Chapters 11+12 Flashcards

Question

Valley of Democracy

Answer 1

Name given to Mississippi River Valley after the Louisiana Purchase

Answer 2

Had their horses stolen by Blackfoot Indians Lewis tried to get the horses back and almost got shot by Blackfoot indians

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Explorer after Lewis and Clark Found the Colorado Mountains

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Helped Aaron Burr try to overtake the Louisiana Territory Abandoned Burr when he found out that Jefferson knew of the plan

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He was tried and acquitted for treason since he only had intent to start the new colony, not proof (legal precedent) Burr fled to Europe and tried to convince Napoleon to attack the Americans with the British

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British naval victory over the French Showed that the British were dominant on the seas

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French land victory over the British Showed that the French were dominant on land

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Jefferson is re-elected by a landslide over his Federalist opponent after the success of the Louisiana Purchase

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British legislation that closed French ports to all foreign shipping The French did the same thing but to British ports This meant that America could not trade with Britain or France

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In 1807, the Royal Navy overtook an American naval ship The American commander refused to give up his men to impressment, so the British shot down the boat

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1807 Forbade the exports of all American goods Jefferson thought this would prevent the Americans from getting into a war with Britain and France and help weaken these two countries

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Seriously weakened New England's trade Weakened farmers ability to export goods Illicit trade blossomed in Canada Made the Federalist party stronger because people hated the embargo Did not seriously hurt Britain or France because they both had their own means of supporting themselves

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1809 Formally reopened trade with all the nations of the world, except for France and Britian

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Latin America had opened up trade to Europe so Britain and the French were not as reliant on America

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Since their man industry of shipping was greatly weakened, New Englanders were forced to industrialize

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Madison becomes President

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He could not dominate Congress like Jefferson could do Congress often controlled Madison

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Reopened trade with the entire world America hoped that the bill would make either Britain or France removed their restrictions. Then America would place an embargo on the other one

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Under Macon's Bill, the US gave British 3 months to repeal their Orders in Council and reopen the Atlantic to trade They did not. Madison was forced to place an embargo on the British

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Two Indians, "Prophets," that tried to promote inter-Indian collaboration and unity

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William Henry Harrison attacked Tecumseh's territory and destroyed the Shawnees Made the Indians have to make an alliance with the British to fight against the Americans

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War hawk representative Believed in war with Canada to wipe out the Indians

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Restore confidence in the American experiment Show people democracy was still alive and the Americans were still strong

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3 Prong invasion of Canada

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3 Prong invasion of Canada

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Fort of Michilimackinac

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Isaac Brock

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They had a strong navy The Constitution was a powerful boat

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Defeated the British by ship at Lake Erie Led the British into Harrison at the Battle of Thames

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When Napolean was defeated in 1814 so all the British attention was turned to the war in America

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British were Forced to bring supplies down through Lake Champlain Then Americans confronted them at Plattsburgh Macdonough led the Americans to victory British were forced to retreat

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Landed in the Chesapeake Bay at Baltimore (specifically Bladensburg) Invaders set fire to a lot of the buildings in the Capitol British hammers Fort McHenry but they could not capture it Francis Scot Keyes saw this and wrote the Star Spangled Banner

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Aimed at New Orleans Andrew Jackson whipped the Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend Then he fought the British off at the Battle of New Orleans He raised the spirit of the Americans

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Launched a naval blockade along America's coast

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Proposed mediation between the Americans and the British so he could keep the British as an ally against the French

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John Quincy Adams Henry Clay

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Not much. It was basically an armistice

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Treacherous New Englanders who flashed lanterns to warn the British of American ships breaking the blockade

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In the end it was very moderate

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Financial assistance from Washington to compensate for lost trade Constitutional amendment to require a 2/3 vote before an embargo, new state, or war

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Virginian had been president for all but four year's of the Republic's quarter century life

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They were abandoned by the British Forced to relinquish lots of their lands north of the Ohio River

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Between Britian and the United States Limited naval armament on the great lakes United States and Canada came to share a peaceful border

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Heightened sense of nationalism Lead to a spread of American culture (writers, textbooks, painters) Revived the Bank of the United States

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Naval hero of the war of 1812 Plunged the Barbary Coast in a nationalistic spirit

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British suppliers were dumping their surpluses onto the Americans at low prices, thus ruining American factories

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1. Protective tariffs 2. Strong banking system 3. Roads and canals built up

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Individual states were forced to come up with their own internal improvements Ex: New York built the Erie Canal

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1816 big win for the Republicans

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The age of the Founding Fathers The emergent age of nationalism

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Cemented his nationalism Inspected the military on the tour On the tour he was greeted by "good feelings"

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1. Conflict over slavery | 2. Sectionalism

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The West because the "wildcat" western banks were forced to foreclose The West saw the National Bank as the Devil

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9 new states were added to the Union

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European immigrants often had the "Ohio Fever" Also, people whose land was bad from overuse of tobacco fields

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Ran from western Maryland to Illinois Helped people settle out west

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The steamboat People could travel upstream

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Authorized a buyer to purchase 80 virgin acres at a minimum of $1.25

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The West's own banks that printed cheap money Fought with the national bank

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No more slaves in Missouri All slaves already born in Missouri are set free at 25 *Came before the Missouri compromise

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1. Missouri was a slave state 2. Maine was a free state 3. No slavery north of the 36º 30' parallel

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Monroe is elected to 2nd term He is so popular that he received every electoral vote except for one

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States could not tax federal institutions "The power to tax is the power to destroy"

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Marshall The Constitution had to be able to be continually applied and adapted for generations to come

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Cohens were found guilty of illegally selling lottery tickets in Virginia Asserted the right of the Supreme Court to review decisions of the state supreme courts

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Congress alone had the control of interstate commerce

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Georgia gave land to private speculators Established the idea that state laws can not impair with contracts The same idea was applied in Dartmouth College v. Woodward (the original charter must stand)

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Allowed charter companies to slip out of the confines of the government

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Americans were allowed to share the coveted Newfoundland fisheries with Canada Also fixed vague limits along modern day Minnesota and Oregon

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Jackson had secured a commission to fight off the Seminole Indians, but respect the Spanish Jackson swept across Florida and hung Indians and British Captured Spanish St. Marks and Pensacola forts

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Due to Jackson ravaging Florida, Spain ceded Florida Also got Spanish claims to Oregon America had to abandon Texas

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The monarchs joined together to try to fight off democracy Made Americans worry that they would try to attack them

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Russian bear had pushed down North America down to the line of 51º People were worried they would take the whole pacific coastline

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British foreign secretary Approached the United States to join the British in acquiring Latin American territory and warning other European countries to keep their hands off The British were scared that the Yankees would one day seize Spanish territories in the Americas John Quincy Adams was incredibly skeptical of this

Answer 75

1. Noncolinization 2. Nonintervention Showed that the Americans were taking control of the Western Hemisphere. The doctine did not actually accomplish much.