Mystery 1
conflict with Britain over the impressment of U.S. sailors; increase sense of nationalism; jump-started American industry independence
War of 1812
a territorial requirement for a applying for statehood
60,000 citizens
political organization that advocated for a strong national government
Federalist Party
uprising by western Pennsylvania farmers in response to Hamilton's taxation plan; challenged the strength of the federal government
Whiskey Rebellion
authors of the Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
James Madison & Thomas Jefferson
President James Monroe's declaration that the North American continents were no longer open to new European colonization.
Monroe Doctrine
legislative acts passed by Federalists during John Adams' presidency giving the government power to imprison or deport foreign citizens and prosecute American citizens who criticized the government
Alien and Sedition Acts
one of the leaders of the Democratic-Republican Party and 3rd president of the U.S.
Thomas Jefferson
American lawyer who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner while observing the bombardment of Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
response to John Adams' Alien and Sedition Acts; first case of state's nullification of federal legislation based on idea that the laws were unconstitutional
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
1803 expansion of U.S. territory under President Jefferson's administration that doubled the size of the nation; purchased from France/Napoleone
Louisiana Purchase
established territorial law and path for new states to be admitted into the Union; slavery was outlawed here
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
1793 declaration by President Washington that the U.S. would not engage itself in French-British conflicts
Proclamation of Neutrality
the first Secretary of the Treasury's proposal to establish a national bank to stabilize the economic system
Hamilton's Financial Plan
British bombarded this facility in Baltimore, Maryland
Battle of Fort McHenry
taxation on imported goods from other countries
tariff
Supreme Court case establishing judicial review - whether actions of a president or laws created by Congress are Constitutional
Marbury v. Madison
established how territories west of the Appalachian Mts. and east of the Mississippi River could be developed; 6x6 grids with section 16 set aside for a public school
Land Ordinance of 1785
a political organization that supported stronger state governments and limited federal government
Democratic-Republican Party
George Washington's advice to the nation to remain neutral in European affairs
Washington's Farewell Address