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03/03/2005

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Term
Alien Sedition Acts [1798]
Definition
Prohibited people from saying or publishing negative things against the government.
Term
Little Turtle
Definition
Leader of Indian Confederacy,
defeated at Battle of Fallen Timbers,
Miami Tribe
Term
Tehcumseh
Definition
Leader of Red Stick Confederacy,
brother was The Prophet,
Shawnee Tribe
Term
Election of 1800
Definition
John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson,
was a tie, House of Representitives chose Jefferson as P / Burr as VP,
lead to 12th Amendment,
President/V.President voted seperatly
Term
Marbury v Madison
Definition
Marbury was suppose to be new Circuit Court Judge, since Adams lost, it was not sent
Marbury sues Jefferson
Marbury deserved commision
Fedral Judiciary Act = Unconstitutional
Supreme Court can decide law UnCon.
Term
Jefferson
Definition
House Of Representitives resolved tie
HoR voted 36 times before tie was broken
Aaron Burr became Vice President
12th Amendment was formed after election
Stated that P/VP will be voted seperate
First president to live entire term in WH
Burr was trialed for treason
Term
Barbary Pirates [1804]
Definition
States were:
-Morocco
-Algiers
-Tunis
-Tripoli
[All in North Africa]
Took ships and asked for ransom
Took Philadelphia, a US ship
Secret attack on Tipoli harbor lead to treaty
Treaty claimed no more taking ships or ransoms
Term
Frigates / Clippers
Definition
Frigates were effective because:
-Faster
-Easy Handling
-Young skilled captains
-New accurate cannons
1797 = USS United States
1797 = USS Constellation
1797 = USS Constitution [Ironsides]
1799 = USS Cheaspeake
1799 = USS Congress
1800 = USS President
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Clippers
-Sleeker
-Shallower hulls
-Very Fast
Term
Why go to war in 1812
Definition
British gave Indians rifles
British used impressment on American sailors
Term
Louisiana Purchase
Definition
Feared France would take Mississippi river to stop trade
Offered $2,000,000 for the port
Napoleon sold Louisiana for $15,000,000
Term
[Dates] 1776
Definition
Thirteen Original Colonies
Term
[Dates] 1783
Definition
Treaty of Paris
Term
[Dates] 1803
Definition
Louisiana Territory
Term
[Dates] 1810, 1813, 1819
Definition
Florida Cession
Term
[Dates] 1818, 1842
Definition
English Cession
Term
[Dates] 1845
Definition
Texas Annexation
Term
[Dates] 1846
Definition
Oregon Territory
Term
[Dates] 1848
Definition
Mexican Cession
Term
[Dates] 1853
Definition
Gadsen Purchase
Term
[Dates] 1867
Definition
Alaska Purchase
Term
[Dates] 1894
Definition
Hawaiian Annexation
Term
Manifest Destiny
Definition
Clear Future going Westward
Term
Era of Good Feelings [1815-1825]
Definition
Tariff of 1816
Bank of United States Recharted
Military Expansion
Term
[LA Policy] Hidalgo
Definition
Mexico
Term
[LA Policy] Morelos
Definition
Mexico
Term
[LA Policy] Bolivar
Definition
Venezuela/Colombia
Term
[LA Policy] San Martin
Definition
Argentina/Chile
Term
[LA Policy] O'Higgins
Definition
Chile
Term
[LA Policy] Sucre
Definition
Peru/Equador
Term
Monroe Doctrine
Definition
Declared US/England will not attack US/England colonies
Stopped England from building colonies in US
Term
Samuel Slater
Definition
Industrial Spy
Stole british machine blueprints and brought to America
Term
Eli Whitney
Definition
Created Cotton Gin
Created Interchangeable parts
Term
Robert Fulton
Definition
Made Clermont, successful steamboat
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