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Thomas Jefferson
Republican,state gov’t power, 1st Sec of State under Washington, Louisiana Purchase
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James Monroe
– Era of GoodFeelings, Nationalism, MonroeDoctrine
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Andrew Jackson
spoils system, common man, Jacksonian Democracy, Indian Removal, pet banks
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Alexander
Hamilton
– Sec of Treasury, Economic Plan, Federalist (strongcentral gov’t), MONEY
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Henry Clay
– “GreatCompromiser”, Speaker of House, Sec of State, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850
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Charles Finney;
– preacher duringGreat Awakening
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William Lloyd
Garrison –
abolition, “The Liberator” newspaper
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Nat Turner
Led a slave revolt
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Elizabeth Cady
Stanton/Lucretia Mott
– Women’s rights convention, Senaca Falls NY
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Sarah &
Angelina Grimke
– abolitionists, Appea lto the Christian Women of the South
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Excise Tax
– tax on oneproduct, whiskey
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Whiskey
Rebellion
– protesting excise tax, showed power of national gov’t to enforcelaws
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Federalists
– more power tofederal gov’t (Hamilton)
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Democratic-Republicans
– more power tostate gov’t (Jefferson)
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XYZ Affair
– Adams sent ambassadors to Fr, but were refusedrecognition, Feds want war
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Impressment
– Britishpractice of capturing ships and forcing men to fight in their navy
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Whigs
– ant-Jacksonparty, pro-business, transportation, tariffs, Henry Clay
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Alien and
Sedition Acts
– keeping Federalists in power, tougher immigrationlaws, can’t criticize gov’t
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Marbury v.
Madison
– Judicial Review, Supreme Court can declare lawunconst’nal
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Gibbons v. Ogden
– Fed gov’tcontrols anything that crosses state lines
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McCulloch v. Maryland
– national bankis const’nal, states cannot nullify fed. Law
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Monroe Doctrine
– Europe must stay out of Western Hemisphere
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Adams-OnisTreaty
– Spaincedes FL. to US
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Worchester v. Georgia
– state cannot take Indian land,Jackson doesnot enforce
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Horace Mann
public education reform
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Lyon
established schools for women
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War of 1812
War with britain over impressment. Resolved by treaty of ghent.
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Hamilton’s
Economic Plan
- ·Bonds to wealthy to pay national debt
- ·Nation absorbs (takes care of) state debts
- ·Excise tax on whiskey
- ·Protective Tariff
- ·National Bank to handle money
- ·Helps North and hurts South, capital moved to DC to make South happy
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Bank
Crisis/Recession of 1837
– pet banks of Jackson, too much money (inflation), must usegold/silver to buy land, run on banks, depression, unemployment
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North vs. South
- Industrial Revolution in North
- Cotton Gin = more slavery in South
- Tariff – helps North and hurts South
- American System by Henry Clay – regions work together
- to help each other, South grows crops, North makes things
- Better transportation to unite country: National Road, Erie
- Canal, Turnpike, beginning of RRs
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