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US History Unit 4
The New Republic
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Judicial branch | the courts of America |
| Executive branch | created the Supreme Court & lower court systems of USA |
| Unwritten Constitution | not literally written in the constitution |
| Legislative Branch | Bicameral(2 houses), House of Representatives, The Senate |
| Tariff of 1789 | tax on imported goods designed to protect American produced products |
| The Whiskey Rebellion | tax on whiskey, farmers refused to pay it, strengthened the federal government's power |
| Federalists | supporters of the constitution and a strong national government |
| Jeffersonian Republicans | favored a balance of power and strong state government |
| Alexander Hamilton | federalist, electoral college, wanted national government stronger that states, loose interpretation of Constitution |
| Thomas Jefferson | republicans, wanted states to have more power than national government, bill of rights, strict interpretation of Constitution |
| Washington's Farewell Address | warned against political parties, foreign treaties |
| Neutrality Act of 1794 | U.S. remains neutral in dispute between France & England |
| Jay's Treaty 1794 | cause-British impressement and occupation of American territory result-limited trade agreement with Britain & removal of troops in exchange for American prewar debt must be paid |
| Washington Impact | established numerous precedents followed for generations to come |
| XYZ Affair | American ambassadors to France asked to pay $250,000 bribe to meet with government officials |
| Alien & Sedition Acts | designed to strengthen the Federalist & hurt Jefferson Republicans |
| Virgina & Kentucky Resolutions | written by Jefferson & Madison, states can nullify or void any act of Congress that they determined unjust |
| Electoral College | special electors that represent states and vote from one party to another and continue to function |
| John Marshall | strong Federalist supporter, Supreme Court Chief Justice, many verdicts that increase the power of the national government |
| Marbury vs. Madision | increased the # of federal judge positions, Federalist J. Adams appointed as many Federalists to the national court systems as he can, John Marshall ruled the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional |
| Judicial Review | Supreme Court can review laws of Congress and acts of the president and overturn them if they violate the consitution |
| Louisiana Purchase | land purchased from France for 15 million, doubled the size of the USA |
| War of 1812 | Between USA and England |
| War Hawks | seek Canadian Land |
| Treaty of Ghent | end of the war leaves many of the causes of the conflict unsettled such as forcing people into service, considered 2nd war of Independence |
| Nationalism | a form of patriotic loyalty to one's nation |
| The American System | economic development supported by John C. Calhoun |
| 2nd Bank of the United States | propose national bank because of high interest rates, multiple moneys |
| Tariff of 1816 | designed to protect American manufatures |
| McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) | national bank is constitutional, necessary and proper clause, states cannot interfere with National government doing its job |
| Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) | commerce clause-Congress can regulate all interstate trade and transportation |
| Adams-Onis Treaty (1819) | Seminole Nation attacks Georgia, Andrew Jackson invades Florida, Spain give Florida to US |
| Monroe Doctrine (1823) | American foreign policy until post WWII |
| Missouri Compromise | determined whether states enter the USA as free states vs. slave states |
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