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history exam semester 1 part 2

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this term refers to the process of taking on the state debts from the Revolutionary War

this term refers to providing for the payment of the debts of the US

Bank of the United States

the source of the major political argument between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton was over the constitutionality of this institution

Federalist Party

favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution, a strong central government, and tended to favor Britain over France in foreign policy
supported the ratification of the Constitution

Democratic-Republican Party

this political party won control of the presidency and congress in the election of 1800

Whiskey Rebellion

this 1794 uprising was triggered by an excise tax and then put down with an overwhelming show of force by the federal government

this french diplomat insulted the federal government when he tried to rally support and aid for the French Revolution from the citizents of the US

this 1794 agreement was unpopular but it did represent avoiding a war with Great Britain

Pinckney's Treaty

this 1795 agreement with Spain gave Americans navigation rights to the Mississippi and the right of deposit at the port city of New Orleans

Battle of Fallen Timbers

In this Ohio territory battle, General Mad Anthony Wayne defeated the Miami Confederacy in 1794

this person led the Miami Confederacy to victories over two American armies in the early years of the US

Farewell Address

in this published message to the american people in 1796, George Washington warned against political parties and entangling alliances with European nations

this person was president from 1797-1801

in this 1798 foreign policy incident, Americans were angered at the indignation of being asked to pay a large bribe simply to begin talks with the French government

this 1798 law stifled published dissent against the federal government

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

these 1798 documents were early expressions of states rights and the concept of nullification

under this concept, state had the right to declare federal laws void if the people of that state deemed the law unconstitutional

This Vice President killed Alaxander Hamilton in a duel

Judiciary Act of 1801

increased the number of federal judges by sixteen

midnight judges

Just prior to leaving office, President Adams pushed the Judiciary Act of 1801 through congress, increasing the number of federal judges by sixteen. Adams promty filled the most of these position with his supporters. These judges were referred to as ____ because Adams signed their appointments in the closing hours of his term

this person was the cheif justice of the supremem court from 1801 to 1835

Marbury v. Madison

An 2803 court case which affirmed that the Supreme Court had the right to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional, a principle known as judicial review

judicial review

this power was established for the Supreme Court in the Marbury v. Madison case. It allows them to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional

the impeachent trial of this supreme court justice narrowly kept this person from being removed from office by Congress

Louisiana Purchase

this real estate acquisition is probably the most notable accomplishment of the Jefferson administration

Lewis and Clark

Jefferson dispatched an expedition led by these two explorers to survey the Louisiana territory and search for a Northwest Passage

served as a guide to the expedition led by Lewis and Clark to explore the lands gained from France as a result of the Louisiana Purchase

this was the term for the seizure of sailors from American ships by the British navy

the British ship, Leopard, attacked this american naval vessel in 1807 and nearly triggered a war

this 1807 law forbade American merchant ships from trading overseas

William Henry Harrison

this perso was the victorious general at the Battle of Tippecanoe

this person led a strong Shawnee confederacy in the years immediately prior to the War of 1812

the Shawnee Confederacy was decisively defeated at this 1811 battle

this person was president from 1809-1817
Father of the Constitution

this was the term for the young nationalistic congressmen who urged Madison to declare war against Great Britain in 1812

articles, amendments... ya u know

The British bombardment of this fort outside of baltimore inspired the writing of the star spangled banner

This was an Andrew Jackson led victory against the Creek Indians

Battle of New Orleans

this 1815 victory led by Andrew Jackson was a one-sided and much heralded victory over a much larger British army

Hartford Convention

this was a meeting of federalists in protest of policies during the War of 1812 that was seen as treasonous by many Americans and led to the demise of the Federalist Party

Treaty of Ghent

this was the peace agreement that ended the War of 1812

this person developed interchangeable part and the cotton gin

this invention made it easy to separate cotton from cotton seeds. it transformed the southern economy

Father of the american industrial revolution

cottage industry

system of having farm families and other take thread from a factory and make it into coth at their homes

this is the name of the first american factory that contained all phases of textile production under one roof

advocate for women's rights

Lowell Female Reform Association

National Trades Union

this was the first national labor organization bit it was not bery effective. it was created in 1834

Commonwealth v. Hunt

this 1842 massachusetts supreme court decision ruled that the unions and strikes were not inherently illegal

market revolution

this was the trasformation of the economy from self-sufficiency to one in which people bought and sold goods rather than making them for their own use

This Samuel Morse invention revolutionized communication

this robert fulton steamship demonstrated the commercial significance of the river steamboat

this internal improvement was paid for by the federal government. It began construction in 1811 and ultimately connected Baltimore to Illinois

this was paid for by the state of New York and created an economic boom. It connected New York City to the Great Lakes by water

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
competed with Erie Canal

invented by John Deere

mechanical reaper

invented by Cyrus McCormick
equals the work of 5 workers

this person backed the American System, became secretary of state in the corrupt bargain, and ran unsuccessfully for president in 1832

American System

this was the term for the package of nationalistic legislation that was to create a national bank, a protective tariff and internal improvements

this American System law was vetoed by James Madison on the grounds that the states, not the national government should be passing internal improvements

this protective import tax was passed in support of the American System soon after the War of 1812

Gibbons v. Ogden

this Supreme Court case was about interstate trade and steamboat contracts

Dartmouth College v. Woodward

this Supremem Court case was about a university's contract rights under its initial charter. The case ruled that states cannot violate contracts

McCulloch v. Maryland

this Suprememe Court case involved the national bank and it ruled that states did not have the authority to regulate or tax the national bank

John Quincy Adams

this person was the secretary of state for James Monroe who became president in 1825

Adams-Onis Treaty

in this treaty, Spain ceded Florida to the US in 1819

Monroe Doctrine

this American foreign policy statement told all European nations not to make new colonies in the Americas or interfere in the affairs of the republics of the Americas

Missouri Compromise

this agreement in 1820 maintained the balance of free and slave states in the Union but prohibited slavery in most of the remaining Louisiana Territory

corrupt bargain

this is the term that andrew jackson gave to the alleged deal made that gave john quincy adams the presidency in the election of 1824

this person won the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the Battle of New Orleans

this term refers to the practice of removing federal office-holders from previous administrations and replacing them with the incoming president's political supporters

Indian Removal Act

this 1830 law ordered native americans east of the mississippi river to be resettled to lands west of that river

Worcester v. Georgia

this supremem court case of 1832 ruled that states did not have the authority to intervene in the affairs of native american tribes

this is the tragic term for the forced removal of the Cherokee tribe from its eastern lands in 1838

Tariff of Abominations

this is the term given to the high import tax passed in 1828

this person resigned as vice president to Andrew Jackson and became a vocal supporter of the concept of nullification

South Carolina Exposition

this document was anonymously penned by john calhoun and it argued that states should nullify the federal tariff laws

this law was passed by congress to authorize the federal government to collect tariff revenues in south carolina during the nullification crisis

Nicholas Biddle

this person was the president of the 2nd BUS during the bank war

this was the term for the banks that received federal deposits instead of the 2nd BUS during the bank war

this is the name the National Republican party changed to as a complaint about the way the Jackson administration over-reached its authority

Martin van Buren

this person won the presidential election of 1836

this was the term for the financial collapse that dominated the presidential administratino of Martin van Buren

this person too became president when Tippecanoe died

Charles Grandison Finney

born in New York and was not raised in a religious family. He trained to become a lawyer but became a leading Evangelist of the Second Greak Awakening

Second Great Awakening

this was the movement of religious revivalism that emerged in the US after 1790. it emphasized passion over reason and stressed a doctrine of individual control over salvation

transcendentalism

this philosophical and literary movement stressed simplicity and nature. its leading members included Emerson, Thoreau, and Fuller

Ralph Waldo Emerson

this leading transcendentalist was an essayist and lecturer who wrote Nature and The American Scholar

Henry David Thoreau

Transcendentalist writer that gained fame for his experiment of living a simple inexpensive life in a cabin near Walden Pond

Henry David Thoreau wrote this book about his experiences living a simple life in a cabin in the woods

this was a transcendentalist utopian community that fell apart after a fire

Ann Lee was the founder of this religious utopian community that emphasized communal ownership of property and celibacy

this person was an advocate of prison reform and an advocate for better treatment for the mentally ill

this person was the first secretary of educaiton in the US in the state of massachusetts and an advocate of education reform in the US

William Lloyd Garrison

as the publisher of The Liberator, this man was one of the first white Americans to demand the immediate freeing of slaves

William Lloyd Garrison used this abolitionist magazine as his radical mouthpiece

Fredrick Douglass

this runaway slave became an effective abolitionist speaker and edited the abolitionist newspaper, The North Star

this black preacher led a violent slave rebellion in 1831 in Southampton Virginia

prevent congress from hearing abolitionists petitions from 1836-1844

George Fitzhugh

this person defended slavery as a positive institution and attacked northern industrialism as wage slavery

cult of domesticity

this was the concept that the womens sphere was in the home but it recognized the need for women to be better educated in this role

these daughters of a south carolina planter went north as adults and became leading abolitionist speakers

American Temperance Society

this organization pushed for the reduction or prohibition of alcohol consumption in the US and was the leading temerance prganization of the 1830s

Seneca Falls Convention

at this meeting the womens movement was launched with the issuance of the declaration of sentiments

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

this female activist introduced the Delaration of Sentiments at the Seneca Falls Convention

Sojourner Truth

this former field slave became a leading abolitionist and feminist speaker in the years before the civil war

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