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37 Cards in this Set
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Tecumseh
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Was one of the first Native Americans to refer to himself as Indian. He tried to persuade Indians to keep away from the Americans.
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Louisiana Purchase
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The United States more than doubled their size when they bought Louisiana territory from France for $15 million. What they thought would be a difficult achievement was astonishingly easy when Napoleon lost interest in establishing an empire in America.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Lewis and Clark set out under orders of Jefferson to explore the land to the west, primarily the newly purchased Louisiana territory. The traveled all the way to the Pacific and back with the help of an indian woman named Sacagawea.
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Barbary States (Barbary War)
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Pirates from the Barbary States preyed on ships from the major countries, and America stood up against them, refusing to pay bribes. They attacked lightly, and ended the war with a vicious naval blockade.
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Marbury vs. Madison
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William Marbury was a midnight judge who had not received his pay. He appealed to judge Marshall in order to get the money, but Marshall and the SC ruled that the part of the constitution he based his argument on was unconstitutional. This established the definition of Judicial Review.
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Judicial Review
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The Supreme Court's sole purpose is to decide whether acts of the other branches of government are constitutional.
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Fletcher vs. Peck
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Ended the Yazoo debate, it allowed the purchasers of the land to retain it because it was through no fault of there's that they got land involved in fraud.
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Jeffersonian Republicanism
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Defined by liberty and equality, these political views were frowned upon by the British, but allowed America to prosper overall.
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John Randolph
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Member of the House of Representatives. He was extremely Republican and stayed close to its roots.
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Aaron Burr
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Aaron Burr, the Vice President, was a big troublemaker for the states. He went behind the back of the government and planned for secession, or attack on a Spanish colony. Everyone was told different stories and he covered his tracks well. When brought to court, there was not enough evidence to convict him and he was released. Burr went into exile to avoid the wrath of the public.
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John Quincy Adams
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Federalist who admitted that Jefferson had the majority's favor.
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Peaceable Coercion
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Jefferson's way of convincing Britain and France to respect the U.S, it kept peace with the countries, while still persuading them it would be to their benefit to accept the terms.
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Status of the Slave Trade
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Even though it had help him win his election, Jefferson was not fond of the slave trade. He called to repeal it, but found great opposition from Southerners who had become familiar and comfortable with the enterprise. The bill he passed didn't do much to support or deflate the trade, even though it made the trade illegal, it could not stop all the smugglers.
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Daniel Boone
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Famed western trapper who emerged during the early 1800's
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Battle Of Horseshoe Bend
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Creek Indians resisted the Americans expansion, but were crushed by Andrew Jackson. This destroyed the hopes of the Indians for their own renaissance, formulated by Tecumseh.
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Albert Gallatin
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Republican's whose ideas where close to Jefferson's
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Treaty of Ghent
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Ending the War of 1812, this Treaty did nothing much else. Neither side gave up any land, and the Treaty basically just postponed negotiations for terms to a later time.
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Timothy Pickering
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Federalist who promoted wild secession schemes.
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John Marshall
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Supreme Court judge who took part in establishing judicial review.
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Non-Intercourse Act
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The Non-Intercourse Act was implemented at the same time the Embargo Act was repealed. It resumed trade with all countries but Britain and France, and until those countries respected the United States neutrality.
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Orders in Council
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Forbade neutral commerce with the Continent and threatened seizure of any vessel that violated it.
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Jefferson's Presidential Goals
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Decrease the national debt and government involvement. He also wanted to cut spending wherever it was not needed.
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Berlin and Milan Decrees
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France closed all ports to British commerce.
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The Quids
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Republican minority group that came out of obscurity during the Yazoo controversy. They promoted pragmatism.
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War Hawks
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Very Anti-British faction that pushed Madison to declare war with Britain.
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John Calhoun
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South Carolinian member of the War Hawks.
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Macon's Bill Number Two
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Sponsored by Nathaniel Macon, this bill resumed trade with Britain and France. It promised that if one of these countries began to respect their neutral carriers, they would halt trade with the other.
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Embargo Act
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The Embargo Act was implemented to deprive much needed American trade from Europe. Congress passed the act easily, but it was not favored as much by the citizens. Even though it took trade and funds from other countries, it did the same for them, and affected them more.
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Andrew Jackson
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Military leader who was famous for his win during the battle of New Orleans.
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John Paul Jones
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Ummm....dead?(Revolutionary War leader.)
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Jefferson's Stance on Slavery
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Did not promote the slave trade, even though the 3/5 Compromise helped him win his presidency.
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Louisiana Government Bill
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Jefferson passed this bill, which went against his normal principles, to keep the citizens of the ewly purchased territory in line. The majority were French and Spanish, and Jefferson did not want to chance that they would not follow the set legislature. Many other Republican's thought this bill unconstitutional because it imposed taxes on the people against their will.
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Oliver Hazard Perry
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"We have met the enemy: and they are ours." Won the battle at Put-in-bay during the War of 1812
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William Henry Harrison
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General who won the battle of Tippecanoe and became a national hero.
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Francis Scott Key
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American lawyer who wrote the Star Spangled Banner
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Chesapeake Incident
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The Leopard, a British ship, demanded that the Chesapeake to allow them to search for deserters. When they refused, the Leopard opened fire. This clearly defied American sovereignty, and many called for revenge.
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Hartford Convention
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At the Hartford Convention, a group of mainly Federalists gathered to discuss the governments ignorance of New Englanders. They thought up a number of implementations, such as basing congressional representation on the number of white males in a state. They also wanted to limit the president to one term, and require a 2/3 majority in Congress before war was declared. They thought these ideas would be popular, but by the time they were proposed, the war had ended.
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