APUSH American Pageant 13th Edition: Chapter 12 Flashcards
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| 5884654472 | War of 1812 | One of America's worst fought wars. Nation was divided and failed invasion of Canada. | 0 | |
| 5884654473 | Oliver Hazard Perry | Led Americans to capture British fleet in war, which gave troops more hope. | 1 | |
| 5884654474 | Burning Washington D.C. | In August 1814, British troops land in Chesapeake Bay area and burn Washington D.C. | 2 | |
| 5884654475 | Treaty of Ghent | Signed on December 24, 1814. Both sides stop fighting, thus, they both win the War of 1812. Canadians get nothing, not even an Indian buffer zone. | 3 | |
| 5884654476 | Francis Scott Key | Wrote "The Star Spangled Banner." | 4 | |
| 5884654477 | Battle of New Orleans | Andrew Jackson led 7,000 people to defeat 8,000 overconfident British troops that had launched an attack. | 5 | |
| 5884654478 | Hartford Convention | Federalists secretly meet on December 15, 1814. They talk about secession but must wanted financial assistance from Washington to compensate for lost trade. Federalist Party is put to an end. | 6 | |
| 5884654479 | War of 1812 results | Increase in nationalism: proved Americans could stand up for what they felt was right. Manufacturing prospered during British blockade. | 7 | |
| 5884654480 | The Rush-Bagot Treaty | World's longest unfortified boundary (5,527 mi) between U.S. and Britain. | 8 | |
| 5884654481 | "The American System" | Established by Henry Clay in 1824. National Republicans adopt Federalist ideas. A strong banking system, strong protective tariff, network of roads and canals. Creating transportation became states problem since Madison claimed it was unconstitutional and out of federal government's hands. Vetoed by Madison and Monroe. | 9 | |
| 5884654482 | Tariff of 1816 | Due to British selling goods at cheap prices, it hurt America financially and created the tariff for protection. Put a 20-25% tariff on dutiable imports. Designed to help American Industry/Manufacturing. | 10 | |
| 5884654483 | Era of Good Feelings | James Monroe defeated Federalist opponent. Sectional tension begun; South claimed tariff benefited North and made South have to pay higher taxes. Called Era of Good Feelings because Federalists go away. | 11 | |
| 5884654484 | The Panic of 1819 | The first economic panic: deflation, depression, bankruptcies, bank failures, unemployment, soup kitchens, and over crowded debtors' prisons. Caused by over-speculation in land prices, Bank of the United States fell heavily in debt(West hit hard). | 12 | |
| 5884654485 | The Land Act of 1820 | Authorized a buyer to purchase 80 acres of land at a minimum of $1.25 an acre in cash. | 13 | |
| 5884654486 | The Cumberland Road | From western Maryland to Illinois. | 14 | |
| 5884654487 | The Tallmadge Amendment | Prohibited slaves to enter Missouri and children of slaves will be freed at 25. Southerners felt a threat, believed Northerners may try to put an end to slavery in slave states. | 15 | |
| 5884654488 | Missouri Compromise of 1820 | Missouri admitted as slave state while Maine(separates from Massachusetts) admitted as free state; 12 slave states to 12 free states. Maintains sectional balance. | 16 | |
| 5884654489 | McCulloch vs. Maryland (1819) | Maryland attempts to get rid of the Bank of the United States by taxing it, but court declares a state could not tax a federal agency. BUS is ruled constitutional. | 17 | |
| 5884654490 | Cohens vs. Virginia (1821) | Federal government wins. The Cohens found guilty of illegally selling lottery tickets and lost Supreme Court case. Ruled Supreme Court had right to review the decisions of the state supreme courts in all questions involving powers of federal government. | 18 | |
| 5884654491 | Gibbons vs. Ogden (1824) | NY attempts to grant a monopoly of waterborne commerce. Ruled only federal government(Congress) could regulate interstate trade. | 19 | |
| 5884654492 | The Treaty of 1818 | Boundary of Louisiana purchase at 49 degrees parallel and 10-year joint occupation of Oregon Territory with Britain. | 20 | |
| 5884654493 | The Florida Purchase Treaty of 1819 (Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819) | Spain ceded Florida to US in exchange for Texas. US pain $5 million. | 21 | |
| 5884654494 | Causes of Monroe Doctrine | US feared Europe would attempt to recolonize w hemisphere territory. England wants to keep Europe out of w hemisphere. | 22 | |
| 5884654495 | Monroe Doctrine (1823) | Warns Europe to stay out of western hemisphere. US agrees to avoid European affairs. No immediate impact. Europeans angered but no actions taken because Britain's navy would stop them. | 23 | |
| 5884654496 | Russo-American Treaty of 1824 | Russian tsar fixed the southern boundary of his Alaskan territory. | 24 |