My Attempt to Prepare for (and Survive) the AP U.S. History Exam Part 5: The Republican Revolution
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Terms | Definitions |
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 The Republican Revolution | Also known as the start of Jeffersonian Democracy. It began when Jefferson and the Republican party took the power from the Federalists in 1801. Republicans remained in office until 1829, although the Corrupt Bargain of 1824 is considered the beginning of Jacksonian Democracy. |
| President Thomas Jefferson | During his presidency he purchased the Louisiana Territory from Spain, led the U.S. through the First Barbary War in Tripoli, and passed the Enabling Act which provided guidelines for statehood. |
| Marbury v. Madison | An extremely important Supreme Court case in terms of the establishment of judicial review. A Justice of the Peace appointed by Adams, had not received his commission and petitioned for the current Secretary of State to deliver the papers. |
| John Marshall | The most important Chief Justice in the history of the United States. Appointed in 1801 by President Adams. His opinions helped establish the basis for American constitutional law and increased the power of the Supreme Court with the ability to overrule Congress. |
| Louisiana Purchase | In 1803 Jefferson purchased this territory from Napoleon for a mere 15 million dollars. Within the territory lay 15 current U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces. This purchase doubled the size of the United States. |
| Lewis & Clark | A duo commissioned by Jefferson to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory and return with both scientific and commercial information. |
| Embargo Act | 1807-1812; A law that was enforced to restrict American ships from engaging in foreign trade.This act and the Nonintercourse Acts led to the War of 1812 between America and Britain. The act was initiated by Jefferson and Madison to prevent the chances of war, but they failed. |
| President James Madison | Physically frail, he was an unlikely candidate for political greatness. Considered the "Father of the Constitution," he co-authored the Federalist Papers and the Bill of Rights. Appalled by Alexander Hamilton's vision of federal power, he helped found the Democrat-Republican Party to pursue a more limited federal government. After serving as Secretary of State for President Jefferson, he was elected president in 1808. Faced with issues of impressment and neutral rights, he issued a declaration of War against Great Britain in 1812. |
| War of 1812 | A military conflict fought between the U.S. and Britain. The Americans declared war for expansion, trade restrictions, and impressment of American merchant sailors in the Royal Navy. |
| Battle of Fort McHenry | September 13, 1814; British naval ships bombarded the fort for roughly 25 hours beginning at 6 in the morning. The bombardment failed thanks to a line of sunken ships keeping them out of Baltimore Harbor and the American cannon. The British ceased fire the following morning. |
| Treaty of Ghent | A treaty signed on Christmas Eve, 1814 in Belgium by the U.S. and Britain that ended the War of 1812. It restored relations between the countries a great deal, but due to slow communication the Battle of New Orleans still took place and was an American victory. |
| Hartford Convention | 1814-1815; Took place during the War of 1812 among the New England states that opposed the war so much as to discuss a secession from the U.S. After the war ended, the Federalists were disgraced and disbanded in most places. |
| Clay's American System | A mercantilist economic plan that played a key role in American policy during the first half of the 19th century. The main points of the plan were a tariff, a national bank, and subsidies. |
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