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Jefferson & Madison
Term | Definition |
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Election of 1800 | Jefferson Pres. / Burr VP / H.O.R. chose Pres. |
Problems With Electoral College | Pres. & VP could be from different parties / Pres. & VP not specified |
12th Amendment | electors get the two same votes / Pres. & VP identified / majority electoral vote to win |
Louisiana Purchase | buys territory from France / France about to go to war / doubles U.S. in size / U.S. gets access to New Orleans / Jefferson bent strict construction |
Republic Stamp By Jefferson | changes cabinet, alien & sedition acts. naturalization act, military, federal budget, gov't jobs, & judicial branch |
Midnight Appointments | midnight judges / appointed Adam's last week as Pres. |
Marbury vs Madison | Jefferson orders Madison to not send the papers to the judges / Marbury sues Madison |
Judicial Review | Judiciary Act of 1789 / Supreme Court decides unconstitutional or not / set precedent |
John Marshall | established power in the judiciary department |
Conflict On The Barbary Coast | Barbary pirates / if U.S. did not pay their ships would be captured / Jefferson sent a squad of naval vessels to blockade Tripoli harbor |
Laissez-Faire | to reduce the role of gov't in people's lives |
Continental System | France 1806 / closed European ports to British goods / seized ships carrying goods to & from England |
Orders In Council | England 1807 / prohibited neutral ships from trading with France / British seize ships carrying goods to French ports / impressment of U.S. sailors |
Embargo Act of 1807 | bans USA trade with all nations / lost $175 million out of $250 million |
Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 | U.S. can not trade only with England and France / gained $75 million back |
Lewis & Clark | explored from St. Louis all down the Missouri River / traveled 3,500 miles |
Jefferson Beliefs On Trade & Geography | wanted to be friendly with the Indians / wanted more trade options / unsure of new geography / believed in the importance of keeping records |
Tecumseh | Native American tribe leader / fought Americans for taking their land |
Battle Of Tippecanoe | Native forces under Tecumseh's brother are defeated by American army under Harrison |
William Henry Harrison | American military officer & politician / would become 9th U.S. president / served the shortest term as Pres. in U.S. history |
Causes Of The War Of 1812 | violating U.S. rights on seas / interference with U.S. trade / impressment of sailors / blockage of U.S. ports / encouraging Indian uprisings |
USS Constitution | "Old Ironsides" / defeats British off Canadian coast |
Battle of Lake Erie | U.S. built warships to fight in Great Lakes / 10-hour battle / U.S. victorious / U.S. controls lake Erie |
Battle of Thames | British & Native allies retreat in Lake Erie / U.S. victorious / Tecumseh dies / ends Indian resistance in Ohio River Valley |
Battle Of Fort McHenry | British bombard Ft. McHenry / U.S. protects Baltimore harbor by sinking their own ships / U.S. victorious |
Francis Scott Key | writer of "Star Spangled Banner" / wrote the poem at the Battle of Ft. McHenry |
Treaty of Ghent 1814 | peace delegations meet in Ghent, Belgium / treaty is signed to end war / both sides return to pre-war status / approved by Senate Feb. 16th |
Hartford Convention | Federalist meeting to discuss issues / the main things they did not want were: restriction on trade, congress having power over their economy, unnecessary wars |
Battle Of New Orleans | greatest U.S. victory of the war / Andrew Jackson becomes a hero |
Dolley Madison | saved Washington's portrait during the burning of Washington D.C. |
Burning of Washington D.C. | Aug. 24th / America burned British parliment in Canada a year prior / powerful tornado hits during attack / |
Results Of The War of 1812 | America keeps independence / America gains more respect worldwide / industry grows from blockades / no more Native issues in Ohio River Valley / death of the Federalist party |
James Madison | 4th President / Dem-Rep. / |
War Hawks | people who urged to go to war / Henry Clay & John C. Calhoun were war hawks / they wanted to expand America's size |
Invasion of Canada | unsuccessful U.S. invasion / lack of teamwork amongst fighters / state militias staying put / arguments between officers |
The "Needless War" | England stopped seizing U.S. ships prior to the war / peace was already/being established / nothing was gained in the U.S. / no causes discussed in the treaty |
Sacagawea | woman who helped Lewis & Clark on their expedition |