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AP US History 1789-1860 (Unit 3)
AP US History 1789-1860 (Unit 3)
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10th Grade
11/08/2009

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George Washington
Definition
War hero, was for neutrality
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Bill of Rights
Definition
The First Ten Amendments giveing personal freedoms
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Hamilton's Economic Plan
Definition
Aprroved-Pay off all state debt, bonds to pay off old debt, Bank of the US, US Mint
Rejected-Susides for manufacturing

-He wanted a high protective tariff but only a low one was passed
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First Bank of the US
Definition
Issued Paper Money
Lent Money
Kept Fedreal Tax Money
4/5 privately owned
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Loose v. Strict Interpretation of Constitution
Definition
-Strict went with only what was in the constitution
-Loose argued that they could do whatever was not banned, "neccesassry and proper"
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Whiskey Rebellion
Definition
Hicks hated the wiskey tax, they went to rebel but got scared off
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First American Politcal Parties
Definition
Democratic Republicans-LEad by Jefferson, Madison,Supported by south, west, and commoner, supported states rights, strict contructionists, Hated Hamilton's plans, Honor Alliances

Democratic Republicans-LEad by Hamilton, Adams Marshall,Supported by east, merchants, and rich, supported fedreal rights, loose contructionists, loved Hamilton's plans, go to war if necessary
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Washington's Neutrality Proclamation
Definition
Don't go to war fools
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Jay's Treaty
Definition
Brits to leave Northern posts, British to pay for ship damages, Us have to pay pre revolutionary debts
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Pinckney's Treaty
Definition
A treaty w/ Spain that allows US to travel freely the mississippi and have north Florida
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John Adam's
Definition
The Fat Man
Started the NAvy
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XYZ Affair
Definition
Adams wanted to avert war w/ france, so he sent some people to talk W/ them, the Frenchies (X, Y, and Z) demanded a bribe of 250000
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Quasi War With France
Definition
We killed eachother's ships
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Alien and Sedetious Acts
Definition
-Made it harder for "Aliens" to become citizens, President could kick out aliens if he wanted to

-You can't talk smack to the Presdient
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Definition
Jefferson said that state legislature could nulifie federal acts
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Election 1800
Definition
Jefferson da winner, first peacefull party transfer
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Thomas Jefferson
Definition
Term
Aaron Burr
Definition
Killed Hamilton, Wanted to rise up and take the nation, be supreme king
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Marbury v. Madison
Definition
Established judicial review
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Louisana Purchase
Definition
Jefferson got the US Louisana from France for 15 million
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Lewis and Clark
Definition
Explored the US, sparked interest in the west
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Embargo Act of 1807
Definition
Forced Us to stop international trading, didn't really work cause France and Britain didn't care
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James Madison
Definition
Term
Macon's Bill No. 2
Definition
Congress finally restored trade with all nations in 1810. However, if either Britain or France stopped interfering with American trade, the US would restore the embargo against the other nation.
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War of 1812 Causes
Definition
-Impressment
-Trade Conflicts
-US wanted to Expand
-Perceiced British support of Indians
-Madison Belief that US should stand up to Europe
-War Hawks
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Tecumseh and the Phrophet
Definition
Want a Unified Native American Nation to stand up to whites
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Battle Of New Orleans
Definition
US owns British, but after Treaty of Ghent
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Treaty of Ghent
Definition
-No More Fighting
-Return to Pre Status Quo
-Joint Commision for border dispute
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Hartford Convention
Definition
-No more three-fifths compromise;
-Limiting future Presidents to one term;
-Requiring each President to be from a different state than his predecessor
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Rise of American nationalism
Definition
Americans felt they were one country
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Rush Bagot Treaty
Definition
The treaty provided for the demilitarization of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain
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Tariff of 1816
Definition
The first Protective Tariff
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Clay's American System
Definition
Nation Bank for credit
Protective Tariff
Internal Improvements
Term
"Era of Good Feelings"
Definition
A time when there were no party battles in the US. All was well
Term
Panic of 1819
Definition
Speculators over bought land (think housing crisis); where the economy slumped
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Missouri Compromise
Definition
Missouri Slave State
Maine Free State
No more slave states north of 36 parrellellell (missouri)
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John Marshall
Definition
Federalist
Loose constuctionist
National Freedom
Term
McCoulloch v. Maryland
Definition
Maryland tried to get rid of the US bank in Maryland, Marshall said they couldn't. Generated implies powers
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Gibbons v. Ogden
Definition
Big businnesses tried to regulate flow of ships in New York, Marshall said only the national gov't could do that
Term
Fletcher v. Peck
Definition
Georgia sold lands corruptly. A new georgia government came in and took the lands away. MArshall ruled this unconstitutional, and the lands were given back
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Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Definition
Dartmouth was originally given acharter by king george to make acollege. New Hampshire Tried to take it over, but Marshall rules this unconstitutional: a charter is a charter
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Florida Purchase Treaty
Definition
Gen. Jackson was supposed to go into Florida and kill Native Americans and slaves, instead he took the lace over
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Monroe Doctrine
Definition
Said that if Europe intervened with any American country then USA will protect it.
Term
Election 1824 and Corrupt Bargain
Definition
Q. Adams v. JAckson, there' no majority, clay, the speaker of the house, gets house to vote for Q. Adams., Adams wins,
"Corrupt Bargain"
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Q. Adams, John
Definition
Was a minority president harmed by corrupt bargain, most haters said he was radical, too moderate for his allies
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Andrew Jackson
Definition
War Hero, Crazy Hair, ignored Marshall's Trail o' Tear ruling, expanded veto use, thought of common man
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Jacksonian Democracy
Definition
War people could vote, presidentcy was basesd on votes, parties began to mold to the people, two party system
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Spoils System
Definition
A system where current president boots old "thug" cabinet members and brings in new thugs
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Tariff of 1828
Definition
-It greatly increased the tariff
-The 1828 bill tended to protect Northern manufacturers and Western farmers but hurt the South.
Term
Nullification Crisis
Definition
-South Carolina tried to nullify the Tariif of 1828
-Jackson tried to kill em all via force
-Before this could happen a compromise was made
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John C. Calhoun
Definition
He anonymously published the South Carolina Exposition and Protest urging Nullification
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Trail of Tears
Definition
Jackosn ships up NAtive Americans to Oklahoma, many perish
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The Bank War
Definition
-Bank was open for re-charter
-Jackson said it was unair to the common person
-he vetoed it
-Biddle threatened to make recession
-Jackson annilated the Bank, made Pet Banks
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Ris eof Whig Party
Definition
-Favored a strong central government, loose constructionism
-Strong in New England, some support in the west
-Supported American System: protective tariff, federally funded internal improvements, and nat’l bank
-Split on the issue of slavery; Northern Whigs tended to oppose it
-Stronger with native-born protestants; supported reform movements like temperance
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Texas
Definition
People came to Texas illegally, they didn't follow laws, there was war, Texas beat Mexico w/ US help. US got Texas
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Election of1840
Definition
Harrison won because he got drunk on hard cider rather than fine Irish scotch
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2nd american political system
Definition
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Irish and German immigrants
Definition
Irish were poor hated factory workers
GErmans were westward farmers
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Nativism
Definition
Love occupier
Hate Immigrants
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Know Nothing Party
Definition
A party largely based around hatred of the Catholic Irish
Term
Samuel Slater
Definition
Invented the cotton spinner, actually stole it from britain
Term
Gotton Gin
Definition
Separated Seeds from cotton
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American System of Manufacturing
Definition
Interchangable parts.
Term
Telegraph
Definition
The telegraph
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Rising Industrialization
Definition
people realized that it would be good for the country to industrialize. With an influx of immigrants and inventions and transportation fixes, the US became a more industrial place
Term
Commonwealth v. Hunt
Definition
Made labor unions legal
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Lowell mills/girls
Definition
Mills that were run by unmarried women and it was in bad condition
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"Cult of Domesticity"
Definition
Was where there was "2 sphere", men did "outside Home" stuff and women did "in the home" stuff
Term
McCormaick's reaper
Definition
It cut the crops using a horse a horedrawn reaper
Term
Transportation revolution
Definition
-railroads
-canals
-roads

Overall made transportating goods, especially those that are crops more accessible to everybody
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Technological inventions
Definition
Sowing maching
Steamboat
All the others I already listed
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Erie Canal
Definition
Opened up goods from the northwest up to the new york city. Really just a man made river from the eire lake to hudson river
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Market Revolution
Definition
Crops can be transported around
Everyone is now in market
People are making less and buying more
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