Unit 3 Vocab Part 1 Flashcards
Blockade
Military tactic in which a Navy prevents vessels from entering or leaving its enemies ports
Embargo
An official ban or restriction on trade
Impressment
The act of forcing unwilling, able bodied men from another country into a particular country’s military
War Hawk
Members of Congress who pushed for war against Great Britain in the years leading up to the War of 1812
Armistice
An agreement made my opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time, a truce, a ceasefire
Midnight Judge
People appointed by Adams to quickly fill any of the vacant judicial positions who people who supported the Federalist Party
Judicial Review
The power of the Supreme Court to decide whether acts of a president or laws passed by Congress are Constitutional
Neutrality
Choosing to stay out of the conflict
Sectionalism
Sections of America took sides over particular issues such as slavery, industry, and the financial system of the nation in the early to mid 1800’s
Cabinet
Group of advisors chosen to head department of government and advise the president
Nullification
Individual states can declare acts of the federal government unlawful or unconstitutional if they feel it violates their rights
Bank of United States
Established by Alexander Hamilton to regulate and control commerce… Andrew Jackson would eventually kill it
Democratic Republicans
Political party who supported Thomas Jefferson
Protective Tariff
A tax on foreign imports designed to protect American industry
Excise Tax
A tax on any object deemed excessive or unnecessary, such as whiskey (Whiskey Rebellion)
William Henry Harrison
9th President of the U.S., hero of several frontier Indian wars and War of 1812, died of pneumonia one moth into his presidency.
Tecumseh
Leader of Indian Confederation who went to war with the US. Killed by William Henry Harrison’s army at the Battle of the Thames
Andrew Jackson
Hero of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. 7th President of the U.S., known as the president of the common man due to the spread of mass democracy, known for Indian Removal and killing the Bank of the US
Lewis and Clark
Leaders of the Corps of Discovery Expedition into the Louisiana Territory
Sacajawea
Female Indian guide to Lewis and Clark with her baby on her back
John Marshall
Chief Justice of the Supreme whose decisions shaped the nation for 30 plus year, often expanding the power of the federal government
Aaron Burr
Killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, vice president of the United States
Edmond Genet
French Nationalist who attempted to put together a private army of American citizens to invade France during the French Revolution
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington’s Secretary and artillery commander during American Revolution, shaped America’s financial system, killed in a duel by Aaron Burr
Marbury vs. Madison
Supreme Court case that established the act of Judicial Review
Louisiana Purchase
America purchases the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon, doubling the size of the nation in 1803
Thomas Pinckney
American Statesmen, Diplomat, and Military Officer who served in the American Revolution and became Minister to Great Britain to resolve issues not covered in Treaty of Paris
Little Turtle
American Indian leader to Miami people, resisted Americans moving West, is considered a Military mastermind, won several battles against U.S. Troops
John Jay
New York attorney that joined the Patriot cause and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris
Judiciary Act of 1789
An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States of America
XYZ Affair
Diplomatic controversy stemming from French Officials demanding bribes.
Alien and Sedition Acts
1789 Laws that allowed the government to deport non-citizen immigrants and to prosecute those who talked poorly of the governement
Treaty of Ghent
an 1814 Agreement that ended the war of 1812
