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Appomattox Courthouse
where Robert E Lee and the south surrendered to the north
Appomattox Courthouse
Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia signaled the end of the Southern States
Jefferson Davis
leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
Naturalization Act
changed the requirement the residency length in the U.S. from 7 to 14 years.
Sedition Act
No false bullshit about the president or congress
Alien Act
gave the president the right to expel or jail any aliens (foreigners) during wartime
Doctrine of Nullification
allows a state to invalidate, that is, to void, for its own territory any federal law deemed unconstitutional by that state.
Alien and Sedition Acts
four bills passed meant to protect the states from aliens during wartime.
Confederate States of America (CSA)
11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S.
Impressment
forcing of American Sailors into British Services
John Brown
was a revolutionary abolitionist in the United States, who advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to abolish slavery for good.
John Jay
first chief justice of Supreme Court. was sent to Britain as a delegate.
Jay Treaty
limited trade to the west indies
Marbury vs. Madison
Judicial review, established doctrine
Citizen Genet
(French War), he was sent as a rep. France to the US.
dred scott decision
(1857), was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants,[2] whether or not they were slaves) were not protected by the Constitution and could never be U.S. citizens.
Abraham Lincoln
was the 16th President of the United States
Temperance Movement
early 1900s, religious in nature. banning of alcohol.
Alexander Hamilton
first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
John Adams
(Federalist - Massachusets). 1st vp of u.s. 2nd president of u.s.
Embargo Act of 1807
Prohibited foreign commerce. Killed exports which decreased demand. the idea that starving Britain would force them to change.
Non Intercourse Act of 1809
regulated trade between indians and non-natives.
James Madison
(R-VA), 4th president of the u.s., recognized as the father of the constitution.
War of 1812
War with Britain. started about issues about trade, conflict about westward expansion.
General William Henry Harrison
9th President of U.S. Lasted 1 month. Died after catching pnuemonia during his inaugural address.
Treaty of Ghent in 1814
Cease fire, Peace treaty for the War of 1812. signed in Ghent Belgium.
Battle of New Orleans
Final battle of War of 1812. After the treaty of Ghent was signed.
John C. Freemont
In 1856 he was the Republican Party's first candidate for president, but lost to Democrat James Buchanan.
Whigs
was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy Succeeded by the republican party
KS-NE Act of 1854
It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´.
Stephen A. Douglas (D) Senator
was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and was the Northern Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860. He lost to the Republican Party's candidate, Abraham Lincoln
Uncle Tom’s Cabin by H. B. Stove
is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War", according to Will Kaufman.[1]
Compromise of 1850 – Many provision
was a package of five bills, passed in September 1850, which defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War (1846–1848
Henry Clay
Dubbed the "Great Compromiser," he brokered important compromises during the Nullification Crisis and on the slavery issue, especially in 1820 and 1850, during which he was part of the "Great Triumvirate" or "Immortal Trio,"
Great Compromiser
Henry Clay
Hartford Convention
during the War of 1812 in which New England's opposition to the war reached the point where secession from the United States was discussed.
“Mr. Madison’s War”
people felt that Madison ineptly handled of the War of 1812. hence the name.
Henry Clay
American Statesman from Kentucky, urged policy of protectionism by increasing tariffs.
John C. Calhoun
from South Carolina, urged policy of protectionism by increasing tariffs.
Tariff of 1816
Designed to help americans by increasing the tax rates on imported goods.
John Marshall
(of Virginia) Chief Justice (succeeded John Jay), pro Federalist, his goal was to uphold the sovereignty of the U.S.
Cotton Gin
created by Eli Whitney. it was a series of combs that mechanically removed seeds from the fibrous cotton fibers. allowed the cotton to boom by decreasing the amount of workforce necessary to clean cotton and put them in the field to work.
Cotton Gin + newer Cotton + New technology -> Production (Increase)-> Demand (Increase) -> Price of cotton (Increase) -> Land demands (Increases) -> Price of land (Increases)
know this flowchart
Cotton/Tobacco/ Sugar production
all increased because of the heavy dependence on slaves.
Missouri Compromise
1819 - pro and anti slavery advocates were battling in congress. they came up with this plan stating: slavery would be prohibited north of the southern border of missouri in the new territory.
Thomas Jefferson
Nell of union
James Monroe
5th president, (1817-1825), "Era of Good Feelings"
John Quincy Adams
6th president, (1825–1829), unpopular president, beat out Jackson in the House of Representatives
Andrew Jackson
7th president, 1829-1837, forced to confront South Carolina about tariffs.
Tariff Compromise
as proposed by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun as a resolution to the Nullification Crisis. It was adopted to gradually reduce the rates after southerners objected to the protectionism found in the Tariff of 1832 and the 1828 Tariff of Abominations, which had prompted South Carolina to threaten secession from the Union.
PET Banks
degrading term for state banks selected by the U.S. Department of Treasury to receive surplus government funds in 1833.
Martin Van Buren
8th president, (1837–1841), was also Jackson's VP
William H. Harrison
9th president, (1841), dumbass caught pnuemonia during his inaugural address. died quick. he was a general in the War of 1812
John Tyler
10th president, (1841–1845), was VP under Harrison
Order of the Star Spangled Banner
“Know Nothings”; wanted to extend naturalization from 5 to 21 years, no foreign borns in office, no catholics in office... they were separated internally by slavery debate.
American Temperance Union
Originally was the Society for Promotion of Temperance. wanted to stop all alcohol consumption. pushed for social reforms for mentally ill and the growth of public education.
Seneca Falls Convention
Womans rights convention in New York. demanded seneca brand towels in the kitchen.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
organized Womans Rights Convention, National Woman Suffrage Association
Lucretia Mott
organized Womans Rights Convention, National Woman Suffrage Association
Susan B. Anthony
$1 coin. womans rights. wanted voting rights - suffrage, National Woman Suffrage Association
Popular Sovereignty
the political principle that the legitimacy of the state is created by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power
Gadsden Purchase
is a 29,670-square-mile (76,800 km2) region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that was purchased by the United States in a treaty signed by James Gadsden, the American ambassador to Mexico at the time
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which brought an official end to the Mexican-American War (1846–48), was signed on February 2, 1848, at Guadalupe Hidalgo, a city to which the Mexican government had fled with the advance of U.S. forces.
General Zachary Taylor
was the 12th President of the United States (1849-1850) and an American military leader.
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
"the Napoleon of the West," was a Mexican political leader, general, and president
“Trail of Tears” Cherokee Indians
Jackson made Cherokees walk to OK when gold was found in their native lands. Supreme court ruled with the Cherokees, Jackson didnt give a damn. GET THE FUCK OUTTA GOLD LAND INJUN!!!
Indian Removal Act
in 1830, federal funds to move eastern indians to west of mississippi. cherokees of georgia and western alabama had been in treaty since late 1700s
Adams-Onis Treaty
US bought florida/oregon from spain; US = Florida and Oregon
Mexico = $5 million
Constitutional Union Party
a political party in the US created in 1860. Made up of conservative former Whigs who wanted to avoid disunion over the slavery issue. Supported John Bell of Tennessee for president.
Peculiar Institution
what the northerners referred to slavery
William Lloyd Garrison
was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. He is best known as the editor of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society
Frederick Douglass (2s)
was an American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory[
Northern Star
An abolitionist newspaper Frederick Douglas was the editor he was an escaped slave
McCormick Reaper
tool that was used in harvest gain
George Washington
First President of the US, Federalist from Virginia
John Adams
2nd President, Federalist from Massachusets
Thomas Jefferson
3rd president, Republican from Virginia
James Madison
4th president, republican from Virginia
James Monroe
5th president
James Polk
11th president
Millard Filmore
13th president
Franklin Pierce
14th president
James Buchanan
15th president
Andrew Johnson
17th president
Ulysses S. Grant
18th president