I combined Zach's quizlet and Dabney's quizlet because I was told that Zach's was missing the terms that are in Dabney's set.( I can add William's set as well upon request).Assuming thats true this set has all of the terms in one organized set. However I'm making a one non editable and one editable set encase there are duplicates. I also have typed all my Neely notes, so although there not that great here is the attached link
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| East India Company acquired big surplus of tea; price of tea went down; hit smugglers and legitimate carriers of tea, leading to the Boston Tea Party, during which a group of the Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and dumped $15,000 of tea in the harbor | ||
| also known as the Intolerable Acts; passed after the Boston Tea Party; | ||
| 55 members; declared laws from England null and void; called for boycott on English goods; asked colonies to get serious about training militias | ||
| first two battles during the American Revolution; British wanted to confiscated arms and ammunition in Concord; march passed through Lexington; confronted in both cities by American militias | ||
| battle fought on Breed's Hill, early in the American Revolution; Americans driven off the hill, but the British suffer over 1000 casualties | ||
| peace offering sent to Britain from colonies; appealed to the king, but George III refused to open or read it, saying the Americans would either submit or triumph | ||
| wrote "Common Sense," a pamphlet advocating the American Revolution; also traveled to France during French Revolution, attached to the Girondist party, almost guillotined; wrote the American Crisis during the American Revolution | ||
| the third president of the US (1801-1809); a member of the second Continental Congress; drafted Declaration of Independence (1776); presidency marked by Louisiana Purchase and Embargo of 1807 | ||
| Christmas 1776; Washington crosses Delaware River and captured Hessian force | ||
| mercenaries hired by British to fight the colonists; greatly excited the Americans | ||
| led a part of the British three-pronged invasion in 1777; led forces from Vermont into Albany | ||
| first Secretary of War; set up Springfield Arsenal | ||
| site where Washington camped during the winter of 1778; Howe could have attacked there, but didn't, allowing Washington to train troops and get supplies | ||
| leader of American forces at Saratoga, his finest moment | ||
| site of an important capture of Burgoyne's army; recognition of French, offering of military alliance | ||
| battle won by American forces; one of Lord Cornwallis's MAJOR losses | ||
| battle won by American forces; one of Lord Cornwallis's major losses Death of Ferguson | ||
| sent by British to replace Clinton (who replaced Howe); badly beaten in battles of Cowpens and King's Mountain; trapped at Yorktown by French naval forces when they gained superiority in Chesapeake Bay to block off the British | ||
| French gained naval superiority in Chesapeake Bay to block of British; instrumental victory for the Americans and French | ||
| French officer who helped rally American troops in the Battle of Manmouth | ||
| arrived at Valley Forge to train American army; turned American army into European-style army | ||
| most famous guerilla leader during the American Revolution; known as "the swamp fox" | ||
| French commander at Yorktown | ||
| the first US secretary of the treasury (1789-1795); established national bank and public credit system; in 1804 mortally wounded in a duel with his political rival Burr | ||
| received command of the ship Providence in 1775; captured 16 British merchant vessels; raided coast of England and Ireland; received command of the Bohommie Richard in 1779 | ||
| the ship that fought the naval battle against British ships HMS Serapis and HMS Countess of Scarborough | ||
| man who owns his own ship and outfits it for war; had to get a "letter of mark"—official permission from Congress—or would be tried as a pirate if captured; inflicted $30 million of damage, captured/destroyed 700 ships, 18 warships | ||
| first American veterans' society, founded after the Revolution; still in existence today, open only to officers | ||
| an American public official, writer, scientist, and printer; proposed a plan for union at the Albany Congress (1754) and played a major part in the American Revolution; helped secure French support for the colonists, negotiated Treaty of Paris (1783), and helped draft the Constitution (1787); numerous scientific and practical innovations included the lightning rod, bifocal spectacles, and a stove | ||
| Americans who sympathized with British during the American Revolution | ||
| demanded the end of slavery | ||
| basis for original government of the first 13 states of the US; adopted 3 years before the end of the Revolution; very weak, states started asserting their own power almost immediately | ||
| political theory that power should be distributed among states rather than concentrated in a central government | ||
| American military leader and frontiersman who led raids on British troops and Native Americans in the West during the Revolutionary War | ||
| formed alliance with Shawnees | ||
| first vice president (1789-1797) and second president (1797-1801) of the US; major figure during the American Revolution: helped draft the Declaration of Independence and served on the commission to negotiate the Treaty of Paris (1783 | ||
| demanded $400,000 from Americans to guarantee they wouldn't be attacked; John Adams able to get bribe reduced to $10,000; in 1802 declared war on US because the US didn't want to pay bribes, lasted until 1815 | ||
| most long-lasting contribution of the Articles; established stricter control over the government of Northwest territories ceded to the US by the states; provided a system for territories to become states; also laid to rest land claims of individual states | ||
| first ten amendments to Constitution, added in 1791 because it was demanded by Anti-Federalists; contain basic protection of the rights of individuals from abuses by the federal government, including freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly | ||
| revolt by western Massachusetts farmers in 1786-1787 named after one of its leaders, Daniel Shays; demands included a more responsive state government, paper money, and tender laws that would enable them to settle debts and paw taxes with goods instead of specie; marched on an arsenal in Springfield; prevented by militia called by merchants | ||
| fourth president of the US (1809-1817); tried to maintain a balance between proslavery and antislavery factions, but his views angered radicals in both the North and South | ||
| "Large State Plan"; suggested by Madison and Edmund Randolph; suggested a bicameral congress with a House of Representatives elected based on population and a Senate elected by the lower house | ||
| "Small State Plan"; suggested by William Livingston; unicameral house, 2 representatives from each state, establishment of Supreme Court | ||
| member of the Virginia House of Burgesses; introduced fourteen resolves against the Stamp Act | ||
| Southerners wanted to count slaves in population to get more representation and tax money; compromise counted each slave as 3/5 of a person | ||
| system established for electing president; not through popular vote; each state receives as many electors as congressmen and senators combined | ||
| power to repeal a law; given to the president, but not absolutely—Senate can override veto with 2/3 majority | ||
| sometimes known as necessary and proper clause; gave national government right to enact any law needed to implement Constitution; has allowed for document to remain functioning for so long | ||
| highest federal court; established by the Judiciary Act of 1789 | ||
| essays written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay explaining questions about how the new government would operate; advocated Constitution | ||
| American diplomat and jurist who served in the Continental Congress and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris (1783); first chief justice of Supreme Court (1789-1795 | ||
| a series of Protestant religious revivals that began in 1797 and lasted into 1830s | ||
| biggest denomination during Second Great Awakening | ||
| a major denomination during the Second Great Awakening | ||
| encouraged people to emphasize feeling rather than dogma | ||
| commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention, and the first president of the US (1789-1797 | ||
| system put in place by Washington of selecting a group of advisors; formalized into executive departments by Congress | ||
| British-born textile producer; one of the first industrialists in America; brought the spinning jenny; oversaw construction of nation's first successful water-powered cotton mill (1790-1793 | ||
| set up first industrial town, in Massachusetts | ||
| first industrial town | ||
| put court system into place; provided format for Supreme Court and inferior courts | ||
| taxes imposed on goods when they are moved across a boundary | ||
| farmers who supplemented their income with making whiskey were opposed to tax on whiskey; held protest meetings, tarred and feathered collaborators, and destroyed property; first time the new government had to put down an internal insurgency | ||
| first bank established in 1791 as part of the system proposed by Hamilton to launch the new government on a sound economic basis | ||
| sent to Wabash River to deal with the Shawnee Indians; defeated them in the Battle of Falling Timbers | ||
| battle between "Mad Anthony" Wayne and Shawnee Indians | ||
| Washington's farewell address; warned against establishment of political parties and foreign entanglements and European alliances/obligations | ||
| language of Constitution doesn't give power to government and power should be given to state and local governments | ||
| ties into elastic clause; implies wide ability to broaden government; supported by Federalists | ||
| prominent Democratic Republican; believed in agrarian future for America (tried to succede twice) | ||
| French representative sent to America because the French wanted the Americans to honor the alliance of the Treaty of 1788; put off by Washington; went directly to the people; ordered back to France by Washington | ||
| British forcing people into navy by stopping merchant/whaling vessels and taking sailors who couldn't prove they were US citizens; became a major problem to the Americans when they started stopping warships as well | ||
| when French minister Talleyrand demanded $250,000 before he would negotiate with American ministers during the Quasi-War with France; when Adams released reports, he called his agents X, Y, and Z | ||
| French minister who demanded $250,000 before he would negotiate with American ministers during the Quasi-War with France; known as the XYZ Affair | ||
| chief justice 1801-35; a Federalist; saw that if he issued the writ of mandamus that Marbury requested, it would be ignored; declared the Judiciary Act of 1801, which had created Marbury's position, unconstitutional; established judicial review | ||
| came up with compromise between Virginia and New Jersey Plans: House of Representatives determined by population, Senate with two representatives from each state, and a Supreme Court | ||
| George Logan went as private citizen to negotiate with France after XYZ Affair; Logan Act declared that no private citizen would be allowed to negotiate with foreign countries in the name of the US | ||
| passed by Federalists; backlash probably destroyed the Federalist party; made it a crime to criticize the government and made it more difficult to become an American citizen; gave president right to deport without trial undesirable aliens | ||
| part of immediate backlash against Alien and Sedition Acts; Jefferson and Madison came up with ideas of nullification and interposition | ||
| if federal government passes act like Alien and Sedition Acts, the state can step in and declare that law null/void within that state; troublesome argument—states have right to declare void a federal law | ||
| Democratic Republican candidates Jefferson and Burr tie with 73 electoral votes each (Federalist candidate Adams gets 65); tie goes to House of Representatives; Hamilton hated Burr more, went to House and got more votes for Jefferson; Burr later kills Hamilton in a duel | ||
| 1804; provided for voting for president/vice president by ticket | ||
| first national hero of the US; naval lieutenant; fought against Barbary Pirates | ||
| Marbury had received a commission from Adams during his lame duck period, but Madison (new Secretary of State) decided not to send it; Marbury requested writ of mandamus to force Madison to give him the commission, but chief justice John Marshall declared the Judiciary Act of 1801 null and void, establishing the Supreme Court's right of judicial review | ||
| compels government to send a commission; Marbury given a commission by Adams during his lame duck period; requested writ after Secretary of State Madison chose not to deliver certain comissions | ||
| right of the Supreme Court to decide on constitutionality of statute law | ||
| the act of charging a public official with misconduct in office | ||
| most famous exploration into new land from Louisiana Purchase; traveled to from St. Louis to Pacific coast and back; informed Native Americans that the US had acquired the territory from France and recorded geographic and scientific data | ||
| Lewis and Clark's Indian guide | ||
| one of the explorations into new land from Louisiana Purchase; traveled to Rocky Mountains | ||
| advantageous purchase of land in 1803; purchase negotiated from France for $15 million (3 cents an acre); doubled the size of the US | ||
| former slave who let a slave insurrection on the island of Haiti, an important French possession | ||
| put in place by Napoleon; closed all of Europe to any trade from England; British responded with Orders in Council | ||
| British response to Continental System; declare that any trade in Europe had to go through England | ||
| "dynasty" comprised of the four of the first five presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe), all of whom Virginian plantation owners | ||
| SS Chesapeake stopped by HMS Leopard; many Americans wanted to go to war, but Jefferson knew the US was too weak; issued the Jefferson Embargo, refusing to have relations with either England or France | ||
| part of Madison's continuation of Jefferson's embargo | ||
| Shawnee Indian leader; tribal warfare of Indians was keeping them from driving off whites; He tried to unite them and got the Creeks to commit to the alliance | ||
| Tecumseh's brother | ||
| American general sent to Canada during War of 1812—attacked and burned Prophetstown; the ninth president of the US (1841); 68 years old when elected, oldest president besides Reagan; spent only one month in office: walked to his inauguration in pouring rain, gave speech that was 1 hr 40 min long, took a walk later that day, caught pneumonia, and died soon after | ||
| Harrison burned down Prophetstown on this River and drove the Indians closer to the British | ||
| men advocating expansion of country through military means | ||
| a War Hawk; suggested the Missouri Compromise; became known as the great compromiser; proposed the "American System" | ||
| a War Hawk; vice president of the US (1825-1832) under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson; in his political philosophy maintained that states had right to nullify federal legislation that they deemed unconstitutional | ||
| construction overseen by governor of New York DeWitt Clinton; first major American canal, stretching 250 miles from Lake Erie across the state of New York to Albany, where boats ten traveled down the Hudson Rover to New York City; begun in 1818 and completed in 1825 | ||
| "Old Ironsides"; still intact; fought in War of 1812 | ||
| led American forces and won Battle of Lake Erie/Put-in-Bay | ||
| Indians defeated; Tecumseh killed; Indian alliance starts to fall apart | ||
| 1st lady; saved many important documents when British burned Washington after Battle of Bladensburg | ||
| defended Baltimore; drove off British; inspiration for Francis Scott Key's "The Star-Spangled Banner" | ||
| wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" after the battle at Fort McHenry | ||
| battle for Washington; British rockets helped them win | ||
| last battle of War of 1812; fought after the war had officially ended | ||
| meeting to consider secession of New England, where the War of 1812 was not popular; decided that there should be several amendments limiting the federal government's power to declare war; neither was voted on; terminated after end of war and Battle of New Orleans; many Federalists involved; Federalists had already lost popularity because of Alien and Sedition Acts; the convention looked like treason, and the next election was the last time the Federalist would run a candidate | ||
| period from 1812 until 1824 during which there was virtually just one party | ||
| the fifth president of the US (1817-1825), whose administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida (1819), the Missouri Compromise (1820) in which Missouri was declared a slave state, and the profession of the ____ Doctrine (1823), declaring US opposition to European interference in the Americas | ||
| established supremacy of Supreme Court over state courts | ||
| states unable to levy taxes on central government | ||
| established ascendancy of federal government on decisions regarding interstate commerce | ||
| developed cotton gin, which made cotton a crop viable for slave labor | ||
| had to do with sanctity of contracts—couldn't be negated simply because it was old or made with a government no longer in place | ||
| introduced by Eli Whitney | ||
| Missouri allowed in as a slave state and Maine brought in as a free state even though it didn't have enough people; southern boundary of main extended to Pacific and everything above was designated as free while below was slave | ||
| Seminole Indians contested US control | ||
| war chief of the Seminole Indians | ||
| sent to deal with problems with Shawnees and Creeks; present at the Alamo, during which his fame as a bear-killer/frontiersman had already been established; taken prisoner after the battle and executed by bayonet by Santa Anna, in front of all of his men | ||
| turning point during War of 1812 when General Andrew Jackson defeated 1,000 Red Sticks, killing 800 | ||
| settled issues with Canada over the Great Lakes—area demilitarized | ||
| stated that Europeans should stay out of our hemisphere; informal, but reinforced by subsequent presidents | ||
| established border between US and Canada at the 49th parallel; issue of Oregon border put on hold for 10 years | ||
| South became known as the this after cotton gin allowed it to produce massive amounts of cotton; also produced rice, sugar, tobacco, corn, wheat, and pork | ||
| proposed by Henry Clay to built roads, canals, bridges and established high tariffs; opposed by the South | ||
| the sixth president of the US (1825-1829); during election of 1824, no one had won enough to become the president, but Henry Clay convinced his supporters to pledge their votes to Adams, winning him the election, but Democratic Republicans called it a "corrupt bargain"; did not run for reelection because of his unpopularity | ||
| expected by many to win the election of 1824; was secretary of the treasury and the apparent heir to the Virginia dynasty | ||
| no candidate in election of 1824 won enough electoral votes to win the election; Henry Clay got his supporters to pledge their votes to JQ Adams; Democratic Republicans called it a corrupt bargain | ||
| JQ Adams's son; became important diplomat, served several presidents; ambassador to England during Civil War; instrumental in getting them not to recognize the Confederacy | ||
| Tariff of 1878; one of JQ Adams's most unpopular actions, especially in the South; later repealed by Andrew Jackson | ||
| married Andrew Jackson, but her divorce from her previous husband had not been completed because he had not signed the papers; her bigamy was exposed during the election of 1824, which Jackson believed brought on her early death and made him more sensitive towards women (he took Peggy Eaton's side during the "Eaton Malaria" | ||
| the eighth president of the US (1837-1841); a powerful Democrat from New York, he served in the US Senate (182101828), as secretary of state (1829-1831), and as vice president (1933-1837) under Jackson before being elected president in 1836; presidency was marked by the Panic of 1837 and unsuccessfully sought reelection in 1840 and 1848 | ||
| informal cabinet of friends and comrades | ||
| using a political office to reward supporters; originated with Jackson; peaked in later 19th century with assassination of Garfield | ||
| a tavern keeper's daughter; married John Eaton, Jackson secretary of war; unpopular with the wives of the other cabinet members (particularly Calhoun's wife), who began to snub her, splitting Jackson's cabinet; Jackson favorable towards her, as well as van Buren (he was a bachelor), winning him Jackson's goodwill | ||
| debates in the Senate during Jackson's presidency ; argued about the future and the nature of the Union; slavery was never mentioned | ||
| a tariff imposed by Jackson which was unpopular in the South; South Carolina nullified it, but Jackson pushed through the Force Act, which enabled him to make South Carolina comply through force; Henry Clay reworked the tariff so that South Carolina would accept it, but after accepting it, South Carolina also nullified the Force Act | ||
| Jackson's response to South Carolina's nullification of the Tariff of 1832; enabled him to make South Carolina comply through force; Henry Clay reworked the tariff so that South Carolina would accept it, but after accepting it, South Carolina also nullified the Force Act | ||
| one of the major Indian groups pushed west during the Indian Removal; had never had any major conflict with the American government; some had even attended law school; also, had their own alphabet and published newspapers, etc. | ||
| invented Cherokee alphabet | ||
| Indian Removal; Indians pushed out west; ¼ died during the journey; some African Americans went too because they had married into Indian families or because they were slaves; led to an economic boom because it opened up land for speculation | ||
| participated in the Webster-Hayne Debates during Jackson's presidency; "Liberty and union, one and inseparable, now and forever" | ||
| economic crisis right as van Buren's term had begun; economic downturn because land speculation market falls→people panic about banks and rush to withdraw money; 900 banks fail and van Buren is blamed | ||
| conflict between Mexico and Anglo Texan settlers because they had brought in slaves, which Mexico had outlawed and abolished | ||
| first place that Santa Anna's army encountered Texans; a mission close to San Antonio; difficult to defend because it was so large; siege lasting 13 days; Mexicans took no quarter and no prisoners; 200 men fought to the death; 1 black slave and a group of women and children were the only ones to survive | ||
| men under Colonel James Fanin captured near here; Mexicans let them run and then shot and bayoneted them as they were running; few survived | ||
| one of the men present at the Alamo; was famous for carrying around a big knife, fell off the battlements during the siege and spent much of the siege in the infirmary | ||
| commanded the garrison at the Alamo; important in rallying the men to continue fighting | ||
| river where Sam Houston turned his army on Santa Anna's; choose to attack while the Mexican's were taking their siesta; Santa Anna and his troops had no where to escape and were literally driven into the river; entire army destroyed in under 15 minutes | ||
| leader of the Texan army during the Texas Rebellion; destroyed Santa Anna's army; became president of the Lone Star Republic | ||
| vice president for William Henry Harrison; became 10th president of the US (1841-1845) after Harrison died of pneumonia; had been placed on the ticket to balance out Harrison and appeal to Southern voters; never expected to actually become president; after finishing out Harrison's term, did not seek reelection because he was so unpopular, even within his own party | ||
| when a canon (called the "peacemaker") on the USS Princeton exploded while several dignitaries were aboard (it was customary for ships to sail down Potomac and be presented to important political figures of the day); killed the secretary of state, the secretary of the navy, and Tyler's future father-in-law; Tyler had been next to the canon minutes before it exploded | ||
| Swedish; cast the "peacemaker," the canon which cause the Princeton Explosion | ||
| the eleventh president of the US (1845-1849); the first "Dark Horse"—when a candidate comes from nowhere to become the preferred candidate of a party, usually when the party is unable to decide between the other choices | ||
| negotiation of the border between Oregon and Canada; Americans wanted it at 54º40' (slogan became "Fifty-four forty or fight!"); eventually was put at the 49th parallel | ||
| Mexican tyrant who led the Mexican forces during the Texan Rebellion; was merciless to his enemies; defeated at San Jacinto by Sam Houston | ||
| They were the colonial militia and could be ready for battle very quickly. Mainly in new England, men started collecting arms and ammunition. This storing lead to the battle of lexington and concord. | ||
| 2nd leader of the 700 british army heading from boston to concord. In the front of the procession and decides to attack militia in Lexington. Had a temper. Cause of whole event because rash. Tells Americans to move and they do then the unknown shot. | ||
| famous colonist black smith. One of the three riders to warn colonists of the coming british. Part of sons of liberty. | ||
| british general during rev. war. Part of 3 pronged attack to Albany. Failed bc moved to late and couldn't support the others. | ||
| American leader in rev. war. Marries peggy shippen who was a stout loyalist.. he felt he was underappriciated in America and turned to the british. He turns west point into the british and wants to surrender fort to them.He was stopped by American militia bc they wanted to steal his boots and found the note at the bottom of the boot. Arnold immediately went to british and major loss for colonist. He later moved to Britain. | ||
| built around lake champlain in ny. Built by the French during the French and Indian wars. Captured by the british then taken back by Americans and again to british. Surrendered by Washington | ||
| he made the first proposal for American independence in the 2nd??contintental congress. Statesman from virginia | ||
| written by thomas Jefferson, signed by founding fathers. Adopted by 2nd continetal congress. It said that the 13 colonies were no longer apart of the british empire but separate states. Written a yr after the outbreak of rev. est. listed colonial grievances to king george and emphasized the importance of natural rights.= life liberty and pursuit of happiness. | ||
| written by thomas paine to keep up the moral of colonists. Series of pamphlets. Written when people weary of war. Justified it and clarified goals. Read to soldiers before the battle of trenton | ||
| he had fought in the American Revolutionary War as a colonel in the Continental Army. Engineered defense works. Esp for Bemis heights battle | ||
| man who got benidict arnold caught (note in shoes... warm shoes) | ||
| polish American soldier. Known as father of American calvary. Became general in washington's army. Saved the life of washington once and died in battle of savannah. Trained men in calvary tactics. | ||
| patriot who specialized in guerilla war fare. Atangonized the british during the rev. war with 2 other guys. Ft. sumter named after him. From south Carolina. Nicknamed Carolina gamecock. Became member of congress later. Born in viriginia. Most known for driving Cornwallis out of the Carolinas into Virginia. | ||
| was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. When the war began, he was a militia private, the lowest rank possible; he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer. Many places in the United States are named for him. | ||
| was the commander-in-chief of the French Force which came to help the Americans. At last, in July 1781, his force finally left Rhode Island, marching across Connecticut to join Washington on the Hudson River, New York. There then followed the celebrated march of the combined forces, the siege of Yorktown and the Battle of the Chesapeake. On 22 September, they combined with Marquis de Lafayette's troops and forced Lord Cornwallis to surrender on 19 October. | ||
| was an officer in the Continental Navy .He is often credited as "The Father of the American Navy". He and his crew of the Alliance fought and won the final naval battle of the American Revolution. | ||
| A group of British negotiators. After the British defeat at Saratoga, sent a commission to seek a negotiated settlement with the Continental Congress. Congress replied insisting on American independence. | ||
| ended the revolutionary war. Recognized every state as independent republic and entity. This was used by southerners during civil war. Results of the treaty:1. Doubles size of us-western border is is Mississippi. 2. Gets use of grand banks on Canadian border. It becomes an open usage for Americans, britsh and Canadians. It's a fishery= one of the greatest on earth.3. agreed that debts owed before rev. war don't have to be paid. 4. Loyalist property was valued in the millions. Said they were allowed to go to court and regain land. But never really ocmes about and land still disputed today.1. things change immediately and trade with England dropped off for awhile. | ||
| represented Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention of 1787. He was also an author of large sections of the Constitution of the United States and one of its "signers". He is widely credited as the author of the document's preamble: | ||
| time between the end of the rev. war and the adoption of the constitution. Articles of conferderation was the instrument of govt. imp time bc would set the course of the country for the future. 1783-89. Struggled btw federalism and centralism for the national govt. | ||
| prez. Has the power to veto any law passed by congress. For congress to override this veto, need 2/3 majority. Pocket veto is where a law is given to the prez to pass. If he doesn't really want to deal with the issue, or doesn't agree, hell avoid it by pocketing it. He does this until the session is over and congress would have to start again. | ||
| was an African American who founded the first Sunday school in New York City. Her s teaching instructions included the memorization of hymns and Scripture. Created first mixed school. | ||
| American inventor. developed the cotton gin in 1793. This helps slaves bc didn't need to clean cotton by hand which takes off a lot of time in the production process. Now can plant more cotton= make more money and less worke for slaves.= revolutionary. This helped shape the economy of the south. | ||
| capital of the u.s. was moved here during washington's presidenticy. The secretary of treasury, Hamilton assumed the 80 million dollar debt a national debt and guaranteed to pay everyone back.= he nationalized the debt. The south was suspicious because the southern states didn't owe that much debt. Hamilton promised the new capital would be built in the south so the southerners could watch over affairs. This appeased them and ended in dc. | ||
| another intellectual influenced by emerson. Was a poet, teacher, journalist, and editor of the Brooklyn Eagle. Supported the democratic party. He celebrated democracy by seeking a mystical relationship with a mass audience.. the individual had a divine spark. The individual had expanded to become divine, and democracy assumed a sacred character. | ||
| influenced by emerson. Was a pessimistic novelist. Made powerful warnings that too much ego could destroy individuals and those around them. He explored the theme of excessive individualism in his novel the scarlet letter. | ||
| novelist during the individualism movement inspired by emerson. He explored the limits of individualism in even more extreme and tragic terms and emerged as a scathing critic of trancendentalism. He wrote Moby Dick in 1851. The book was at first a failure- too dark for the public. | ||
| a group that appeared during the second great awakening. Of puritan decent and lived along the erie canal originally. The founder of the mormon church was Joseph smith jr. he was born in Vermont and moved to ny later. In a series of religious experiences that began in 1820, smith came to believe god had adingled him out to receive a special revelation of divine truth. He published The Book of Mormon. Which claimed to have translated from ancient hieroglyphics on gold plates shown to him by an angel named Moroni. It told the story of an ancient civilation from the middle east that had migrated to the western hemisphere and of the visit of jesus, soon after the resuurection, to one of them. He organized the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints. He saw himself a prophet in a sinful, excessive, individualistic society. He revived traditional doctrines within the family. Man was dominate in the house. He encouraged practiced that were central to individual success in a capitalist economy and the mormons prospered greatly. They practiced poligomy, and so was not popular amoung everyone else smith ws arrested and charged for treason when tried to create a state in Mexican territory. | ||
| was a massachussets printer and abolitionist. started his own antislavery weekly, The Liberator. He founded the New England Anti Slavery Society. He demanded the immediate aboltion of slavery without compensation to slave holders. | ||
| women's rights activist that tried to improve public institutions. She used her grandparents resources to set up a charity schools to rescue absued children. She published 7 books, most imp was Conversations of Common Things. Was a treatise on natural science and moral improvement. Later she discovered insane women were jailed along side male criminals. She persuaded the massachsetts lawmakers to enlarge the state hospital to accommodate mental patients. She began a national movement to establish separtate, well funded states hospitals for those with mental illnesses. She aroused public support. | ||
| wrote uncle tom's cabin. It charged that among the greatest moral failings of slavery was degradation of slave women. She claimed sexual assaults were compounded by the cruel treatment they suffered at the hands of their owners wives who were enraged by their husbands promiscuity. | ||
| women's right advocate. Taking the declaraton of independence as a model, they extended the republican idealogy to women.They called church to reform their ideas on women they wanted women tot have the right to vote. | ||
| was a political leader and lobbist in the women's rights movement. She was from a quaker family and participated in the antislavery movements. In 1860, her efforts payed off- ny law granted women the right to collect and spend their own wages, own property, and assume sole guardian ship of children if widowed. | ||
| was a militant abolitionist. In 1859, he lead 18 heavily armed black and white men in a raid I on ther federal arsenal at harpers ferry, Virginia. He hoped to secure hundreds of weapons, spark a slave rebellion, and est. a separate aftican American state in the south. Democrats supported him while republicans did not. He was charged with treason, and senteneced to be hanged. Northerns tried to defend him. It struck fear in southerners about the future of slavery. | ||
| They would shake in the presence of god- a ritual dance like the quakers. Believed in celibacy. Separated man and women so relied on adult converts. Protestant religious sect durin 2nd awakening. Shakers also believed that their lives should be dedicated to pursuing perfection and continuously confessing their sins and attempting a cessation of sinning. Elevated position of women = said equal to men. | ||
| big guy for education. Created the Webster dictionary. | ||
| This war was about issue was the Barbary pirates' demand of tribute from American merchant vessels in the Mediterranean Sea. | ||
| supreme court justice- chief justice. Was a federalist. Shaped american policy and the ct system ct cases on list decided by him. Marshall has been credited with cementing the position of the judiciary as an independent and influential branch of government.. | ||
| 1801. NB sees lousiania territory as good land for empire. But then mind changes with this revolt. One of the worst slave rebellions. \ Rebellion led by toussaint l'overture. The french general was gen le clerc. He goes there, nb's bro, and a 20000 army. But down rebellion, but troublesome and half army dies of malaria and yellow fever. Nb doesn't think america worth the fight so sells land to america for good price. Plus france in major debt. Sells land for 15 million to jefferson. Jefferson sent an ambassador from virginia, james monroe. Doubles the size of america. | ||
| 1805.only french failed battle during NB's rule. Navel battle in the ocean. Lord nelson had led it.). The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war.. The Franco-Spanish fleet lost twenty-two ships, without a single British vessel being lost. | ||
| was unpopular in new England because that region was made mostly of industry and merchant and whaling ships were used for the American fleet. Unpopular with federalist Americans fight the Indians that allied with britian. There were several immediate stated causes for the U.S. declaration of war: first, a series of trade restrictions introduced by Britain to impede American trade with France, second, the impressment (forced recruitment) of U.S. citizens into the Royal Navy; third, the British military support for American Indians who were offering armed resistance to the expansion of the American frontier. Peace treaty was signed= treaty of ghent. The U.S. ended the aboriginal threat on its western and southern borders. Shawnee- a group of indians that allied with the british during the war of 1812. Along with the creek indians, they fight. They were lead by tecumseh and the prophet. They were defending the area around ohio from expansion. Were defeated in the battle of tippecanoe. The prophet dies. | ||
| look above. Fought with the british in war of 1812 defending their land from expansion. In the southeastern region of florida, georgia, alabama, and oklohoma. | ||
| replaced the prophet when he died in battle. Was half scottish and half indian. was a Creek (Muscogee) Native American who led the Creek War offensive against the United States. | ||
| fought indians in the war of 1812 in the southeast. Won horseshoe bends in for americans. He even goes and fights in spanish territory to stop indian raids in southern territory= tough and aggressive. He leads and wins the battle of new orleans. his He was the first to have an informal group of advisors but also close friends and advisors- kitchen cabinent. He gave political offices to supporters and friends= developed the spoils system. Won election in 1828, and won in a landslide against john quincy adams. | ||
| americans naval victory over england | ||
| est. by john quincy adams. Raised price of foreign goods which pissed off southerners bc they were not industry minded. It just raised the prices for them. They called it an "abominations" tariff. John Calhoun wrote against it- Tariff of abomination. Big uproar in south Carolina. | ||
| also known as Calhoun's Exposition, was written in 1828 by John C. Calhoun, the Vice President of the United States under John Quincy Adams..The document was a protest against the Tariff of 1828. The document stated that if the tariff was not repealed, South Carolina would secede. It stated also Calhoun's Doctrine of nullification, i.e., the idea that a state has the right to reject federal law. | ||
| married andrew Jackson. Well she married lewis robards, was not happy, and wanted a divorce. Lewis never turned in papers, but rachel thought was divorced so married andrew jackson. Affair came about when jackson ran for prez. Scandal ruined her life. She died while he was in office. Jackson from then on sympathetic to women and ended up splitting his cabinent. | ||
| demanded equal legal rights for married women, who under common law couldnt not own property, enter in to contracts, or initaite lawsuits. She told her husband, prez john adams that men would be tyrants if they continiuted to hold such power over women.. she critized patriots for emancipating all nations from monarchial depotism while retaining absolute power over wives. was the wife of John Adams. | ||
| well educated daughter of wealthy massachusetts merchant. Wrote "On Equality of the Sexes". She argued men and woman had an equal capacity for memory and women had a superior imagination. She concluded that most women were inferior to men in judgement and reasoning, but only bc they had not been trained. | ||
| 1817- est. by people worried of the impact of slavery and race on society. They argued slavery had to end, and americans had to send black slaves back to Africa. Was a failure of a plan. Few planters freed their slaves, some blacks didn't want to leave even. America even bought land in africa, liberia, to place the slaves. Only six thousand slaves were transported. West coast of africa. | ||
| promoted by henry clay. Argued it was an integral part of national economic development similar to the commonwealth system policies pursued by | ||
| basically the federalist party reappeared after the fall after the battle of new orleans ordeal. Created to oppose andrew jackson policies, and king like conduct. Got name from the pre revolutionary and british parties that opposed the arbitrary acts fo the pres. Lead by calhoun and clay. Goal was a world dominated by men of wealth and ability. Elite chosen by talent, not birth. Celebrating the enterprising individual. Capitalist society based. | ||
| was the leading voice in trancedentalism in america in the mid 19th century. Influenced by romanticism in europe. He wanted to capture the passionate aspects of the human spirit and so gain a deeper insight to the mysteries of existence. He celebrated those who rejected traditional constraints, but retained self and civic responsibility. He remade American literature. He wrote the "The American Scholar." This argues to celebrate democracy and individual freedom and to find inspiration in ordinary human experiences. | ||
| new England intellectual during the time of emerson. He became depressed by his brothers death, he turned away from society and turned to nature for inspiration. He built a cabin at the edge of walden pond near concord massachussetts. He lived there alone for two, and wrote the book, "Walden, or a Life in the Woods." He advocated social nonconformity and civil disobedience against unjust laws. | ||
| downside of jackson's presidency. Est. in 1830. Forced the Indians to go across the river from Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Georgia to Oklahoma. The Cherokee fight this in ct and win- Werckeaster vs. Georgia. The supreme ct favors Indians, but have no enforcemenet power so nothing happens. Southerners happy bc wanted the land. | ||
| hired by Mexican people to bring as many American settlers to the large Mexican territory. They would get lg amounts of land for reward. The prolblem was most ppl coming over were southerners with slaves, and slavery was outlawed in the Mexican constitution. The most famous ones were Stephen and moses Austin. | ||
| Coercive/ Intolerable Act that closed port of Boston until tea paid back; | ||
| Coercive/ Intolerable Act that stated that perpetrators would be sent to England to be tried; | ||
| Coercive/ Intolerable Act (imposed on Massachusetts) that forced civilians to quarter soldiers | ||
| Coercive/ Intolerable Act that dismissed civil government and placed military government | ||
| Liberty and Union, one and inseperable now and forever | ||
| Our federal Union, it must be preserved | ||
| the Union, next to our liberty, the most dear | ||
| DeWit Clinton | ||
| French general in Haiti rebellan | ||
| walen or a life in the woods | ||
| San Jacinto | ||
| Creator of New Jersey Plan | ||
| " The Colonist Must Submit or Triumph" | ||
| The American Scholar | ||
| Federalist papers Writers | ||
| Virginia Plan Leaders | ||
| Leader at battle of goliad |
