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24 Cards in this Set
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What caused the Panic of 1819?
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People would take loans to speculate [flip] land in the West. When the land wouldn't sell, they couldn't pay back the loans and the banks lost money. [like a foreclosure]
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What states joined the US between 1791 and 1819, after the original 13? [know at least 5]
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Vermont, Kentucky, Tennesse, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama
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What road ran from Maryland to Illinois?
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Cumberland Road
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What was the Tallmadge amendment?
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An amendment for Missouri that was never passed. It stated that children of slaves would become free at 25, and no new slaves were to be brought into the state.
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What was the McCulloch v. Maryland case?
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Maryland taxed the local branch of the Bank of US, but the taxing was ruled unconstitutional. [McCulloch was head of Bank of US branch]
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What was the Cohens v. Virginia case?
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Cohens tried to sell an illegal lottery, and Virginia sued and won. This case gave the Supreme Court the right to review any state Supreme Court case.
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What was the Gibbons v. Ogden case?
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Gibbons was operating a steambot service and Ogden filed a complaint to stop Gibbons from doing this. This case proved that the power to regulate interstate commerce was held by Congress.
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What was the Dartmouth v. Woodward case?
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The state of New Hampshire tried to alter Dartmouth College's charter, changing the school from private to public. The significance of the ruling was that it gave legal rights for land grants to act as a legal contract.
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What was the Fletcher v. Peck case?
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It was one of the first cases in which the Supreme Court ruled a state law unconstitutional.
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What was the Treaty of 1818?
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It permitted Americans to have fishing rights in New Foundland and shared occupation of Oregon with England.
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What was the Monroe Doctrine?
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A policy written by John Quincy Adams stating that Europe cannot attempt to colonize or recolonize anything in the western hemisphere.
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What are 3 reasons for the War of 1812?
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Treatment of Native Americans, Impressment, Respect
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What 3 famed things came out of the War of 1812?
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Battle of New Orleans, Attack of Washington, Star-Spangled Banner
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What is the oldest commissioned warship in the U.S. Navy?
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the Constitution
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What is the Adams-Otis Treaty?
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A Treaty with Spain that stated that if the US retreated from Texas, Spain would give us Florida.
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Who were the famed "triumvirate"?
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Henry Clay of the West, Daniel Webster of the North East, and John C. Calhoun of the South
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What was John Marshall's famous quote?
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"The power to tax is the power to destroy."
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What is the Missouri Compromise?
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Written by Henry Clay, it is a compromise that states that anything below the southern border of Missouri has slaves [with the exception of Missouri.]
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What is Oliver Hazard Perry's famous quote?
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"We have met the enemy and they are ours."
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What was the treaty that ended the War of 1812?
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Treaty of Ghent; it didn't actually solve anything, it just stopped the fighting.
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What was the Hartford Convention?
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It was a secret Federalist meeting among 26 men. Its report demanded financial help from Washington and proposed Constitutional amendments [such as a 2/3 vote in Congress before embargo, new states, or war; ending the 3/5 clause; limiting the president to 1 term; prohibiting the election of successive presidents from one state]
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What was the Rush-Bagot treaty?
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a treaty between Britain and the US that limied naval armament of the Great Lakes
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What was the American system?
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Created by Henry Clay; a system with three parts: strong banks, protective national tariffs, and a network of roads and canals to unify the country
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What is Thomas Jefferson's famous quote?
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"This is a reprieve only, not a final sentence."
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