Constitution
principal location to where the Founding Fathers drafted and debated the terms of the new Constitution
What is Philadelphia
steamboats, railroads, and the cotton gin will usher in this first one in the United States
What is the First Industrial Revolution?
initially created to keep the United States out of conflict with Great Britain and France; the controversary at home would create problems for the Jefferson and Madison presidencies
What is the Embargo Act of 1807?
first of its kind. The fact that power from one political power to another happened peacefully cemented the American experiment as a tentative revolutionary success
What is Revolution of 1800?
Equal representation of the states regardless of population. This plan also called for a unicameral legislation
What is the New Jersey Plan
While War Hawks hated the fact the Leopard killed three on the Chesapeake, this order really had them seething as thousands of Americans were forced to fight
What is impressment?
feeling the bite of criticism unlike his predecessor; Adams will push for the Federalist to pass legislation that will silence his political enemies and deny entry to trouble makers during the 1790s
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
population inherently matters more than anything else. This plan called for representation based on in state population levels
What is the Virginia Plan
this pact would allow Great Britain to stop American vessels and search them; ignoring the claim that "free ships make free goods,: In return America could demand repayment for these searches and have the British remove their troops from the Northwest Territory?
What is Jay's Treaty?
serious men like Hamilton, Adams, and Marshall would have never given it a second chance, but this meeting during the waning days of the War of 1812 truly was the death nail of the Federalist Party
What is the Hartford Convention?
not remembered as fondly as Marbury v Madison, this case was actually the first time the United States Supreme Court found a state law unconstitutional. Remember guys a Contract is a Contract
What is Fletcher v Peck?
unable to trust the government at their word this once leading Federalist will switch sides and work with TJ to ensure that enumerated rights would be added to the Constitution of the United States; they are known as the Bill of Rights
Who is James Madison?
established a federal district court in each state and three circuit courts to hear appeal from the districts. The Supreme Court would have final approval but in the end found parts of it to be unconstitutional
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
this transaction was never supposed to happened under the ideas expressed by the Democratic Republicans as the constructionist view didn't allow for the United States to agree to the deal of a lifetime
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The Thames was the final resting place of British general Tecumseh which crumbled the nascent Native American confederacy, his counterpart on the American side would become President of the United States
Who is William Henry Harrison?
Napoleon announced that any ship; American included found trading with Great Britain could be seized by the French; in the end Napoleon would stop this policy and war hawks would turn their attention to the British
What is the Milan Decree?
The justification of actions taken by many politicians like Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and even Thomas Jefferson was found in this stretchy provision of Article I
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause/Elastic Clause?
Zebulon Pike moniker for what today is known as the American Great Plains region
What is the Great American Desert?
Francis Scott Keyes watched as American defenders held the cannons at bay for a night in the port of Baltimore, the Star Spangled Banner came from this perilous night
What is the Battle of Fort McHenry?
many will claim that nothing of importance happened during the War of 1812; however propaganda would give a rise to American self awareness and a rise of one party "good rule"
What is the Ere of Good Feelings?