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23 Cards in this Set
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Election of 1800
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Tie 73-73 broken after 36 votes in the house, democratic-republican victory, national debt dropped from $80 million to $57 million, Marbury vs. Madison.
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Napoleon
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Leader of France in 1803, sold us Louisiana purchase.
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"The Duel"
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Hamilton against Burr, Burr shot and killed Hamilton, fought over word "dispicable".
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Barbary Pirates
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North coast of Africa, Jefferson paid bribes to not bother us but stopped paying, we built army/navy for defense.
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Stephen Decatur
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V.P. helped blow up the Philadelphia (ship)
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The Chesapeake Affair
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American ship was not ready and was under fire from Britain and surrendered after 3 were killed and 4 were taken.
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Embargo of 1807
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Decision to isolate the country, no trade.
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Warhawk Congress
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Mostly southerners and western leaders that wanted war.
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War of 1812
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Canada (Detroit, Niagra Falls, Montreal); Great Lakes; DC; Fort McHenry.
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Tecumseh
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Worked to create a united Indian confederacy to drive out the white man, Red Stick Confederacy, Battle of Thames, Victory helped create a President, V.P., 3 Governers, 4 US Senators, and 20 Congressman.
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Francis Scott Key
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American patriot, wrote national anthem
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Battle of New Orleans
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200 casualties vs. 70 - General Packenham, Made Andrew Jackson Famous
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Treaty of Ghent
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Reset borders as they were before the war (as it moves west, they cannot go north)
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Lewis and Clark
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Try to find Northwest passage, open trade with Native Americans, scientific discovery, had a background in the Indian Wars, Jefferson chose Lewis and Lewis chose Clark.
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Monroe Doctrine
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No European power in America.
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Missouri Compromise
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Way of resolving a big problem - Missouri wanted to be in the Union but wanted to be a slave state.
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Adams Onis Treaty
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Leads to acquisition of Florida.
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The Corrupt Bargain
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Resolution of the election of 1824 no winner, Clay - Secretary of State.
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Spoils System
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"To the victor goes the spoils...", Andrew Jackson said or thought.
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Tariff of 1828 (Abominations)
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Tax on imported goods (north liked, south hated)
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Nullification Crisis
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Avoid a federal law (nullify), Andrew Jackson stopped it.
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Indian Removal Act
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Forced removal of Natives in the south.
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Battle with the Second Band of the US
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Andrew Jackson killed the bank.
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