social studies Flashcards
judicial review
judicial branch decides if something is unconstitutional
expedition
A long voyage of exploration
continental divide
A ridge that separates river systems flowing toward opposite sides of a continent
impressment
The practice of forcing people into military service
embargo
A ban on trade
smuggling
The act of importing or exporting goods in violation of trade laws
confederation
An alliance of incident states or nations, usually with a shared military command
nationalism
A devotion to one’s nation and its interests.
war hawks
The members of congress from the south and the west who called for war with Britain prior to the war of 1812.
what did Jeff. do to reduce the size of the federal government
- cut federal budget and reduce debt
-promotes laissez-faire policies in economic affairs
-reduces size of army
-asks congress to remove whiskey tax
-Decreases the size of government departments
what did Jeff. do to reconcile party differences
-kept national bank
-continues to pay off state debt using federalist money
-Allows federalists to keep government jobs
what did Jeff. do abt the sedition act
realsed prisoners
-jefferson ordered fines refined
Why did US want Louisiana Purchase
-The largest port past miss. r
-Jefferson wanted to buy from french
-many ppl relied on this port to ship and receive goods- connected to the gulf of mexico -to the atlantic ocean
-Jefferson was worried because napoleon had tried to conquer europe
Napoleon wanted to grow food in LA and ship to france , but that did not happen because of haiti
-France agreed to sell LA to the us for 14 mill
The us had control of the mississippi r.
lewis and clark
Jefferson’s goal was to find a route direct to Pacific ocean
jeffferson wanted to build a relationship with the american indians because he wanted to increase trade with them
They brought many gifts for the American Indians, such as “peace medals” that were stamped with the US seal
Stayed with the Mandans during the first winter
The Mandans helped the explorers find food and hunt buffalo during the winter season
Acquired horses from the Shoshones
role of sacjaewa
Her French canadian husband and herself were translators for Lewis and Clark helped find food. Her children were adopted by clark after she died
how did embargo start
The problem was that neither the British or French wanted the US to sell supplies to their enemy. So the French started seizing American ships headed for Britain, and Britain did vice versa. Many American soldiers caught by the British were put under impressment
consequences of embargo
Americans would cut off trade with britain and france
They could not get gods such as sugar , tobacco- large crates where left on docks , people were smuggling goods from canada
temescuh confed.
Tecumseh organized American Indians of the Northwest into a confederation to resist white settlement.
key events of war
Government relied on volunteers
Jefferson reduced spending on defence, so the navy only had 17 ships.
British used scare tactics to ward of the invasion
Americans wanted Canidians to leave British rule and join the united states
British set fire to white house and other buildings
Poem about the Battle of Baltimore became national anthem
Americans won battle of New Orleans
Jackson turned frontier fighters into a strong army
causes of 1812 war
British impressment of American Sailors
British trade restrictions
British support for Native Americans attacking settlers
effects of 1812 war
End of British impressment
Increased american nationalism
New englanders protested the war - threatened to leave Union
