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31 Cards in this Set
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Jefferson (core beliefs) (4 things) |
national unity limited government social equality individual freedom |
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republicanism (3 things) |
Jefferson and Madison's core belief equality in treatment of others independent farmers could make own decisions |
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tariff |
tax on imported goods only internal tax Jefferson did not abolish |
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Judiciary Act of 1801 |
expanded number of federal judges signed by John Adams before leaving office |
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midnight judges |
judges appointed when no one could oppose their oppositions |
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Marbury vs. Madison |
Marbury named as justice of the peace Adams left office before he could be commissioned Marbury sued saying Jefferson was irresponsible to not commission him Marbury didn't get the job |
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judicial review |
power of federal courts to review and determine constitutionality of acts passed by Congress first used in marbury vs. madison |
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Sally Hemings |
rumored slave mistress of Jefferson |
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religious establishment |
state-supported church to whom everyone paid taxes regardless of religion |
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deists |
people who saw God as a distant force in human affairs; he made the Earth and left it alone basically |
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Second Great Awakening |
religious revival characterized by great emotionalism in large public meetings (ex. edwards) |
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Methodism |
founded by John Wesley every person decided whether they wanted to experience salvation |
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Faith in Slave Quarters |
plantation owners organized services preaching submission black congregations met at night in secluded places and studied own messages knew messages of bible from memory |
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Nat Turner's Rebellion |
slave rebellion in 1831 killed everyone: men, women, and children |
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Louisiana Purchase |
U.S. wanted access to New Orleans Bought 1/3 of U.S. land area for 15 million only Napoleon was desperate as hell for money after the Haitian rebellion Spain owned that territory though?? |
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Corps of Discovery |
group led by Lewis and Clark to explore Louisiana |
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Sacagawea |
Shoshone woman who acted as a guide (for navigation and finding food) for the Corps of Discovery |
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impressment |
Britain stealing sailors from American ships and forcing them into service |
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Non-Importation Act |
act that boycotted British goods in hopes of rebelling against impressment failed |
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Embargo Act |
1807 act would prevent U.S. trade with foreign ports to keep ships out of harm's way backfired - ruining domestic economy because of no exportation |
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Non-Intercourse Act |
1809 act that fixed embargo act. Trade open to everyone except Britain and France
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Tenskawata and Tecumseh |
Shawnee leaders who wanted to purge themselves of white people customs and drive whites out of their land (Indiana) |
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War Hawks |
people who endorsed the war against Britain and to attack Spanish colonies in Florida and claim that territory for the U.S. |
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Battle of the Thames |
Tecumseh is killed and America gains control over his land |
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Treaty of Ghent |
treaty used to settle War of 1812 Britain wanted to conserve resources against France even though they were in stronger position Returned all borders and issues to status quo before the war |
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Hartford Convention |
Federalist convention New England threatened secession from the Union if they didn't establish peace insisted on the right of nullification |
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Battle of New Orleans |
final battle in war of 1812 Americans won after killing 700 while only 8 Americans died to the British |
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Florida |
gave Spain control over gulf of mexico spain ceded after they realized they were too busy with other stuff to care |
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Adam-Onis treaty |
Spain ceded Florida and Oregon to U.S. |
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Monroe Doctrine |
Monroe declared that U.S. would not allow European intervention nor acquisition of new territory by European powers in north or south America |
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Monroe presidency |
declared that Europeans can deal with their own problems U.S. won't intervene anymore |
