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Why was the election of 1800 called a revolution

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First peaceful shift in political power based on election of votes

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In 1800, who actually chose Jefferson as the president

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The house

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What was immediately repealed as a result of Jefferson taking office

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Excise tax he let alien and sedition run out of their time slot

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What did Jefferson and his followers feel was an attempt by Adams to entrench itself in government

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Appointment of the midnight judges

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Which Chief Justice carried out hamiltons ideas regarding fed gov

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John Marshall

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What act did Marshall declare unconstitutional in order to establish judicial review for the Supreme Court

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Judiciary act of 1789

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Why did Jefferson distrust large standing armies

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Thoughttheyhadthepowertooverthrowthegovernment, (i. e. napoleon d

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What was Jeffersons first major foreign policy decision

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Send navy to the Mediterranean

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Why did nepoleon decide to sell Louisiana territory

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LossesinSantoDomingo, wantedforustohaveitinsteadofBritain, doesn’twantustoallywithBritain, hadotherthingstolikeconquering

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Why was Jefferson stricken about his purchase of Louisiana

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Went against strict construction

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What did the Louis and clark expedition yield? What did it prove the viability of

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) OpenedupWesternLands, ItprovedthattheUSwasabletoexpanditsterritory? (Iput1) exploredthroughandgainedscientificobservation, accuratemaps, adventurestories, pacificrewards, andclaimsinOregon???) 1

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What was the British policy of impressment like

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They forced enlistment

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What did the Chesapeake incident involve

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Impressment

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How did Jefferson deal with the French and British violations of American neutrality

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Embargo act 1807

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What did Jeffersons economic policy actually stimulate here

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Manufacturing, New England became devastated, forced to self-make item

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Macon’s bill

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hoever, eitherfranceorBritainrecognizedusasacountryfirst, wewouldstartuptradeagain, permittedtradewithallnations, butpromisedofeitherBritainorFrancelifteditscommercialrestrictionsontheUnitedStateswouldstop trading with the other

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Major foreign policy mistake by Madison

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Accepted napoleons word without documentation

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Identify the reasons used by the war hawks in their demands for war against Great Britain

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claimlandterritory, money, and(IputgetridofnativeAmericansresistance, defendourrights, regain territory)

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Battle of Thames

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9) BattleofThames: wasadecisiveUnitedStatesvictoryintheWarof1812againstGreatBritain. ItbroughtthedeathofTecumseh

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Battle of tippecanoe

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) BattleofTippecanoe: betweenUnitedStatesforcesledbyGovernorWilliamHenryHarrisonoftheIndianaTerritoryandNativeAmericanwarriorsassociatedwiththeShawneeleaderTecumseh

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Identify the American army on the eve of the war of 1812

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Unprepared

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We’re we militarily prepared for this war

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No

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The campaign against Canada split up forces was this a good strategy

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No it failed

23
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Which battle save the us from an all out invasion by Britain

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Plattsburgh

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Fort mchenry

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FortMcHenry: successfullydefendedBaltimoreHarborfromanattackbytheBritishnavyinChesapeakeBay, starspangledbanner, FrancisScottKey

25
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Most devastating defeat of British happened here

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Battle of horseshoe bend

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This battle increased American _____________ and _____________

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Nationalism and self confidence

27
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Major resolution adopted at the Hartford convention

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2/3 votes needed for declaration of war, addition of new state, embargo

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Major outcome for the Federalist Party as a result of the Hartford convention

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Caused its death

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Major outcome of the war of 1812

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No one

30
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Rush-bagot agreement

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RushBagotAgreement: wasatreatybetweentheUnitedStatesandBritainlimitingnavalarmamentsontheGreatLakesandLakeChamplain, followingtheWarof1812

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Nationally recognized authors of the 1820s

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Washington Irving and James denim ore cooper

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What did British manufacturing begin doing after the war of 1812

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Dumped goods in America with extremely low prices

33
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Tariff of 1816

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Tariffof1816: thefirsttariffpassedbyCongresswithanexplicitfunctionofprotectingU. S. manufactureditemsfromforeigncompetition

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Why was New England concerned with the American system

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didn’tgainanythingfromit, drawingtheworkerswest, HenryClaymadeit

35
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Era of good feelings

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EraofGoodFeelings: markedaperiodinthepoliticalhistoryoftheUnitedStatesthatreflectedasenseofnationalpurposeandadesireforunityamongAmericansintheaftermathoftheNapoleonicWars

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Which party established a one party rule with the demise of the Federalist Party

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Democratic republicans

37
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What did he panic of 1819 result in

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Bankruptcy foreclosure,etc.

38
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What was one major reason for the panic of 1819

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Over speculation of western land claims

39
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What are some of the reasons that led to the western land boom

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Cheap land

40
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Identify one of the major demands made by the west in order to help it prosper

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The availability of credit

41
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How did the south feel about the house passing the tallmadge amendment

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They were against it, called for the gradual end of slavery in Missouri

42
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Missouri compromise

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) MissouriCompromise: in1820betweentheproslaveryandantislaveryfactionsintheUnitedStatesCongress, involvingprimarilytheregulationofslaveryinthewesternterritories. ItprohibitedslaveryintheformerLouisianaTerritorynorthoftheparallel36°30′ northexceptwithintheboundariesoftheproposedstateofMissouri

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Which Chief Justice favored “loose construction”? He increased the fed gov at the expense of the states

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John Marshall

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“The power to tax involves the power to destroy” is a quote by Marshall in deciding which court case

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McCulloch vs Maryland

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Why did people move into the old northwest

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The soil in the east and over speculation

46
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What were settlers who moved into the old northwest from the south called

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Butternut

47
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Which ruling by john Marshall upheld a defense of property rights against public pressure

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Fletcher vs peck

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Who was the most effective diplomat of the era of good feelings

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Andrew Jackson

49
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Treaty of 1818

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Treatyof1818: respectedfisheries, boundaryandtherestorationofslavesbetweentheUnitedStatesofAmericaandtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland3. Majorparts, jointoccupationwithBritainfor10years, 49thparallelisestablished, fishingboundariesbyCanada

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Whose military exploits were instrumental in the us gaining Florida from Spain

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Jackson

51
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Why did Spain sell Florida to the US

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We were going to take it anyway, they needed the money, and they couldn’t control it

52
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What did the settlers in the old northwest do once they moved there

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Distributed lands

53
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Why was Britain opposed to Spain’s reestablishing it authority in Latin America

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It gives Spain more power

54
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Monroe doctrine

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wasaUSforeignpolicyregardingLatinAmericancountriesintheearly19thcentury. ItstatedthatfurthereffortsbyEuropeannationstocolonizelandorinterferewithstatesinNorthorSouthAmericawouldbeviewedasactsofaggression

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Russo American treaty

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RussoAmericanTreaty: wewon’tinterfereinthe54’40

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