SS Mod. 8 Flashcards
What were problems with Britain in the 1800’s (1)
-They started stopping and searching U.S. ships for sailors that fled the British Navy
-Started taking/kidnapping U.S. citizens (impressment)
How did Jefferson try to stop issues in the Atlantic (1)
-banned trade with all foreign countries Embargo
-Passed Embargo Act in 1807
-Money from trade was lost
-Merchants sent Jefferson hundreds of petitions demanding to repeal the act
-1809 Non-Intercourse Act replacing Embargo Act banning trade w/ British and french colonies
How was Tecumseh unique compared to other Native American leaders
-well spoken
-believed that all tribes should unite
-resisted u.s. settlers
-lost Battle of Tippecanoe when Will Harrison destroys his tribe while he was looking for another tribe to unite with and his tribe eventually flees to Canada
What is a War Hawk
-young members of Congress who were pro war with the British
-Led by John C. Calhoun (SC) and Henry Clay (KY)
-their opposers were new england feds who needed them for trade
Who was President in 1808 and 1812
James Madison who goes to Congress and leaves them to decide if they want to declare war on the British
At sea with the navy
British navy
-hundreds of ships
-less trained
-got defeated
-embarrassed
U.S. navy
-20 ships
-well trained
-defeated quickly
-happy/gained morale
Battles at canadian border (3)
- fort detroit
-british win under tecumseh
-u.s. would not cross the border - battle of lake erie
- u.s. led by Oliver hazard perry
-u.s. won - battle of Thames river
-general william henry harrison leads us crossing border to win
-tecumseh dies
battles in the south
- creek war
-creek indians fight us settlers in alabama
-andrew jackson leads and wins - war in the east
-british set fire to capitol, white House, and other government buildings
-destroy DC - Fort McHenry
-british shell fort McHenry for 25 hours straights but us never surrenders and guy on ship writes star spangled banner - battle of new orleans
-andrew jackson leads mix of regular soldiers, free African american slaves, Choctaw indians, state militia, and pirates
-british were caught with more than 2,00 soldiers wounded or killed out of 5,300
-last major battle in war
what happened at the Hartford convention
federalists held a secret meeting to try to end the war but before the meeting happened the war ended. meeting got out and NE feds were seen as a joke and lost all political power
how did the war end and effects
treaty of Ghent in Belgium ends war
-war produced feelings of patriotism for standing up to british
-war broke power of native American tribes
-us manufacturing increased
what is nationalism
a feeling of pride and loyalty to a nation. it is a belief that the interests of the nation as a whole are more important than regional interests of other countries
why was James Monroe’s presidency call “era of good feeling”
-economy grew rapidly
-war of 1812 win
-nationalism spreading
-no issues with other countries
-seen as a mature nation
who was Simon Bolivar what did he do
he was a revolutionary who led many countries to freedom from Spain to become independent (central+south America). knicknamed the liberator
Monroe doctrine
-us would not interfere with European officials
-us would not interfere with any European colonies already existing in america
-western hemisphere is off limits to any future colonization of foreign power
-if anyone tries to colonize it will be considered a hostile act
Describe the American system
henry clay- us rep from Kentucky came up with American system that was a series of measures intended to make the is economically self sufficient. established the protective tariff. bring back national bank because of Hamiltons charter. improve transportation systems
how did new roads and canals impact the economy
Cumberland road 1st road built by the fed gov and went from maralynd to virginia
expanded road to national road reaching Illinois 170
Erie canal connected to Albany and buffalow and hudson river
cut the time and cost of shipping goods
how did chief justice martial impact the federal government
ruled mccullon v. maralynd that congress has implied powers
Gibson v. odgen court ruling states that you cant interfere with power of Congress power to regulate commerce
why did Missouri cause such a problem and how was it solved
sectionalism- loyalty to one section of a country not the whole
-missouri wanted to be a slave state and would make slave state in Congress have more power but the numbers of slave v. non slave states were uneven
Missouri compromise
by Henry clay
-maine enter as a free state keeping even numbers
-missouri enters as a slave state
-slavery prohibited in state/territory newly formed north of Missouri’s south border
what happened in the election of 1824
Andrew Jackson won the popular vote but John Quincy Adams won the most electoral votes
aj supporters believe jqa Henry clays secretary of state in backdoor deal
who were America’s first artists
Washington irving- wrote satire
James Fenimore Cooper- wrote about indians
Hudson river school of painters founded by Thomas Cole
