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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| War of 1812 | War which West and South wanted, but Northeast did not; between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France |
| Oliver Hazard Perry | Won a battle at Lake Erie and forced the British out of Detroit |
| William Henry Harrison | His forces defeated the British at the Battle of the Thames |
| Battle of Thames | Harrison's troops defeated the British at this battle; Tecumseh was killed |
| Captain Thomas Macdonough | Prevented British from invading New York |
| Bladensburg | British troops overran Americans and after this the British burnt down the capitol (Washington D.C.) |
| Fort McHenry | Where the British were stopped on their way to Baltimore |
| Battle of Horseshoe Bend | Where Andrew Jackson defeated the Indians in Alabama |
| Battle of New Orleans | Largest battle of the war, won by Jackson in January 1815 |
| Treaty of Ghent | An armistice (a cease-fire) that ended the War of 1812 |
| Hartford Convention | New England's goal at the meeting was to decide what to do about the war |
| Rush-Bagot agreement | Between the US and England limited both sides' naval power on the Great Lakes; treaty showed that England and US were getting along. |
| The American system | An economic plan for the country (Banking system, tariffs to boost American Industry, transportation network roads & canals) |
| Henry Clay | Speaker of the House, initiated the American System |
| Panic of 1819 | Cause of this was over-speculation (buying too much on credit) in land; the West was hit the hardest |
| Cumberland Road | Road that went to illinois |
| Steamboats | An invention that made two-way river travel possible |
| Land Act of 1820 | Allowed buyers to purchase 80 acres at $1.25 per acre |
| Wildcat banks | Gave easy credit; these banks printed their own paper money then lent it out liberally to anyone wanting to buy land |
| Tallmadge Amendment | Limit slavery in Missouri (No more slaves in Missouri, slaves born to Missouri slave parents would gradually be emancipated) |
| Missouri Compromise | Missouri would be admitted as a slave state; Maine would be admitted as a free state, All new states north of 36,30 line would be free but slaves south would be slave states |
| McCulloch vs. Maryland (1819) | The "Elastic Clause Case" It said that the Constitution had been written in more general terms rather than specific, and therefore could be interpreted |
| Cohens vs. Virginia (1821) | The "Lottery Case" Supreme Court showed it had the power to review state court decisions |
| Gibbon vs. Ogden (1824) | The "Steamboat Case" The Constitution says that only Congress can regulate interstate trade |
| Fletcher vs. Peck (1810) | The "Land Scam Contract Case" The Supreme Court said a contract is a contract and the Constitution says it can't be broken by state laws. |
| Dartmouth College vs Woodward (1819) | The "College Charter Case"The Supreme Court said the charter was a contract and like Fletcher, states could not encroach on contracts |
| Treaty of 1818 | Made with England |
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