Vocabulary Unit 4 Flashcards
Alien and Sedition Acts
The alien act stated that the president could deport foreigners feared to be dangerous. The sedition act stated that false, scandalous statements could not be made about congress or the president.
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty in which Spain gave the United States East Florida.. Spain also recognized the United States ownership of the Louisiana purchase. The U.S. agreed that Texas was not part of the Louisiana Territory
American System
A program offered by Henry Clay that aimed at uniting different sectors of America’s economy with the roads, canals, and other internal improvements
Cotton Gin
Invention by Eli Whitney that removed seeds from short staple cotton
Democratic-Republican Party
Political party founded by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson which favored a weak central government
Embargo Act
Act passed by congress that forbade commerce with any foreign power, it was repealed in 1809 because of its failure
Era of Good Feelings
A time when the nation seemed united in achieving national goals and there was absence of partisan and sectional bickering
Erie Canal
Canal completed in 1825 that linked Lake Erie and the Hudson River. It opened commerce between New York and the northwestern interior
Excise Tax
A tax on certain goods made or sold within a country
Federalist Party
Political party founded by Alexander Hamilton that favored a strong central government
Gibbons vs. Ogden
A case in which the Supreme Court denounced state interference in interstate commerce and upheld the power of Congress to regulate such commerce
Interchangeable Parts
Parts of a machine that can be substituted for parts of other machines of the same type
Jay’s Treaty
Treaty in which Britain promised to remove its troops from the American Northwest but refused to agree to end it’s impressment of American seamen
Judicial Review
Power of the Supreme Court to review laws to determine if they are constitutional
Judiciary Acts of 1789
Established a Supreme Court of six members
Judiciary Act of 1801
A law that Expanded the number of federal judgeships and reduced the number of Supreme Court Justices preventing Jefferson from appointing justices to the Supreme Court
Lewis & Clarke Expedition
Exploration of the land Obtained in the Louisiana purchase
Loose Interpretation
Interpretation of the Constitution that except broad and flexible meanings to rules set down in the Constitution
Marbury vs. Madison
The case in which the Supreme Court declared that the court had the power of judicial review
McCulloch vs. Maryland
A case in which the Supreme Court upheld congresses use of implied powers in creating the US Bank
Missouri Compromise
A law that admitted Missouri into the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It also prohibited slavery in those parts of the Louisiana purchase north of the latitude of 36°, 30 minutes
Monroe Doctrine
A declaration by President Monroe stating that European countries should no longer interfere with the countries of the Western Hemisphere it also stated that the United States would stay out of internal European affairs
Strict Interpretation
Interpretation of the Constitution that excepts only a literal meaning to rules set down in the Constitution
Pickney’s Treaty
Treaty with Spain by which Spain gave Americans the right to unrestricted travel on the Mississippi River and the right of deposit in New Orleans
Protective Tarrifs
A tax on imported goods which is designed to raise the price of those imports to the point that foreign goods are more expensive than domestic goods
Sectionalism
A sense of loyalty to ones section of the country instead of the nation as a whole
States Rights
An interpretation of the Constitution that puts primacy on the rights of the states
Steamboat
Boat that burns coal or wood to generate steam which powers the steam engine the engine then propels the ship through the water
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty ending the war of 1812 both sides would maintain the same territory that they had possessed before the war
Unconstitutional
In violation of the Constitution of the United States
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Resolutions passed in Virginia and Kentucky in response to the alien and sedition acts of 1798. The resolution stated that the states had the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional
War Hawks
Americans especially the Republicans entering into Congress who are eager to declare war on Britain in 1812
Whiskey Rebellion
A rebellion in which farmers refused to pay excise taxes on the whiskey that they produced on their farm. It was put down by George Washington in 1794
