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History 2

TermDefinition
XYZ Affair – diplomatic crisis between Britain and France
William Henry Harrison – the 9th president, only served for 31 months
Whiskey Rebellion – was a violent tax protest in western Pennsylvania and Appalachia. It was the first federal excise tax on a domestic product, enacted to help pay off Revolutionary War debt
War of 1812 – a conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain. No clear winner but conflict concluded with the Treaty of Ghent
Virginia Plan – a proposal for a new national government drafted by James Madison. It proposed representation based on population
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions – statements against the Alien and Sedition Acts. Thomas Jeffaerson and James Maddison
Valley Forge – the winter encampment of general George Washington’s Continental Army during the American Revolutionary war
Treaty of Paris of 1783 – ended the American Revolutionary war
Treaty of Ghent – ended the war of 1812
Three-fifths of a free person – dictated that three out of every enslaved individual would be counted when determining a state’s total population
Thomas Paine – founding father and wrote Common Sense
Thomas Jefferson – a founding father and the 3rd president of the United States. Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
The “Great Compromise” – an agreement that established the two-house legislative structure of the U.S. Congress
Tenskwatawa – Tecumseh's brother, the great prophet
Tecumseh – one of the great Native American war leaders
Simon Bolivar – the liberator
Shays’s Rebellion – rebellion of veterans due to loans and debts
Second Continental Congress – a convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies that functioned as the de facto national government of the U.S. during the American Revolutionary War
Sacagawea – helped with the Lewis and Clark expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives
Robert Morris – financier of the American revolutionary war
Robert Fulton – steam engines
Olive Branch petition – one last attempt to create peace between Britain
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 – established a 3-stage system for governing territories and admitting them as equal states
New Jersey Plan – plan made for the smaller states to get equal representation
Monroe Doctrine – written by President James Monroe declaring that the Western Hemisphere was off-limits to future European colonization and intervention
Marbury v. Madison (1803) – established the principle of judicial review, granting federal courts the power to declare legislative acts unconstitutional
Loyalist sentiment – the political and social commitment of roughly 15% to 20% of American colonists who opposed independence and wanted to remain subjects of the British Crown
Louisiana Purchase – Thomas Jefferson made a plan to buy some land. Thought it wasn’t constitutional
Lewis and Clark expedition – Sacagawea helped them in their first expedition
Leopard and Chesapeake affair – British had pulled over an American War ship
Land Ordinance of 1785 – created a standardized system for surveying, selling, and settling western public lands north of the Ohio River
John Marshall – U.S. Supreme Court justice
John Adams – the first vice president of the U.S. and the second President of the U.S.
James Monroe – Monroe Doctrine
James Madison – father of the constitution. Had a central role in drafting the U.S. constitution and authoring the bill of rights
Impressment – the practice of forcing unwilling men into military or naval service through intimidation and violence
House of Representatives – The lower chamber of Congress, with representation based on state representation
Hessian mercenaries – German auxiliary soldiers leased by the British Crown from various German principalities to fight in the American Revolutionary War.
Henry Knox – first secretary of war
Bill of right – comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Proposed by James Madison
Benjamin Franklin – played a foundational role in the creation of the United States and made revolutionary contributions to science and civic life
Benedict Arnold – famous for being a prominent American Revolutionary War hero who later committed treason by defecting to the British
Battle of Yorktown – took place in Yorktown, Virginia and was the final major land battle of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Trenton – pivotal American Revolutionary War engagement fought on December 26, 1776, in New Jersey
Battle of Trenton – pivotal American Revolutionary War engagement fought on December 26, 1776, in New Jersey
Battle of Tippecanoe – fought on November 7, 1811. Resulting in an American victory over a Native
Battle of Saratoga – France got involved, first major turning point during the American revolutionary war
Battle of New Orleans – Andrew Jacksons victory due to sugar cane treaty
Battle of Fallen Timber 1794 – Americans and Native Americans, Americans won
Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill) -- fought in Massachusetts. Britain won but sought tremendous causalities
Bank of the United States – a plan to solve national debt
Articles of confederation – weak central government dude to the fear of a tyranny
Antifederalists – goes against the elites. Did not want a strong central government
Anglophile – someone that loves England
Andrew Jackson – battle of New Orleans. Henry clay john Quincy Adams
Alien and sedition Acts – four laws passed by John Adams during the undeclared Quasi war with France. Stopped anyone from criticizing the government
Alexander Hamilton – plan for the banking. Wrote the federalists papers
Albert Gallatin – ran for treasury under the Jefferson administration
Aaron Burr – tried to create his own nation. Shot Alexander Hamilton
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