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henry clays 3 feature system to promote american industry
1. strong banking system
2. a protctive tarriff
3. federally founded transportation network |
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document that established the united states as a loose confederation of states under a weak national government
articles were replaced by the constitution |
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| inflow of thousands of people to north california after the discovery od gold at Sutter's Mill.all the immigrants prompted Californians to organize a governement and apply for statehood. |
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| case that reinforced federal supremecy by establishing the right of the supreme court by reviewing decisions involving the powers of the federal governement |
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| Massachusttes supreme court decision that strengthed the labor movement |
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| deal between adams and clay to throw the election in adams favor, although never proven, it was found out and jackson won |
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| eli whitney's invention that sped up the process of harvesting cotten |
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| crittenden ammendments/compromise |
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| proposed ammendments to appease the south - it would have given all territories federal protection to permit slavery |
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| role of domestic women, that gave married women greater authority to shape homelife, but limited oppurtunities outside it |
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| Dartmouth College v. Woodward |
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| court case that won in Darthmouths favor sustqaining the original charter and not the new peice of legislature |
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declared:
1.slaves were property and not citizens
2. extended federal protection to slavery by declaring congress had no ruling authority to prohibit slavery in any territory. |
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| wouldnt allow any trading with any foreign countries (mainly britain and France) due to mistreatment by them, but hurt americas economy more that theirs, was later repealed. |
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declared:
1.firmer and stronger protection for private property
2. declared the right of the supreme court to invalidate any state law saying otherwise |
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| gave the president authority to use the military to collect federal tariffs |
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party that:
1. opposed slavery
2.opposed the extension of slavery
3. believed that it would limit oppurtunities free white/free laborers |
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declared:
1. slavery could not exist without laws protecting it
2. so, the territories government would decide upon it, not the supreme court |
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1.suit over whether or not a ferry could operate on interstate waterways
2. ruling reasserted that only congress had the power to regulate interstate commerce |
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convention of federalists who:
1. opposed the war of 1812
2. and the strength of southern&western interest in congress&white house |
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| Hudson River School (of Art) |
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| american artistic movement that produced romantic rendetions of american landscapes |
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| treaty where britain agreed to leave the u.s. and pay for seized and damaged ships, while we paid pre revolutionary debt |
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| proposed that the issue of slavery be decided upon popular sovereignty (stephen douglass) |
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| provided the sale of land in the old northwest = the $$ would pay for the national debt |
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| lincoln - douglass debates |
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| series of debates between abraham lincoln and stephen douglas. douglass won but lincoln gained an important political reputation |
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1.purchased from france
2.almost doubled the territory of the unitd states |
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| belief that the united states was destined by god to spread its "empire of liberty" across north america |
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| case that established "judicial review" -the idea that the supreme court has the final authority to determine constitutionality |
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| supreme court case that strengthened federal authority and upheld the constitition of the national bak - maryland did not have the right to tax the national bank |
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| allowed missouri to enter as a slave state, but preserved the balance between the north and south |
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| Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 |
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issued by George Washington:
1.proclaimed americas neutrality in the escalating conflict between france and britian |
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| northwest land ordinance of 1787 |
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| policy for administering the northwest territories. it included a path to statehood and forbade the expansion of slavery |
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showdown!!
1.between pres. andrew jackson and south carolina state legislature
2. declared 1832 tariff null and void
3.the state threatened seccision if the federal government tried to collect it
4. was later resolved by a compromise negotiation by henry clay |
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| victory for the Democratic republicans over the federalists for the president election. the peaceful transfer of political parties produced more faith in americas political system |
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| signed by britain and the united states, it established strict limits on naval armaments in the great lakes, a first step in the full demilitarization of the u.s. - canadian border |
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| Daniel Websters impassioned address urging the north to support the compromise of 1850. |
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| uprising in massachusettes of armed debtors seeking lower taxes and end to property foreclosures. this showed the need for a stronger central government |
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| policy of rewarding political supporters with political offices. this policy was later abused, but hellped cement party loyalty in the emerging 2 party system |
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| literary and intellectual movement that emphasized individualism and self - reliance |
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| Virginia and Kentucky resolutions |
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written by jefferson and Madison:
1.argued that the states were the final arbitures of whether the federal governement overstepped its boundries and could therefore nullify, or refusse to accept, national legislation they deemed unconstitutional |
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1. "Large State" proposal for the constitution for proportional representation in both houses.
2.favored larger states
3. caused smaller states to write a proposal of their own |
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fought between britain and the united states over the issues of trade and impressment (Taking american sailors)
*battle of new orleans ended the war |
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