Actions or decisions that may serve as examples or reasons for later actions or decisions
What are Precedents
100
This act aimed atimmagrants increased the waiting period for citizenship from 5 to 14 years so that they could not vote, arrested them for disloyalty, and ordered them to leave the country during wartime
What are the alien acts
100
Because of a tie for President in 1800, this amendment created separate ballots for president and Vice President
What is the 12th amendment
100
A group of westerners who called for war, hoping to extend the nation's boundaries into Canada and to the West while ending British aid to Native Americans
What are War Hawks
100
The settling of people from another country to a distant land, but remaining subjects of the mother country.
What is Colonization
200
Taxes on imports that made European goods more expensive and encouraged Americans to buy American-made goods (encouraged the growth of industry
industry Protective Tariffs
200
This group favored a strong national government, a loose interpretation of the constitution, economy based on manufacturing and shipping.
What is Federalist Party
200
This court case resulted in establishing judicial review. The supreme court has the final say in interpreting the constitution
What is Marbury v. Madison
200
A strong leader of the Native Americans, he sought to band tribes together in order to regain land and stop American settlers from moving west.
Who is Tecumseh
200
The loyalty to the interests of your own region or section of the country, rather than nation as a whole.
What is Sectionalism
300
When farmers protested the tax on whiskey, Washington sent troops to stop the uprising, showing the strength. Of the national government
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
300
Adams appointed as many federalist judges as he could between the election of 1800 and Jeffersons inauguration. John Marshall was appointed Chief Justice
What is Midnight Judges
300
When Napoleon quickly needed money for his wars and empire building, he offered to sell this large section of land to the U.S. for $15 million. It's purchase would double the size of the nation.
What is Louisiana Purchase
300
Also known as the second war of independence, the Americans proved that they were strong enough to challenge and defend their land, even though there was no clear winner.
What is War of 1812
300
The time period when people shifted their loyalty toward the federal government and the Federalist party disappeared. It was a time of national unity.
What is The Era of Good Feelings
400
This act gave the supreme court six members: a chief justice and five associate justices. It also provided for the other federal courts
What is the judiciary act of 1789
400
Three French agents took American representatives aside to tell them they could speak with the French Minister for a price. The Americans refused to be bribed and cancelled their treaties with the French
What is XYZ affair
400
The act of foreign nations who forces sailors or citizens into their armies during times of war or peace
What is impressment
400
An unnecessary battle, Andrew Jackson and his men won a defensive attack after the Treaty of Ghent had already been signed
What is Battle of New Orleans
400
This president's decision ended European colonization in the Americas and promised to stay out of European affairs, establishing it as a world power a protector of Latin America
What is Monroe Doctrine
500
This plan to improve our nations finances included paying off all war debts, raising government revenues, and creating a national bank
What is Hamilton's financial plan
500
These resolutions stated that a state could nullify a federal law within the state and could place itself between the federal government and it's citizens.
What is Virginia/Kentucky Resolutions
500
Instead of going to war, this act was passed. American ships were no longer allowed to sail o foreign ports and we closed ports to British ships. It was more harmful to us than to the British or the French
What is Embargo Act of 1807
500
While watching the all night battle at Fort McHenry, this American citizen penned the eloquent words that would become our national anthem, the star spangled banner.
Who is francis Scott Key
500
Henry Clay's plan included Maine becoming a free state, Missouri becoming a slave state, and slavery would be banned from the Louisiana territory north of the parallel 36.