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Flashcards by Samson Gelfand 1010, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Battle of New Orleans | fought between December 1814-January 1815, and was the final major battle of the War of 1812. Between British & US; prevented an invading British Army from seizing New Orleans |
| Andrew Jackson | Major General of the American combatants Achievements: -7th president of the US -War of 1812- Battle of New Orleans -elected again for president -gained Florida from Spain |
| What is the Importance of the Battle of New Orleans? | -It was the last battle of the War of 1812 -gave the US national pride |
| Era of Good Feeling | a period of time were the US citizens were happy and a sense of national pride was passed along the states |
| American System | Clay, a Republican, proposed a nationalist program to help the nations growth. The system aimed to help the economy in every section of the country & increase the power of the federal govt. Clay said: higher tariffs, a new Bank of the United States, and helpful improvements like the building of roads, bridges, and canals. |
| Tariff of 1816 | this tariff was designed to protect American manufacturers from foreign competition by placing high taxes on imports. |
| sectionalism | a rivalry based on the interests of different areas. These soon brought an end to the Era of Good Feelings. |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | -Maryland could not tax the local office of the Bank of the US. -it was the property of the national govt. -Court said, it would give states too much power over the national government. |
| Gibbons v. Ogden | In 1824: -Court again ruled in favor of federal government power -New York granted a monopoly to a steamship operator running ships between New York-New Jersey. New York's law-no other operator could run steamboats on same path -The Supreme Court said-only Congress had the power to make laws controlling interstate commerce |
| James Monroe | -fifth President of the US -last president who was a Founding Father -last president from the Virginia dynasty & the Republican Generation. |
| Election of 1816 | -3 states vote for King (feds) -Monroe landslides King -Feds die out |
| Election of 1820 | -Monroe landslides John Quincy Adams -MD votes for Adams, only ones -US have more states- MO, IL, IN, LA, ME |
| Missouri Compromise | -Suggested by Clay b/c he was fearing a split in the union -The compromise drew a line west from the southern boundary of Missouri, the compromise blocked slavery north of the line but permitted it south of the line -promised a temporary solution to sectional conflict. |
| Adams-Onis Treaty | -Spain gave up control of all ownership to both East and West Florida. -NAs also gave up claims to Oregon -Spanish- control of Texas |
| Monroe Doctrine | In 1822: -4 European nations—Fr., Aus. , Rus. ,& Prus -discussed a plan to help Spain regain the land it had recently given to the US -Served as a clear warning to European nations to keep out of the Americas. |
| Henry Clay | -Republican -American lawyer -politician, -skilled orator -represented Kentucky As a war hawk , he favored war with Br. and played a significant role in leading the nation to war in the War of 1812 |
| Sectional Tariff of 1824 | a protective tariff in the US -designed to protect American industry from cheaper British commodities, especially iron products, wool and cotton textiles, and agricultural goods. |
| John C. Calhoun | -leading American politician -political theorist-19th century -from South Carolina -began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer -proponent of a strong national govt. a&protective tariffs |
| Eli Whitney | -inventor- invented the cotton gin -this was one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution and shaped the economy of the Antebellum South |
| Cotten Gin | cotton gin was invented in the United States in 1793 by Eli Whitney. Whitney applied for a patent on October 28, 1793; the patent was granted on March 14, 1794, but was not validated until 1807. |
| Free State | No SLAVES. Northeast spread- the west |
| Slave States | SLAVES. Southern states |
| 1820 v. 1816 election | -different candidates -1820: Monroe v. Quincy Adams -1816: Monroe v. King -Feds were dying out |
| Marshall Court destroys the EOGF | Marshall Court destroys the EOGF b/c he sided w/ the govt. not the people |
| Conflicts within the country (1812-1824) | -split in the union- Missouri Compromise -4 European nations discussed a plan to force the US to give back the land that Spain gave them-Monroe Doctrine |
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