AP US History: American Pageant Chapter 11 Flashcards

7596036611	war hawks	Southerners and Westerners who were eager for war with Britain. They had a strong sense of nationalism. Westerners also wanted war with Indian Tribes	0
7596036612	impressment	British practice of taking American sailors and forcing them into military service. (also done by France)	1
7596036613	Macon's Bill No. 2	While Madison was president, it opened trade with britain and france, said if either nation repealed its restrictions on neutral shipping the US would halt trade with the other, didn't work	2
7596036614	Aaron Burr	Vice President to Thomas Jefferson for one term. Dueled with Alexander Hamilton, resulting in Hamilton's death. Known for his trial and acquittal on charges of treason.	3
7596036615	Tenskwatawa (the Prophet)	A Shawnee Indian leader who with his borther (Tecumseh) brought together many tribes to go against the colonists. Killed by Harrison at Tippecanoe	4
7596036616	Tecumseh	Chief of the Shawnee who with his brother (the Prophet, Tenskwatawa) tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement. Killed by Harrison at Thames.	5
7596036617	William Clark and Meriwether Lewis	American explorers who led an expedition through the Northern portions of the Louisiana Purchase	6
7596036618	Henry Clay	Senator from Kentucky. War hawk for the War of 1812, Speaker of the House of Representatives, 34 years old	7
7596036619	Napolean Bonaparte	Ruler of France, sold Louisisana to the Americans after reciving it from the Spanish	8
7596036620	Zebulon Pike	explored the southern portion of the Louisiana Territory. He saw the Rocky Mountains. The Highest peak is named after him.	9
7596036621	John Marshall	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Federalist. Presided over cases such as Marbury V. Madison; judicial review	10
7596036622	Thomas Jefferson	3rd President; leader of Democratic-Republicans; created republicanism; 1st President to take office in Washington D.C.	11
7596036623	William Marbury	named a justice of the peace for the District of Columbia; sued Madison when he learned that his commission was being shelved by Madison (Secretary of State)	12
7596036624	James Madison	4th President; Secretary of State; lead nation through War of 1812	13
7596036625	Toussaint L'Ouverture	Leader of ex-slaves in the rebellion in Haiti against French	14
7596036626	John Adams	Former Vice President and President. Ironically Known as "the Father of the American Navy." He split with Hamiltonian federalists over the issue of the war with France.	15
7596036627	Judiciary Act of 1801	passed by Federalist congress; created 16 new federal judgeships and other judicial positions	16
7596036628	Orders in Council	British act that closed European ports under French control to foreign shipping, unless the vessels 1st stopped at a British port. Authorized impressment.	17
7596036629	Revolution of 1800	Jefferson's election changed the direction of the government from Federalist to Democratic- Republican, so it was called a "revolution." It was a peaceful transfer of political power.	18
7596036630	Midnight Judges	a nickname given to group of judicial branch officials that was appointed by John Adams the night before he left office. He appointed them to go to the federal courts to have a long term federalist influence.	19
7596036631	Chesapeake incident	1807 - Named after the The American ship that refused to allow the British on the Leopard to board to look for deserters. In response, the Leopard fired on the it.	20
7596036632	Marbury v. Madison	This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review	21
7596036633	Embargo Act	Act that forbade the export of goods from the U.S. in order to hurt the economies of the warring nations of France and Britain. The act slowed the economy of New England and the south. The act was seen as one of many precursors to war.	22
7596036634	Louisiana Purchase	1803, the U.S. spends $15 million to buy a large amount of land from the west of the Mississippi from France; doubled the size of the United States	23
7596036635	Non-Intercourse Act	After the Embargo act was repealed, it allowed Americans to carry on trade with all nations except Britian and France.	24
7596036636	Mosquito Fleet	It is the term used to describe the United States Navy's fleet of small gunboats, leading up to and during the War of 1812. Used with success against barbary pirates.	25
7596036637	Barbary Pirates	Looted US ships and indirectly declared war. Jefferson sent the navy to stop them. Mosquito fleet was used with much success here.	26
7596036638	Sacajawea	Shoshoni woman who helped Lewis and Clark in their expodition	27
7596036639	William Henry Harrison	Governor of Indiana Territory who defeated Tecumseh and the Prophet (Tenskwatawa)	28
7596036640	Battle of the Thames	Led by William Henry Harrison, Tecumseh is killed, Indian confederacy dream perished	29
7596036641	War of 1812	America entered for freedom of the seas and against (British) Indian issues	30
7596036642	Battle of Tippecanoe	Led by William Henry Harrison, the Prophet is killed. Harrison is celebrated as a hero.	31
7596036643	Sally Hemmings	Slave of Thomas Jefferson's who federalists said that he had children with.	32
7596036644	Battle of Horseshoe Bend	Andrew Jackson crushed the Creek Indians on March 27, 1814, effectively breaking the Indian rebellion and leaving the entire area east of the Mississippi open for safe settlement	33
7596036645	Andrew Jackson	Military leader in charge of crushing the creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.	34