Chapter 12: The Second War For Independence & The Upsurge Of Nationalism: 1812-1824 Flashcards
Oliver Hazard Perry
- American naval officer
- built a fleet on shores of Erie
- captured British fleet, his slogan was “We have met the enemy and they are ours”
War of 1812
- also known as Mr. Madison’s war
- turned to in order to restore confidence in republican experiment
- US declared war on Britain
Thomas Macdonough
- American commander of battle fought near Plattsburgh on September 11th, 1814
- forced British navy to retreat
- saved upper New York from conquest, New England from further disaffection, the Union from dissolution
- affected negotiations of Anglo-American peace treaty in Europe
Francis Scott Key
- watched bombardment from British ship in war of 1812
* inspired to write “The Star Spangled Banner”
Andrew Jackson
- in command of American troupes in New Orleans
- whipped British in battle of New Orleans
- loved so much by Americans that he was made President
Battle of New Orleans
- January 8, 1815
- Americans were led by Andrew Jackson
- total victory for America, in 30 minutes 2000 British were killed or wounded
- restored American honor
Treaty of Ghent
- Christmas eve,1814
- both sides agreed to stop fighting
- everything pretty much returned to normal concerning borders
John Quincy Adams
- son of John Adams
- 1/5 men for the treaty of Ghent
- disapproved of Henry Clay
Henry Clay
- deplored by John Quincy Adams
* created 3 components of the “American System”
Blue Light Federalists
*New Englanders who supposedly flashed lanterns on the shore so the British knew when American ships attempted to escape
Washington Irving
- along with James Fenimore Cooper
* one of the nations first writers of importance to use American scenes and themes
James Fenimore Cooper
- along with Washington Irving
* one of the nations first writers of importance to use American scenes and themes
Stephen Decatur
- naval hero of the War of 1812 and Barbary Coast expeditions
- made famous toast: “Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong!”
Tariff of 1816
- first tariff in American History for protection, not revenue
- eastern manufacturing companies flourished
- one of three components for Henry Clay’s plan
The American System
- created by Henry Clay
- consisted of 3 main parts:
- a strong banking system
- a protective tariff to allow manufacturing to flourish
- network or roads and canals for trading
Erie Canal
*canal on lake Erie completed by New York in 1825
James Monroe
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Virginia Dynasty
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Era of Good Feeling
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Wildcat Banks
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Panic of 1819
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Tall,adage Amendment
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Peculiar Institution
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Missouri Compromise
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“Fireball in the Night”
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Old Northwest
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Butternuts
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Yankees
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John Marshall
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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Loose Construction
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Cohens v. Virginia
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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Fletcher v. Peck
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Dartmouth College v. Woodward
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Daniel Webster
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John Quincy Adams
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Treaty of 1818
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Andrew Jackson
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Adams-Onis Treat of 1819
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George Canning
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Monroe Doctrine
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