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11th Grade
12/02/2012

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Term
___________became an important battleground of the War of 1812 because the British forces were weakest there
Definition
Canada
Term
Early in the war, British and Canadians captured the fort ______________
Definition
Michilimackinac
Term
The most powerful ship of the American navy was the ______________, in which one in six sailors on it were ___________
Definition
Constitution,
free blacks
Term
_______________ was an American naval officer who managed to build a fleet of ships on the shores of Lake _____ and captured a British fleet with it.
Definition
Oliver Hazard Perry,
Erie
Term
When General ___________ army drove raincoats out of Detroit and Fort Malden, they were officially beaten at the Battle of ____________ in _____. However, following this loss, the British planned to attack __________. _____________ engaged the British and defeated them, thus preventing ________ from being severed from the nation
Definition
Harrison's,
Thames,
1813,
New York,
Thomas Macdonough,
New England
Term
_________________ wrote the Star Spangled Banner when British troops flooded the capital trying to overtake it
Definition
Francis Scott Key
Term
Battle of ______________ in _____ was a major battle that _______________ led the fight in, for the Americans to gain easy victory over southwest indians. As well, in the ______________ on _______________, he won again (this time against the ________) and became a national hero
Definition
Horseshoe Bend,
1814,
Andrew Jackson,
Battle of New Orleans,
January 8, 1815
British
Term
The Treaty of ________ in _____ was an effort first started by the Tsar of Russia to propose mediation between the British and Americans. When delegates (led by _____________) met in Belgium, Britain demanded a neutralized Indian _____________ in the Great Lakes region, control of ___________, and a part of ________. The Americans at first refused the idea. However, once the British were further losing the war, they were more willing to compromise. Therefore, simply, this treaty ended the War of 1812 because it simply stated both sides would stop fighting and restore __________ territory
Definition
Ghent,
1814,
John Quincy Adams,
buffer state,
the Great Lakes,
Maine,
conquered
Term
_______________ were ________ federalists who were rumored to want a separate _____ with Britain so they could continue benefit from trade with Canada and the absence of a British blockade that they had during the War of 1812
Definition
"Blue Light Federalists",
New England,
Term
"Blue Light" federalists would shine _________ on the shore to alert British ships when American ships were trying to escape
Definition
lanterns
Term
The _______________ convention was the biggest gathering for federalist discontent. _____________ called the convention, and five states sent delegates to it: __________,__________,__________,____________, and _______________.
Definition
Hartford Convention,
Massachusetts,
Massachusetts, Conneticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont
Term
The Hartford Convention wasn't as radical as it came off to be. There, it was demanded _______________ from washington to help compensate for lost trade. Also, an amendment creating a _____________ vote in congress before any ______ could be imposed, new _________ admitted, or _____ declared.
Definition
financial assistance,
two-thirds vote,
embargo,
states,
war
Term
The Hartford Convention's idea for a two thirds vote in the congress was pushed so that way they could limit presidents to a _____________, and prohibit the election of two successive presidents from the same ________.
Definition
single term,
state
Term
When the three delegates went to Washington and Congress to submit their demands, they were greeted with the news of the __________. These complaints of the Federalist immediately seemed petty and treasonous. These "______________" summoned the death of the federalist party, because they were never to win an election again
Definition
Ghent Treaty,
Hartford resolutions
Term
_____________ was an idea commonly felt by the scorned New England Federalists after the war. This was the idea of sectional _______.
Definition
Sectionalism,
disunity
Term
____________ was a major by-product of the War of 1812- this was the belief of national conciousness or "___________"
Definition
Nationalism,
one-ness
Term
A revived ____________________ was voted by Congress in _____, and a successful national ________ rose from it
Definition
second Bank of the United States,
1816,
capital
Term
After the war, the British were trying to hurt American ____________. The Tariff of _____ was created in order to protect them, having 20-25 percent rates on ________.
Definition
factories,
1816,
imports
Term
______________, a war hawk, also helped promote nationalism with a three part plan he created for a profitable market: A strong _____________, a protective ________ so eastern manufacturing could flourish, and the creation of ______________. This scheme by ____ was known as the ________________. His ideas and scheme of "___________" were first vetoed by ____________.
Definition
Henry Clay,
banking system,
tariff,
roads and canals,
1824,
The American System,
internal improvements,
President James Madison
Term
The administration of _______________'s presidency was called the "__________________________". Although, this wasn't neccesarily true, because issues of _______, the ______, internal improvements, ________, and the sale of __________ would create trouble.
Definition
James Monroe,
"Era of Good Feelings",
tariffs,
bank,
slavery,
public lands
Term
The _________________ was the first economic fallout since Washington's presidency. It was caused by ___________ in frontier lands, the Bank of the United States participating in ____________,
Definition
Panic of 1819,
overspeculation,
outdoor gambling
Term
The movement for expansion west was promoted by the idea of "__________" for the sale of cheap ______. Land routes, such as the ___________ made travel easier. The ______________ allowed buyers to purchase land.
Definition
Ohio Fever,
land,
Cumberland Road,
Land Act of 1820
Term
In 1819 ________ made an effort to become a slave state. North states didn't enjoy this, so the House of Representatives created the ________________. It stipulated no more slaves in Missouri, and __________ for children born to slaves. Federalists wanted to use this controversy to disable "_______________"
Definition
Missouri,
Tallmadge amendment,
emancipation,
Virgina dynasty
Term
The ________________ allowed for Missouri to become a slave state, and for ________ to become a free state. As well, it established an official divide in the country where northern states above the _____ line would be free, and all south would be slave states.
Definition
Missouri Compromise,
Maine,
36-30
Term
During the era of good feelings, Chief Justice ___________ was a federalist, and therefore promoted federalist ideals in all of his rulings
Definition
John Marshall
Term
The __________________ case in 1819 was nicknamed the "Elastic Clause Case". ________ tried to destroy a ______ of the Bank of U.S. by imposing a tax on it. He deemed the bank constitutional under _________ rational. This case is important because it proved the ________ to be officially recognized and used
Definition
McCulloch vs. Maryland,
Maryland,
branch,
Hamiltonian,
Elastic clause
Term
The _____________ case (1821) was nicknamed the "Lottery Case". The ______ family was trialed for the illegal selling of lottery tickets by the courts of _________. They lost the trial, and this case is important because it showed that the _____________ had the power to review state court descisions
Definition
Cohens vs. Virginia,
Cohen,
Virginia,
Supreme Court
Term
The _______________ in 1824 was nicknamed the "Steamboat case". ___________ created the steamboat, and New York was going to reward him a monopoly of ________ commerce. Ogden infringed on the monopoly, and was therefore prosecuted. This case was important because it shows that ONLY __________ can regulate interstate trade.
Definition
Gibbons vs. Ogden,
Robert Fulton,
waterbourne,
the Constitution
Term
Judge John Marshall also made attacks against attacks on property rights: The _______________ case in 1810 arose when Georgia legislature granted __________ acres in the Yazoo River country to private speculators. The next legislature canceled the transaction. Marshall ruled that a contract is a contract and the ___________ says they cannot be broken by ___________.
Definition
Fletcher vs. Peck,
35 million,
Constitution,
state laws
Term
In the case of ________________ in 1819 was the most remembered action of Marshall. The college was granted a charter by _______, but the New Hampshire legislature changed it. Dartmouth appealed the case, led by it's alum member _________. This is important because it stated that state laws could not break _________.
Definition
Dartmouth vs. Woodward,
King George the 3rd,
Daniel Webster,
contracts
Term
The ____________ administration negotiated the Treaty of _____ with ___________. This allowed the U.S. to share the ___________ fisheries with Canadians. It also fixed the boundaries of _____________.
Definition
Monroe,
1818,
Britain,
Newfoundland,
Louisiana
Term
Andrew Jackson's rational to enter Florida (owned by Spain) in 1818 was that the ____________ in that area were hostile and fugitive ______ were using it as a refuge. He therefore secured a ___________ to enter the Spanish territory to fix these problems.
Definition
Seminole Indians,
slaves,
commision,
Term
The _______________ treaty proposed by ____________ was made in Spain. Through it, American paid ________ for _________, Spain gave up a claim in _______ while America gave up a claim in ________, and a southern limit for ________ was set.
Definition
Florida Purchase Treaty,
John Quincey Adams,
5 million,
Florida,
Oregon,
Texas,
Oregon
Term
Due to the increasing threat of ________ encroachment on seas and rumors that ______& ______ would send powerful fleets to Spanish America to restore the ____________, the British Prime Minister ____________ proposed the U.S. to combine with them in a declaration that they weren't interested in Latin American Territory. The U.S. ________
Definition
Russian,
Spand and Italy,
Spanish king,
George Canning,
refused
Term
The _____________________ was made in 1823, and incorporated a stern warning to the European Powers that involved two basic messages: ___________ and __________.
Definition
The Monroe Doctrine,
noncolonization,
nonintervention
Term
The Russians started drawing back before the _____________ with the __________________ that set the southern boundary of Russian land.
Definition
Monroe doctrine,
Russo-American Treaty of 1824
Term
At the time period, American writers of fiction were emerging, which was apart of the increase of ____________. Two very popular authors were ____________ and ____________.
Definition
nationalism,
Washington Irving,
James Fenimore Cooper
Term
The _________________ was an effort made by ____________ to establish the revenue "_______" and future dividends to support the growth of "internal improvements"
Definition
Bonus Bill of 1817.
John C. Calhoun
bonus
Term
The ________________ was the final invasion of the northern states during the war of 1812.
Definition
Battle of Plattsburgh
Term
The ________________ was the final invasion of the northern states during the war of 1812.
Definition
Battle of Plattsburgh
Term
In 1800, the ____________ were unpopular, and so was the president at the time, _________. _________ smeared him in a public pamphlet.
Definition
Federalists,
John Adams,
Alexander Hamilton
Term
____________ won by a majority in the 1800 election against John Adams. Two big reasons accounting for his victory were... ____________'s influence on the state of _________ and the _________ in the constitution. There was a temporary deadlock in the 1800 election because __________________. The members of the _________ that didn't vote decided who won
Definition
Thomas Jefferson,
Aaron Burr's
New York,
three-fifths vote
A tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr,
electoral college
Term
Jefferson's election is called the __________ because there was a ______________ between two political parties and because through Jefferson, the Republicans (the common people) AKA "________________" entered the White House for the first time
Definition
Revolution of 1800,
peaceful exchange of power,
the people's party
Term
Jefferson's inaugural address stressed _________ between political parties and no ______________. He insulted the British prime minister by getting rid of the ______ at official dinners. He made a point to not look ____________.
Definition
moderation,
entangling alliances,
pill-mill (seating by rank)
aristocratic
Term
Jefferson believed that until the masses were __________, aristocratic government was more likely to be just than a ____________
Definition
educated,
republican government
Term
Jefferson made a few anti-federalist actions in his presidency: He __________ those convicted under the ____________. He enacted the _____________ which reduced the requirement of citizenship to five years. He removed the ___________ on _________ that displeased so many common people.
Definition
pardoned,
Sedition Act,
New Naturalization Law of 1802,
Excise Tax,
whiskey
Term
____________ was the secretary of the treasury under Jefferson, and helped to balance the ________ and reduce the country's ______
Definition
Albert Gallatin,
budget,
debt
Term
Federalists passed the ________________ that created ___ new federal court districts. The federalist purposely appointed "___________" or strong federalist judges into these new courts in order to pack the courts with federal judges who _________.
Definition
Judiciary Act of 1801,
16,
midnight judges,
serve for life
Term
____________ was the leader of the midnight judges.
Definition
John marshall
Term
The first major supreme court case was _____________. This court case is important because it created __________, which is the power for Supreme Court to ___________________.
Definition
Marbury vs. Madison,
judicial review,
rule a law as unconstitutional
Term
After the court case of ___________, republicans wanted to go after a federal judge in retaliation, They chose to go after ___________. The republicans wanted to enact the _______ him. The republicans tried to enact the _______________ against chase, however he was not kicked off of the court.
Definition
Marbury vs. madison,
Samuel Chase,
impeach,
Articles of Impeachment
Term
In hopes to set an example for the world, Jefferson decided to decrease the ________ to only __________. We also barely had a ______
Definition
army,
2,500 soldiers,
navy
Term
However, with the rising threat of _________ in the Medeterrainian Sea, Jefferson refused to pay ________ (bribe money for peace) to them. The ______________ was the conflict that officially altered Jefferson, making him send our navy to fight. In _____. we were able to sign a peace treaty to end our fighting for only a fee of ________.
Definition
Barbary pirates,
tribute,
Pasha of Tripoli in 1801,
1805,
$60,000
Term
In the Pasha of Tripoli, the greatest American success was led by ___________ when he daringly recaptured the ship ______
Definition
Stephen Decatur,
Intrepid
Term
In 1800, __________ was able to induce the King of Spain to sell _____________ to him. This was a problem for the United States because now, they were unable to travel through the _____________ for trade purposes.
Definition
Napoleon,
Louisiana,
Mississippi River
Term
Early in 1803, Jefferson sent __________ to join forces with ___________ in order to try and buy as much of Louisiana for __________. At this point, Napoleon decided to offer all of Louisiana for only _________. What caused him to do this was the fact he failed to reconquer ___________ thanks to _____________'s resistance to him. Another reason was that Napoleon was about to start a _______ with Britain soon, and he was desperate for money
Definition
James Monroe,
Robert R. Livingston,
10 million,
15 million,
Santo Domingo,
Toussaint L'Ouverture,
conflict/war
Term
Jefferson was conflicted on whether to buy Louisiana because he was only authorized to spend ________, and because of his ______ interpretation of the Constitution he didn't have the power to buy foreign land. However, because of __________, Jefferson bought it
Definition
10 million dollars,
strict interpretation,
how good of a deal it was
Term
After the Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson sent explorers throughout the country: First, he sent _______&______. Their goal was to ____________, take ____ of what they saw. On their way, they discovered a route to ___________ and founded _________. Second, Jefferson sent the explorer _________ to search the American _________, such as colorado, texas, and new mexico.
Definition
Lewis and Clark,
befriend the indians they met,
notes,
the Pacific Ocean,
Oregon,
Zebulon Pike,
American southwest
Term
Aaron Burr was dropped from Jefferson's cabinent in his second term because he provoked jefferson with __________. After this, Burr joined a group of federalist extremists to plot the succession of _______ and _________. _____________ foiled this conspiracy of Burr's
Definition
Federalist fears and arguments,
New York and Mew England,
Alexander Hamilton
Term
After Hamilton foiled Burr's plan of succession of NY and NE, he challenged, Burr challenged him to a duel. Hamilton showed up and ______________.
Definition
was killed in this fight
Term
Burr's second conspiracy was his idea to travel down _______, and seperate the west U.S. from the east, and creating a new _____ from _______ lands. Jefferson heard of this plan, stopped it, and then accused Burr of ________. Burr was not found guilty, but was forever shamed
Definition
Missouri,
nation,
Spanish lands,
treason,
Term
In 1803, the war between ______ & _____ started. This was good for the U.S. because this increased their trade, however soon into the war _____________'s fleet won the Battle of _______ in order to officially rule the seas.
Definition
France and Britain,
Horatio Lord Nelson's
Trafalgar
Term
At the Battle of ___________, Napoleon won, securing that the French ruled the land
Definition
Austerlitz
Term
In 1806, London issued the __________, which were rules that stated that any _______ ship headed to France must stop at a _________ port for inspection. Soon after, France imposed a the same principle, but switched.
Definition
Orders in Council,
foreign,
british
Term
The issue of __________ was a large trigger of the war. America was helpless on the high seas. The worse case of this was with the U.S. __________, where four men were impressed and eighteen injured. The reason Britain carried out impressment was largely because they wanted to provoke the U.S. into ______________
Definition
impressment,
Cheasapeake,
call war
Term
In order to prevent foreign conflict, and mainly _____, Jefferson decided to enact the __________ in ____. This prevented the U.S. from trading with ________ countries. This affected ____________ the largest, because that region depended heavily on trade. Ships were sitting ______ in harbors.
Definition
war,
Embargo Act,
ALL foreign nations,
New England,
dormant
Term
the South and West were also hurt by the Embargo Act because ________________. Due to the Embargo Act, ________ returned in a BIG way (which led to further _______)
Definition
they had no one to sell their crops to,
smuggling,
impressment
Term
In ____ due to the nature of the Embargo Act, Congress repealed it and replaced it with _________________. This prevented the U.S. from trading with _______ and _______ directly. This act had a similar affect as the Embargo Act because...
Definition
1809,
The Non-Intercourse Act,
Britain and France,
U.S.'s top two trade partners were Britain and France
Term
The Embargo Act and Non-Intercourse Act were unsuccessful because...
-
-
-
The only benefit to the Embargo Act was...
-
Definition
-Excessive smuggling occurred
- Britain relied less on U.S. than expected
-In both cases, the economy was hurt badly
________

- The Embargo Act promoted American Industry + self reliance
Term
___________ was the president after Thomas Jefferson
Definition
James Madison
Term
Madison came up with ______________, in order to make the deal that whoever releases their regulations on the high seas first would _________________. _______ came to the Americans first, and therefore was able to gain foodstuffs. However, the true motive behind this move was to turn the U.S. against ________.
Definition
Macon's Bill No. 2,
receive exclusive trading with the U.S.,
France,
Britain
Term
In Macon's Bill No. 2, the fine print read that France would only raise it's regulations if ___________. Madison didn't see this, and fell into Napoleon's to try and turn the U.S. against _______
Definition
Britain did the same thing,
Britain
Term
Young members of the congress in 1811 were known as _____________. These were ___________ from the west and south that wanted to take _________ and ________
Definition
War Hawks,
Republicans,
Canada,
Florida
Term
__________ was a powerful War Hawk that comes heavy into play in the future
Definition
Henry Clay
Term
War Hawks desperately wanted to ____________ so whites could settle there. The Indian Opposition against these efforts were led by ___________ and ____________. They encouraged Indians to not ______ or sell ________.
Definition
drive Indians out of the frontierland,
Tecumseh and the Prophet,
give up or sell their lands
Term
Tucumsah and the Prophet were seen as a large threat, so in November of ___, ______________ attacked and defeated the _____ at the Battle of _______. At this battle, _________ was killed. In the War of 1812, Harrison would also kill ______
Definition
1811,
William Harrison,
Shawnee,
Tippecanoe,
the Prophet,
Tecumsah
Term
The reasons the U.S. entered the War of 1812 were...
-
-
-
-
_________
The War of 1812 could also be called the,"_______________"
Definition
-"freedom of the seas"
- the possibility to gain land (Canada + Florida)
- To resolve Indian issues/gain the fur trade
- We would be able to defeat Britain AGAIN
________________
it could be called the,"Second War for American Independence"
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