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| 846013461 | Marbury v Madison | Marbury (midnight appointment) was refused by Madison to receive his commission, and the court said they had no right to force Madison's hand | |
| 846013462 | "Republican Mother" | Help trained the new generation for citizenship. Helped speed the creation of female academies throughout the nation (1789 Mass required public schools serve females and other states gradually followed) | |
| 846013463 | John Quincy Adams | Along with Clay and gallatin, he led the American delegation. The final treaty did very little except end the fighting itself | |
| 846013464 | Second Great Awakening | 1801 there was a religious comeback...fighting spread of religious rationalism (Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists). Greatest surge of evangelical fervor since 1st GA and members were embracing revivalism) | |
| 846013465 | Louisiana Purchase | Napolean offered this because he didn't have resources to have to resources to establish empire in America. Livingston and Monore went to Paris (although had no authority) and accepted. US paid $15 million, grant exclusive commercial rights, and incorporated Louisiana people. Jefferson was pleased, but embarrassed because Constitution gave no direct authority. Congress approved and Louisiana went under US control (accepted and organized) | |
| 846013466 | Embargo | Prohibited American ships from leaving the US for any foreign port. Widely evaded, ut effective enough to create serious depression--hardest hit were merchants and shipowners (Federalists). Persuaded England to repeal blockage, but repeal came too late to prevent war. | |
| 846013467 | Battle of New Orleans | British forces were no match for Andrew Jackson's well-protected men. US and Britain signed a peace treaty weeks before this battle | |
| 846013468 | John Marshall | Chief of Justice who shaped many rulings and strengthened judiciary | |
| 846013469 | Deism | God existed, but was no longer directed involved | |
| 846013470 | Turnpike Era | Toll road of crushed stone that inspired difficult process of turnpike building, as horse-drawn vehicles could not travel at incline. There were complicated roads, and mt. roads were not built until gov. involved. | |
| 846013471 | Aaron Burr | Aaron Burr supported and ran for governor (rumors were that he planned to sucede) | |
| 846013472 | Chesapeake-Leopard Incident | Americans refused Brits to search, opened fire, and Brits took four men. America wanted revenge, but Jefferson expelled Brit ships and demanded an end to impressment. Instead, compensation was offered, but they refused to renounce impressment. | |
| 846013473 | Tecumesh | "The Shooting Star" chief of the Shawnee emerged as the leader of these military efforts. | |
| 846013474 | Battle of Tippecanoe | Disillusioned many of the Prophet's followers and Tecumesh returned to find confederacy in disarray. Gov Harrison thought the only solution to make the West safe by driving British out of Canada and annex that province to the US. | |
| 846013475 | Francis Scott Key | Recorded pride in the moment by writing Star Spangled Banner (old English drinking song). | |
| 846013476 | "Noble Savages" | Native Americans (uncivilized but not uncivilizable). Hoped that schooling Indians would "uplift" tribes, but there were no efforts for African Americans. | |
| 846013477 | Barbary States | Morocco, Algiers, Punis, Tripoli. They demanded annual tribute in exchange for protection; Jefferson was reluctant.Tripoli was unhappy, Am. Flag chopped down (war), which stopped payment of tribute, but paid the ransom | |
| 846013478 | "Northern Confederacy" | Extreme Federalists (Essex Junto) thought only recourse for NE was to secede from the Union and form "northern confederacy". For any hope, it would have to include NY and NJ as well, but Alexander Hamilton refused. Turned to Aaron Burr, who dueled Hamilton (H died). | |
| 846013479 | William Henry Harrison | Advocate of westernland development... Harrison Law Land meant it was easier for white settlers to acquire farms. Gov of Indiana to propose to Indians to either convert or move (give up all tribal lands & US acquired lands). (Brits in Canada became defensive and befriended Indians) | |
| 846013480 | War Hawks | Eager young congressmen who highly supported war | |
| 846013481 | Midwifery | Physicians started to take over deliveries | |
| 846013482 | Robert Fulton | Invented the steamboat; "Clermont" (1807) was large enough to carry passengers | |
| 846013483 | Lewis and Clark | Jefferson acquired Lewis (who acquired Clark) to investigate geography and Indians. 1804-1806 Lewis & Clary with Sacajawea as interpretator from St. Louis | |
| 846013484 | Impressment | British navy to its people: "floating hell"--most had to be impressed into service. Many would escape to American navy, but British raided ships and took both Brits and Am. | |
| 846013485 | Macon's Bill No.2 | (185) Reopened free commercial relations with Britain and France | |
| 846013486 | Tenskwatawa | ... | |
| 846013487 | Henry Clay | Elected Speaker of House in 1811 and appointed John Calhoun of SC to Committee of Foreign Affairs. Declaration of war against Britain | |
| 846013488 | Hartford Convention | Delegates from NE states met in Hartford to discuss grievances against Madison admin. Reasserted right of nullification and proposed seven amendments to the Constitution (to protect NE from growing influence of South and West) |
