Creating a Federal Republic
Jefferson ditches his "strict" interpretation of the Constitution in this 1803 deal that will double the size of the US
What is The Louisiana Purchase.
This 1793 declaration, issued without Congressional approval, asserted America’s stance amid European conflict and sparked fierce debate over executive authority in foreign affairs.
What was the Proclamation of Neutrality?
The idea that women were the custodian of civic virtue, responsible for upholding the morality of her husband and children
What is the Republican Motherhood?
Infrastructure that would connect NYC to the great lakes region; linking the NW frontier to the business world.
What is the Erie canal.
When a President's supporters, friends, or relatives are given government positions as a reward for working toward victory
What is the Spoils System
Recurrent and devastating depressions brought on by a variety of economic factors that disproportionally impacted poor workers.
What are "panics" (Panic of 1819, 1837)
This included the assumption of state debts, loans and tariffs to stimulate the domestic economy, and the creation of a National Bank.
What is Hamilton's Financial Plan
A diplomatic crisis early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and France that led to the Quasi-War
What was the XYZ affair
Republican culture emphasized this classical ideal, which called citizens to prioritize the public good over personal gain.
What is civic virtue?
This group of women made history, stepping out of the traditional roles in order to work in factories.
Who are the Lowell factory Girls.
The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole were all forced off their lands in the years between 1832-1839 based off of this US Government policy.
What is the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
The Missouri Compromise resulted in these three things
1. Maine in a free state
2. Missouri in as a slave state
3. No slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory, north of the 36'30 parallel
Judicial Review (determine the Constitutionality of laws/actions) was established in this Supreme Court decision
What is Marbury vs Madison
The foreign policy position that opposed European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. If you stay out of my business, I'll stay out of yours!
What is the Monroe Doctrine
Emma Willard was at the forefront of activism and the advancement of this movement
What is Women's Education
This was the most significant result of the second great awakening - network of Protestant reform societies in the United States that promoted social reform and the spread of Christianity from 1815 to 1861.
What is the The Benevolent Empire?
Two notable Jackson vetoes, the bill to re-charter the 2nd National Bank and the Maysville Road, were defended on what principal?
What is it being unconstitutional
(the Constitution did not specifically grant Congress the power to create a national bank or to regulate Intrastate commerce)
Irish Immigrants were willing to work for lower wages in cities, which in part fueled the hatred toward them. This is known as
What is Nativism
The Alien and Sedition Acts gave the government increased power to deport foreigners, prevent public criticism, and made it harder for new immigrants to vote. This was the response from Jefferson and Madison.
What were the KY and VA resolutions (Compact Theory)?
The Battle of Thames (War of 1812) resulted in an American victory, and the death of this beloved Shawnee chief; thus ending the pan-Indian confederacy that might have better held the line against American westward expansion.
Who is Tecumseh
The period after the war of 1812 that is characterized by party unity and post-war nationalism.
What is the Era of Good Feelings
This 1830 Supreme Court case, which involved a New York monopoly on steamboat navigation, helped establish the principle of federal authority over interstate commerce, boosting the development of national markets.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
Debates over the Tariff of 1828, led to this sectional confrontation about state versus federal authority
What was the Nullification Crisis
This 1800 Slave Revolt led Virginia and other state legislatures to pass restrictions on free blacks, as well as prohibiting the education, assembly, and hiring out of slaves.
What was Gabriel Prosser's Rebellion
In this 1819 case, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had implied powers to create a national bank and that states could not tax federal institutions.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This 1807 naval incident, in which a British warship attacked an American frigate off the coast of Virginia to reclaim deserters, inflamed U.S. public opinion and tested Jefferson’s commitment to peace.
What is the Chesapeake–Leopard Affair?
The system in which State legislatures provided grants to private businesses to build roads, bridges, and canals to connect inland market centers to seaport cities
What is the Commonwealth System
Term that refers to a large part of western New York state, which was the epicenter of religious fervor during the Second Great Awakening and saw the rise of multiple new religious movements, including the Adventists and the Mormons.
What is the "burned-over district".
In 1835, American officials and a minority Cherokee faction negotiated this treaty, which specified that Cherokees would resettle in Indian Territory. When few Cherokees had moved by the 1838 deadline, Van Buren ordered General Winfield Scott to remove them, officially beginning the journey that became known as the Trail of Tears.
What is the Treaty of New Echota?
What was the result of the Adam-Onis Treaty?
Spain cedes Florida territory to the US; US accepts Spain's claim to Texas