AP US Period 4 Flashcards

8160904950	Louisiana Purchase	Doubled the size of the US; bought by Thomas Jefferson from the French	0
8160907202	Lewis and Clark	Two men that explored the new western lands	1
8160911576	Judicial Review	review of the Judicial branch of constitutionality of a law	2
8160920978	Barbary Pirates	people that operated out of North Africa; caused problems on the seas during Jefferson's presidency	3
8160931224	Impressment	British practice of forcing American soldiers into British service	4
8160937914	Embargo Act of 1807	Act signed by Thomas Jefferson that prohibited all ships from trading in foreign ports	5
8160951764	War Hawks	Those wanting to fight during War of 1812	6
8160959495	Era of Good Feelings	time during James Monroe's presidency where he country was at peace and prosperious	7
8160970471	Sectionalism	loyalty to your own region	8
8160975622	Nationalism	loyalty to your own nation	9
8160980343	Missouri Compromise	Established 36 30 line; Maine came in as free state while Missouri came in as slave state	10
8160986034	Monroe Doctrine	Western Hemisphere was off limits to European colonization	11
8160989445	Erie Canal	waterway connecting Atlantic to Great Lakes	12
8160992083	Factory System	System of manufacturing instead of agricultural growth for economy	13
8161002579	Market Revolution	Industrial revolution in the US	14
8161004772	Urbanization	growth of cities	15
8161009006	Common Man	Average man in US	16
8161012070	"Corrupt Bargain"	House of Reps chose JQ Adams for presidency	17
8161018674	Spoils System	Hiring loyalists and friends	18
8161021126	Indian Removal Act	Signed by A. Jackson; cast Native Americans off their lands	19
8161027486	Nullification Crisis	SC thought tariffs were too high; declared them null and void; threatened secession	20
8161035274	Second Great Awakening	Religious Movement to remedy the evils of society	21
8161049743	Utopian Communities	"Perfect" communities	22
8161064494	War of 1812	War between US and Great Britain caused by British impressment of US soldeirs	23
8161090032	Steamboats	boats that could easily paddle upstream; vital to new transportation system	24
8161093149	Telegraph	Used electric signals to transmit a message via a wire; used Morse Code	25
8161099887	Railroads	Connected Western frontier to other cities around US; used trains	26
8161104214	Adams-Onis Treaty	Remainder of Florida sold by Spain to US; boundary of Mexico defined	27
8161113925	Transcedentalism	philosophical and literary movement of the 1800s; emphasized living a simple life while celebrating the truth in nature	28
8161120297	McCormick Reaper	horse-drawn machine that increased amount of wheat a farmer could harvest	29
8161126623	McCulloch v. Maryland	Supreme Court rules that federal law is stronger than state law	30
8161132611	Marbury v. Madison	Establishes right to Judicial Review	31
8161135504	Whigs	Party that emerged that largely represented many interests of the old Federalist party; Andrew Jackson	32
8161141088	Force Bill	Authorized president to send troops to states to enforce federal laws	33
8161144672	Trail of Tears	800 mile forced march made by the Cherokee from Georgia to Indian Territory	34
8161149576	Cherokee Nation v. Georgia	Supreme Court said Indians were not foreign nations; they fall under US federal control	35
8161156062	Worcester v. Georgia	Supreme Court said Cherokee Indians were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty-ignored by Jackson	36
8161168195	Bank War	Battle between Jackson and Clay over renewal of US Bank	37
8161177427	Temperance Movement	social reform effort begun in the mid 1800s to encourage people to drink less alcohol	38
8279229386	John Marshall	Supreme Court Chief Justice from 1801-1836	39
8279236918	Declaration of Sentiments	Document written explaining why women should have the right to vote	40
8279240312	Suffrage	Right to vote	41
8279246456	Seneca Falls Convention	Original meeting of many women suffragists; where the Declaration of Sentiments was written	42