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| established precedent by which the United States would expand westward across North America by the admission of new states |
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| acreage of the old northwest territory should be sold and proceeds used to pay off the national debt. every 16th acre used for education |
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| armed uprising in Western massachusets. farmers angered for losingn their farms to debt and taxes |
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| 12 delegates from 5 states meet to remedy the defects of the federal government. Led to Philidelphia Convention |
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| May 25 - September 17. supposed to revise the articles, yet lead to creation of the Constitution. 42 of original 155 members sign constitution |
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| founded in 1783 to preserve the ideals and fellowship of Revolutionary War officers and to pressure government to honor pledges it had made to officers who fought for American Independence |
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| Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom |
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| 1779 by Thomas Jefferson. supported the separation of Church and State, and freedom of conscience. |
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| Estab. US Federal Judiciary. The supreme judiciary power is the US Supreme Court |
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inland tax on the sale, production for sale, or production of a specific good.
ex. Whiskey Tax |
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| Washington's Neutrality Proclimation |
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| Declared neutrality in the conflict between France and Great Britain. threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance against warring countries |
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| western farmers frustrated with a whiskey excise tax that was part of Hamilton's program to centralize and fund the national debt. |
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| Final battle of the Northwest Indian war, which was for control of the Northwest Territory which was a decisive victory for the US |
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| Jay's Treaty with Britain |
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| averted war with Britiain and solved many issues from American Revolution opened 10 years of peaceful trade |
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| signed between western confederacy following the loss at the Battle of Fallen Timbers ended Northwest Indian War. General "Mad" Anthony Wayne presiding. |
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| San Lorenzo, established friendship between US and Spain. Guaranteed US navigation rights on the Mississippi River. |
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| What led to the acceptance of the Constitution? |
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| Promise of a Bill of Rights from the Federalists. |
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| Who was the presendential role in the constitution modeled after? |
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| Difference between Feds and Anti-Feds |
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| Feds wanted a strong central government, Anti-feds wanted states' rights. |
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| Author of the constitution? |
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| defined the legislative structure and representation of each state would have under the US Constitution. Bicameral legislature. |
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| Between North and Southern states in which 3/5 of slave population would be counted for enumeration regarding both the distribution of taxes and the appt. of members to US House of Reps. |
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| Pre-amble and seven articles |
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| How many states needed to ratify? |
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| Biggest: New York and Virginia followed by Rhode Island and North Carolina |
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| 4th state to adopt the constitution |
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| 1790 showed 4 million people in US. New York is largest city. |
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| Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. Created because of division over national bank. |
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| Washington's Farewell Address |
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| warned against foreign alliances and permanent political parties |
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| Pename of farmers that threatened others who complied to the Whiskey Tax. |
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| President during War of 1812, faced enemy fire, wife saves Declaration. Embargo Act, Macon's Bill #2, Harrison at Tippecanoe, Horseshoe Bend. Treatey of Gint, no territory lost or gained. |
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-FL from Spain, no interest in Texas
-Monroe Doctrine: Europe stay away
-vetoed the Cumberlan Road
-Rusbago Agreement, right to great lakes
-McCullough v. Maryland: John Marshall state cannot tax federal
-Missouri Compromise: above 36-30 no slavery
-Russo-American Treaty: not to pass the 54th parallel
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-Louisiana Purchase 1803, biggest single land purchase
-Lewis and Clark expedition
-Reputation damaged by Embargo Act
-Marbury v. Madison judicial review
-Tripolian War: Impressment
-Burr conspiracy: treason, going to lead states to the union
-Chesapeake Affair: stopped ship 10 miles from coast |
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Maysville Rd. Bill-only benifitted one state
-forces France to pay reparations for Napoleonic War
-Black Hawk War
-Nullification Crisis
-Pays off national debt
Compromise Tariff of 1833 |
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William Henry Harrison
John Tyler |
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-Most significant act was calling a session
-First president to die in office
-President without a party
-Dorr Rebellion
-Webster-Ashburton Treaty defines border from Canada and Maine
-Treaty of Wanghia
-Annex Texas
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-Oregon dispute
-kept every promise
-Manifest Destiny
-Bear revolt
-Santa Fe from Mexicans |
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Treaty of Ghent
Secured FL from Spain with no casualties
Opened Eerie Canal
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Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
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-Dies from gastroenteritis
-Compromise of 1850
-Perry and a trade treaty |
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-Dred Scott Decision
-Bachelor President |
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-First major battle to take place on North soil
-Lee attempted to take the North |
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born in low society
nationalist
Father of Federalism
1st Bank |
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| military campaign by grant, captured Jackson, MS. Split south in half. leads to Grant's promotion. Pembertan: confederate general. |
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Grant vs. Bragg
Confederates lost Hooker
Started Sherman's march to the sea |
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battle for Altamaha Bridge
H.K. McKay.
Adkins attack bridge but unable to get troops
one time Sherman is stalled |
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Brant and Hullfoot
Tilghman-south
river flooded fort and south surrendered before north arrived
gave north acess to tennessee river |
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Juction Union boxcars carry supplies
South won
great skedattle
"Stonewall Jackson" named there |
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Anderson- North
Beauregard- South
Started the war
One casualty was a mule |
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epitomy of south awesome strategy and awesome generals
Hooker- North
Lee- South
South wins, psychological victory |
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Virginia
3 year stalemate
north surprised south attacked at the same time as they attacked Atlanta, North win |
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McClellan- North
north loses really bad
soldiers miserable down here
big morale boost for the south |
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South glorifies war
last real accounts of the war
south saw it as states rights |
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create own puns
self-depricating humor
soothe people and calm adversity
JFK also used humor |
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log cabin
tall and ugly
marfan syndrom
loved to watch lawyers
self-educated
Whig party converts to Republican party |
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George Henry Thomas- took scattered units and defeated south
saved the union
grant didn't like Thomas, mutual hate |
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12,000 deaths
Henry Wirz- only confederate tried and hung for war crimes
every 10 minutes a death |
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| Ten things lead to civil war |
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Bleeding Kansas
Missouri Compromise
Tarriff and Nullification
John Brown Raids
Dred Scott
Kansas-Nebraska
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Ostend Manifesto
Bully Brooks
Lincoln Election |
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| made election of 1804 very sketchy |
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3 americans to france
last effort by adams to settle with france
raise national pride |
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openly against slavery
yet own slavery |
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| largest slave revolt in British mainland colonies prior to revolution |
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| made Jefferson resove anti-slave trade |
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| vermont abolished slavery |
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| Penn. issues emancipation act |
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3/5 compromise
wait until 1808 to deal with slavery |
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| cotton gin, increased need for slaves |
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| VA slave rebellion spoiled by spies |
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