Ch. 8 & 9 Flashcards
Shays rebellion
led conservative nationalists to insist on a stronger central government
“Father of the Constitution”
James Madison
Delegates who met in Philadelphia in 1787
belonged to a social elite that distrusted democracy
The Great Compromise DIDNT include
an immediate end to the slave trade
The Bill of Rights primarily protects
the individual from the government and the majority
Hamilton’s fiscal program demonstrated
the constitution needed modifications to enable the government to carry out the enumerated powers in it
Washington’s cabinet all agreed the US should remain neutral in the war between France and Britain because
the United States could trade with both sides and reap huge profits
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were protests against
alien and sedition acts
Hamilton and Jefferson were in closest agreement on
locating the national capital in the south
The election of 1800
marked a peaceful transfer from one party to the other
Was NOT and American artist in the late 18th century
Thomas Gainsborough
“flower of American shipbuilding”
clipper ship
Importance of Jefferson’s inauguration
marked the peaceful change of power from one political party to another
Expansionism DIDNT involve
stable communities and a strong sense of public good
Marbury v. Madison
established the principle of judicial review
Jefferson explained buying the Louisiana territory by arguing
the land would ensure liberty and the existence of the republic
The US DIDNT argue that its neutral rights were being violated by
boycotts of American products and ships
Embargo Act
an extreme effort that hurt the Americans more than the Europeans
The Battle of Tippecanoe
made William Henry Harrison a hero to white Americans
One of the greatest contributions of the Federalist Party
strengthening of the central government
The War Hawks DIDNT want to
take Texas
Treaty of Ghent
settled almost none of the outstanding issues
The four major routes west
kept the regional cultures largely separated and distinct
Monroe’s adoption of the American System showed
both parties had accepted the idea that the government should promote economic growth