Semester 2 Flashcards
George Washington
1st pres. Never lived in the White House
Pierre L’enfant
Designed Washington, D.C. And was buried overlooking it in Arlington
Benjamin Banneker
African American assistant to Pierre, memorized the design and constructed dc.
John Adams
2nd pres, XYZ affair,alien sedition acts
Marbury vs. Madison
First time the Judicial review was used to determine the constitutionality of a government action
Louisiana purchase
USA purchased Louisiana from Spain for $15million…the country doubled in size
Lewis and Clark
Explored the northern part of territory to find an all water route to the Pacific Ocean, they leave up the Missouri River on May 14, 1804
Sacajawea
Became a guide to Lewis and Clark at age 16, John Baptiste was her son
Thomas Jefferson
3rd pres, lassiez faire
Lassiez-faire
Let the people do as they choose
James Madison
4th pres, Father of the constitution
Francis Scott Key
Wrote the Star-Spangled Banner
Missouri Comprimise
Maine is free state, Missouri is a slave state
James Monroe
5th pres, “era of good feelings”
John Quincey Adams
6th pres, the corrupt bargain
Andrew Jackson
7th pres, “president of the people”
Tariff
A fee paid by merchants who imported goods
Trail of Tears
Trail from southeast to Oklahoma, Cherokee are forced to move, 4,000 die
Martin Van Buren
8th pres, panic of 1837 ruins his presidency
William Henry Harrison
9th pres, died of pneumonia, gave a 1 1/2 hour speech at inauguration
John Tyler
10th pres, 1st vice pres to take over, signs the Annexation of Texas
Abolitionist
Do away with slavery
Fredrick Douglass
Born a slave, educated, escaped, wrote the North Star
Slave codes
Written to prevent slave rebellion
Immigration 1820-60
Largest group was Irish because of potato famine…2nd largest was Germany
Temperance movement
Reformers who blamed alcohol for family problems, called for little of no alcohol