made boundary lines between Spain & US -Got all of the Miss R for navigation -national hero for this XYZ Affair - one of the delegates who went to go negotiate with France (with John Marshall & Elderidge Gerry) - they left because they were offended & refused to pay Taliram to be able to negotiate |
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Aaron Burr
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He was the VP nominee for the election of 1800 & he ties with Jefferson
Hamilton hates & fears him so he sways Federalists (who still hold the majority) to vote for Jefferson Burr Conspiracy kills Hamilton in a duel flees and makes friends with James Wilkinson raises an army to seize Louisiana and create a new nation tried for treason but he is eventually acquitted by John Marshall Shows how unsettled things are in America |
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Pierre Charles L'Enfant
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Designed Washington DC
Jefferson is the first president to live there for his entire term |
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John Marshall
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4th Chief Justice- 34 years
Appointed by Adams because of the Judiciary Act of 1800 Marbury v. Madison (1803) Judicial Review McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Maryland tries to tax the national bank; Federal government superior to state government Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) Gibbons run by Federal government and other line run by Ogden interfere; Fed gov has the power to regulate interstate commerce |
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Robert Livingston
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Louisiana Purchase for $15 million
Doubles US territory & they no longer have to worry about foreign interference on the Mississippi R. Thomas Jefferson worries about this because he doesn't know if he has the power to acquire new territory, but Congress reminds him that he has the right to make treaties, so it is approved |
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Commodore Thomas Hull
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Finishes fleet before the British for control of Lake Champlain
Battle of Plattsburg -Turns his ship at anchor -defeats British fleet -British retreat back to Canada |
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Lord Wellington
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British want him to lead a fight against Americans during the War of 1812, but US lacks center of gravity so concessions from Americans is lunacy
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Andrew Jackson
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builds up a large army for the Creek War (1814), which was marked by several massacres)
he then uses his army in Battle of New Orleans (1815) 1600 Brits killed; 71 Americans killed **takes place after Treaty of Ghent had already been signed |
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James Monroe
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Southern, Republican, everyone loves him
His Presidency marks the end of the 1st party system & coincides with the Era of Good feelings Apart of the "VA Dynasty" Monroe Doctrine (1823)- European countries colonizing land/ interfering with states in the Americas would be viewed as an act of aggression requiring US intervention British wanted this to be a joint message, but their ultimate goal was to keep Spain from colonizing so CHECK |
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John C. Calhoun
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Secretary of War under Monroe Administration
creates and expandable army for wartimes wants to create infrastructure & internal improvements, but this is a nonstarter |
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Decatur
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Second Barbary War (1816)
captures Algerians and forces them to sign a treaty this is quickly followed by Tripoli & Tunis, because after British defeat French navy, they stop paying tribute to these barbarians |
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Trafalgar
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1805
Sea battle between France, Spain & Britain Asserts the supremacy of the British Navy |
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Embargo Act
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1808
Under Jefferson Restricted American ships from engaging in foreign trade Subsequent non-intercourse acts Led to the War of 1812 between US & Britain |
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Treaty of Ghent
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1814
restored US & UK of Britain to status quo antebellum before the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 Under James Madison |
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Rush-Bagot
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1817
between United States & Britain demilitarization of Great Lakes & Lake Champlain Made relations between US & Britain better |
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Omissions in the Constitution
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No mention of citizenship
Native Americans ignored Does BOR's apply to the states? |
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1775
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April-
Battles of Lexington & Concord that began the revolutionary war Paul Revere's Ride July- Olive Branch Petition- last attempt at reconciliation King George declares the colonies are in "open rebellion" |
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1776
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British withdrawal from Bunker Hill
Pyrrhic Victory for the British July 4th- Declaration of Independence read (drafted in June, signed in August) AoC started |
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1777
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AoC implemented
Continental Army is credible & intact French openly ally with Americans after Saratoga Local Rebellion is now a world war |
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1779
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Attempted invasion of England by Spain & France
Fleet of ships & 40,000 men Hasn't been successfully done in 700 years Outbreak of scurvy halts this Flamborough Head- John Paul Jones captures the Serapist & sails it back to a French port |
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1781
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Cowpens-
-most decisive victory for the Americans -Under Morgan; crushes Tarleton -900/1100 troops lost -It was a turning point in the reconquest of South Carolina from the British. Guilford Courthouse- -British victory -Before the battle, the British appeared to have successfully reconquered Georgia and South Carolina with the aid of strong Loyalist factions, and thought that North Carolina might be within their grasp. In the wake of the battle, Greene moved into South Carolina, while Cornwallis chose to invade Virginia. These decisions allowed Greene to unravel British control of the South, while leading Cornwallis to Yorktown and surrender Battle of Yorktown/Siege of Yorktown- -last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America -the surrender of Cornwallis' army prompted the British government eventually to negotiate an end to the conflict Treaty of Paris negotiations begin |
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1783
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Treaty of Paris
-Britain- shifts to India, loses empire in NA, still have Canada -Spain- Florida -France- bankruptcy -America- Independence, fishing rights off Great Banks, territory to the Mississippi, do not get Canada Newburgh Conspiracy -Potential plot to overthrow the government -Continental army had not been paid for 3 years, frustration -Congress pushing for financial reform -Alliance between unpaid army officers & members of congress (Hamilton & the two Morris) -One of Gates' aids lists grievances about Congress & ways to fix these problems; senior officers should be held in encampment -Plot halted by Washington's intervention "Gentlemen, I have gone gray in your service and now it seems I am going blind"- shows the men his sacrifice -no one knows how serious this coup was |
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1774
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Declaration of rights issued to passively resist Britain
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1785
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Meeting at Mount Vernon over boundary disputes between MD & VA; Madison wonders if this same spirit can be applied to fixing the AoC
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1786
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Shay's Rebellion
-Daniel Shay -armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts (mainly Springfield) from 1786 to 1787 -Most of Shays' compatriots were poor farmers angered by crushing debt and taxes. -Benjamin Lincoln put down this threat whilst the men were sleeping -There was a lack of an institutional response to the uprising, which energized calls to reevaluate the Articles of Confederation and gave strong impetus to the Philadelphia Convention which began in May 17, 1787 |
