Vocabulary
a bank chartered in 1790 and jointly owned by private stockholders and the national government.
what is the bank of the united states?
Welcomed by most Americans, because it abolished feudalism and established a constitutional monarchy, many applauded the end of the monarchy and embraced the Jacobins radical democratic ideology.
What is the French Revolution?
United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (1755-1804)
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
fro 15 million, Napoleon offered the white territory of Louisiana, This action forced Jefferson to reconsider his views on the constitution.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
three agents bribed American diplomats to ignore the seizure of American Merchant ships, Adams claimed they insulted America's honor.
What is the XYZ Affair?
Alexander Hamilton's 1790 report recommending that the federal government should assume all state debts and fund the national debt- that is, offer interest on it rather than repaying it- at full value. Hamilton's goal was to make the new country creditworthy, not debt-free.
what is the report on public credit?
Protest on Hamilton's excise tax on spirits, the tax had cut demand for corn whiskey the farmers distilled and bartered for eastern manufacturers.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
was principal author of the Declaration of Independence and served as president from 1801 to 1809, between John Adams and James Madison.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
prohibited public malicious insults/attacks against the presidency. seen as tyrant-like at the time.
What is the Sedition Act?
allowed U.S. citizens to trade with all belligerents of War between France and England.
What is the Proclamation of Neutrality?
the first ten amendments to the Constitution, officially ratified by 1791. The amendments safeguarded fundamental personal rights, including freedom of speech and religion, and mandated legal procedures, such as trial by jury.
what is the bill of rights?
an invasion of British Canada which ended in a retreat to Detroit. Britain got the upper hand, stopping American ships commerce and threatening seaports. The only U.S. victory came I from the South-West, where Andrew Jackson defeated British militia.
What is the War of 1812?
1768–1813, American Indian chief of the Shawnee tribe. He attempted to unite western Indian tribes against the White people, but was defeated at Tippecanoe (1811). He was killed while fighting for the British in the War of 1812.
Who is Tecumseh?
some Indians lived with the white settlers rather than against. ultimately this ideology failed and they were spent to be relocated even if Indians lived peacefully with the white settlers.
What is the Indian Assimilation?
required Britain to remove troop, from America and stop illegal seizures of ships. Republicans claimed the agreement was to conciliatory.
What is Jay's Treaty?
A political faction in the French revolution, many Americans embraced the democratic ideology of the radical ________ and, like them, formed political clubs and began to address one another as "citizen"
who are the Jacobins?
A revolution in which thousands of slaves, inspired by the French Revolution, fought for freedom, some slaves fled to America, which worried American slave owners of possible uprisings.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)
Who is John Marshall?
how much did the War of 1812 cost for America.
What is between 70-90 million?
After twenty years of war, Britain wanted peace. They asked for Indian land and America responded with asking for Canadian and Floridian land. They both realized war was not worth their objectives and signed this treaty on Christmas Eve, 1814
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
A proposal by treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 calling for the federal government to urge the expansion of American manufacturing while imposing tariffs on foreign imports.
what is the report on manufactures?
a brutal campaign with personal attacks on Jefferson by the Federalists. Alexander Hamilton helped get Jefferson elected when a tie vote way to be decided by the house between Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
What is the "Revolution" of 1800?
a distinguished war chief of the Miami tribe of Native Americans in the Great Lakes region in the late eighteenth century. He was one of the most successful woodland military commanders of his time and led an intertribal force to victory against two American frontier armies in 1790 and 1791.
Who is Little Turtle?
prohibited American ships from leaving their home port until Britain and France stopped restricting U.S. trade.
What is the Embargo Act of 1807?
John Adams persuaded Spain to cede the Floridian territory, in return, the United States accepted Spain's claim to Texas and argued to a compromise on the western boundary of Louisiana.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?