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Unit 2 Vocab
HIST-1301
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Focused on the corruption of the system done by the British; referred to tea as the "weed of slavery" during the Tea Boycott | Abigail Adams |
| Avoidance of drinking tea due to British taxes. 90,000 lbs of tea dumped into harbor on December 16, 1773. Caused further destruction and boycott of tea. | Boston Tea Party |
| Delaware prophet spreading message of indigenous spiritual revival. Teachings interpreted by Pontiac as war to drive the British out. | Neolin |
| Whig party leader declaring Parliament had no right to tax unrepresented colonists. British inability to enforce taxes lead to repeal of Stamp Act. | William Pitt |
| Notable Fighting Woman who disguised herself as a man and enlisted in the Continental army twice. | Deborah Sampson Ganett |
| Russian Empress who formed the League of Armed Neutrality | Catherine the Great |
| French foreign minister who authorized secret aid to American revolutionaries | Comte De Vergennes |
| Granted US trade rights on the Mississippi river, the British East Indies, and the Western Forts. Widely opposed and lead to decline in Washington's popularity. | Jay's Treaty |
| During diplomatic delegation to France and the French were openly hostile. Humiliated American diplomats with demanded bribes. Resulted in tensions and proposed war. | The XYZ Affair |
| Focused on guaranteeing individual liberties and restraining congress from inhibiting the Press or establishing a state religion; ratified in 1791 | Bill of Rights |
| Established principle of Judicial review, the power of Federal courts to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional | Marbury v. Madison |
| Pasha of Tripoli; declared war on the US in 1801. Jefferson imposed blockade on Tripoli. After conflict a peace agreement was reached in June 1805 with the US being paid $60,000 in tribute for captured American sailors. | Yusuf Qaramanli |
| Former slave and military commander who took over leadership of the Black Revolt. In 1804 he declared Haitian independence. | Jean-Jacques Dessalines |
| Sent on diplomatic mission by the French gov’t in 193 to cement 1778 alliance and seek help in the war against Great Britain, Spain, Austria, and Prussia. | Edmund C. Genet |
| Spanish Diplomat who entered treaty negotiations with Secretary of State John Adams; control of Pensacola and St. Marks were returned to the Spanish as a result | Luis de Onis |
| Founded by Robert Finley; they did not believe different races could coexist in North America. They tried to return African Americans to Africa with little success. | American Colonization Society |
| Partnership between Federal gov’t and private investors. Second BUS based in Philadelphia which would stabilize US currency and control private investors. | Bank of the United States |
| immigrant from Germany; founded a fur trade company in the US that eventually expanded to global trade with China. Greatly successful but was eventually sold to North West Company. | John Jacob Aster |
| A group of laws intended to spur domestic economic development; included tariffs, currency regulation, subsidies for roads and canals. Henry Clay. | American System |
| Declared that the US should not interfere with European politics or colonies in the Western hemisphere and vice versa. Later used as justification for US intervention in Latin American Countries. | Monroe Doctrine |
| Made mechanized cotton mill and manufactured muskets w/ interchangeable parts | Eli Whitney |
| Illinois inventor who made the mechanical reaper | Cyrus McCormick |
| To improve 64 miles of road across Kentucky. Vetoed as it would only benefit a single state. Vetoes of road bills added to division of national politics, for and against Andrew Jackson. | Maysville Road Bill |
| Perfected a high-powered boat engine for commercial production | Robert Fulton |
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