History, Culture, Government & Economics During Early Repulblic and Age of Jackson
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1788- 1840
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Domestic Challenges | Maintaing national security, building a military, creating a stable economic system (paying debts), setting up a court system, and defining central government's authority |
| Federalist Priorities (Hamilton) | Manufacturing, strong federal government (loose interpretation of constitution), favored Britian (trading partner) |
| Republicn Priorities (Jefferson) | Agricultural, strong state governments (strict interpetation of constitution), favored France (revouluntionary ally) |
| George Washington | Neutrality Proclamtion: U.S. would not take part in British and French conflicts Farewell Adress: Warned against political parties, national debt, forgein alliances, powerful military, and erosionof religion and moral values |
| John Adams | XYZ Afair: U.S. negotiators were insulted by French Avoided War With France: Despite "war fever" choose to strengthen U.S. navy instead |
| Thomas Jefferson | Embargo Act: Banned trade with all of Europe, devestated U.S. economy |
| James Madison | War of 1812: Asked Congress to declare war on Britian, listing British impressment of U.S. sailor, aid to Indians on the U.S. frontie, and trade restricions as causes for war |
| James Monroe | Monroe Doctrine: U.S. would resist any European recolonization or additional new colonization in Western Hemisphere |
| Causes of War of 1812 | British seizures of U.S. soliders (impessment) British interfere with trade with France, and British support for Indian attacks on fontier |
| Events of War of 1812 | British blockade, burning of Washington D.C., Treaty of Ghent, British defeat at Battle of New Orleans (Andrew Jackson) |
| Effects of War of 1812 | Confirmation of U.S. independence, Growth in U.S. manufactoring (productin of cotton cloth and increased interchangeable parts) Andrew Jackson becomes hero |
| Era of Good Feelings | After War of 1812, increased feelings of nationalism, patriotism, and unity in U.S.; Monroe ran for office unopposed in 1820 |
| Election of 1824 | Jackson won popular vote, but no candidate won electoral majority; Congress chose John Quincy Adams (angered Jackson supporters) |
| Election of 1828 | Jackson easily defeated Adams; vote geographically divided between South and West (Jackson) and New England (Adams) |
| Jackson's support for the "common man" | Opposition to the rich and national bank. Appealed to western and southern farmers and eastern factory workers; political pariticipaiton grew; created Democratic Party |
| Expanded Suffrage (Right to Vote) | During the Jacksonian era, suffrage was expanned to all white male adult citizens (did not have to own land) |
| Indian Removal Act | (1830) Required tribes to resettle west of Mississippi; those that resisted were forced by Jackson to leave (more Seminole Wars and Trail of Tears) so that whites could settle and farm their lands |
| Worecester v. Georgia | (1832) Superme Court ruled Cherokee nation was "distinct communtiy" and that only federal government had authority to deal with Indians (not take Indian lands unlawfully or create Indians' laws) |
| Trail of Tears | (1838-9) Cherokee refused to leave their territory under Indian Removal Act; Jackson sent U.S. troops who forced men, women, and children to march west; thousands died of cold, hunger, and disease |
| Marbury v. Madison (1803) | Established Judical Review |
| McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) | Unconstitutional for states to tax federal entities. |
| Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) | Constitution's commerce clause prohibts states from interfering with interstate of forgien business. |
| Judical Review | U.S. Constitution is supreme law of the land, so courts must nullify (cancel) was deemed unconstitutional (violate Constitution) |
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