Period 4 Flashcards
Mardbury vs. Madison 1803
Established the principle of judicial review in the United States
Federal courts had the power to overturn an act of Congress on the ground that it violated the U.S. Constitution
Louisiana Purchase 1803
The Louisiana territory was sold by France to the US for $15 million
Secured American control of the Mississippi river.
Aboltion of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade 1807
No more new enslaved people from Africa.
Plantation owners start breeding new enslaved people.
Second Great Awakening
A religious revival in an effort to restore a simpler form of Christianity.
Hamilton shot by Burr 1804
Burr becomes politcal outcast after duel because Hamilton accused Burr of treason.
Haitian Indpendence 1804
Haitian Revolution leads to more slave revolts because of success.
Mexican Independence 1821
Mexico was able to successfully claim independence from Spain
2nd Party System (Whigs and Democrats)
The Whigs promoted protective tariffs, federal funding for internal improvements, and other measures that strengthened the central government.
Democratic-Republican party favored rural, agricultural interests, strong states’ rights, and strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.
Missouri “Compromise”1820
North of 36 30’ line were free states
South were slave States
Created balance in senate
Erie Canal 1821
The Erie Canal was built between Albany and Buffalo, New York, to create easy transportation between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River.
War of 1812
American outrage over the impressment of American sailors by the British, the British seizure of American ships.
British aid the Indians attacking the Americans on the western border.
Henry Clay’s American System
A national economic plan
a tariff to protect and promote American industry
a national bank to foster commerce
federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other “internal improvements” to develop profitable markets for agriculture.
Sojurner Truth b. 1797
an enslaved women who escaped in 1827
“Ain’t I a Woman” speech
Frederick Douglass b.1818
Abolitionist
Convinced Lincoln to allow Black people in military
Monroe Doctrine 1823
Asserted the principle that the Western Hemisphere was closed to further European colonization
