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1800 - 1812
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Judiciary Act
Passed in the last day of John Adam's presidency.
Implemented new judges into the new circut court. -
Jefferson Presidency
The 3rd U.S. President.
Elected in 1800
The 1st to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
Aided purchase of the Louisiana Territory.
Set out Louis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory.
Implemented the Embargo Act. -
Tripolitan War
Pirates from Tripoli were siezing American ships.
Jefferson stregthened the U.S. Navy.
The U.S. paid Tripoli to get U.S. sailors back and for Tripoli to stop seizing American ships. -
Marbury vs. Madison
Puts on an example of judicial review
Adams, on his way out of office as president, appointed many federalist Judges.
Marbury filed a lawsuit against Adams.
The supreme court makes themselves supreme. -
Louisiana Purchase
The U.S. purchased nearly 820,000 sq miles of land from France.
This land was in the U.S. and would connect the east coast with much of the inland of the U.S.
Cost $15,000,000 for the U.S.
15 states were created from this purchase.
It was a bargain price of nearly 3 cents per acre. -
Haitian Revolution
Created the 2nd independent country in the Americas.
A war created by a slave uprising in Santo Domingo (controlled by the French). -
Lewis and Clark (Corps of Discovery)
Sent out by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana territory.
Spanned out over 8,000 miles (took 3 years).
Journey began near St. Louis, Missouri.
Faced bad weather, starvation, injury, etc.
Lewis was named governor of the Louisiana Territory. -
Chesapeake Affair
A conflict between the U.S. and Britain.
The British attacked a ship called the "Chesapeake" about 10 miles off the coast of VA. The British demanded the surrender of four alleged deserters.
The American general refused the demand.
The British then shot at the ship, killing 3 and wounding 18.
The British also dragged their deserters away. -
Orders in Council
British laws that led to the War of 1812.
Closed French-owned European ports to foreign shipping.
The French responded by ordering the seizure of all ships entering British ports, cutting off American merchants from trade with both parties. -
Embargo Act
Forbade the export of all goods from the U.S.m whether in American or foreign ships.
Unpopular act across the U.S.
The U.S. economy struggled alongside the act. -
Non-Intercourse Act
In response to the Embargo Act.
Opened trade with all countries expect Britain and France. -
Macon's Bill No. 2
Followed the Embargo and Non-Intercourse Acts.
America opened trade with the rest of the world.
The catch was that if either Britain or France repealed its trade restrictions, the U.S. would reinstate the embargo act against the nonrepealing nation.
Napoleon offered to lift his restrictions on British ports.
The U.S. declared an embargo on Britain.
Pushed Britain and France closer to war. -
Fletcher vs. Peck
Established firmer protection for private property and asserted the right of the Supreme Court to invalidate state laws in conflict with the federal Constitution. (Sometime in 1810...throughout the year). -
Battle of Tippecaone
William Henry Harrison attacked Tecumseh's men.
Defeated Shawnee chief Tenskwatawa.
After the battle, Tecumseh forged an alliance with the British against the U.S. -
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1812 - 1824
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War of 1812
Fought between Britain and U.S. over issues of trade and impressment. Ended in a tie. Earned respect from other nations for fighting a strong power by themselves. -
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere
A single ship action between two ships during the War of 1812 approximately 400 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It took place shortly after war had broken out, and would prove to be an important victory for American morale. -
Battle of Great Lakes (Lake Erie)
Fought in Lake Erie during War of 1812. Defeated British and captured 6 of their ships. Ensured American control of the lake for the rest of the war. -
Battle of Thames
General Harrison defeated Indians and British near Ontario, Canada. Tecumseh was the leader of the Indian army, but he died in fighting. Gave control of the Western theater to the U.S. Tecumseh's death marked end of resistance east of Mississippi river, and out west. -
Battle of Horseshoe bend
Horseshoe Bend was the major battle of the Creek War, in which Andrew Jackson sought to "clear" the Mississippi Territory for American settlement. He commanded an army of Tennessee militia men, which he had turned into a well-trained fighting force. -
Burning of Washington, D.C.
A British attack against Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812. They set fire to many important buildings, including the White House. This was in retaliation for the Americans burning the British-Canadian Parliament. It marks the only time that Washington D.C. was occupied by a foreign force. -
Battle of Mchenry
British forces attacked this fort in Baltimore. The Americans won, but this battle went on for 23 hours. Bombs were flashing through the night. A large American flag was made to hang on the island during the attack. The national anthem came from this battle. -
Treaty of Ghent
Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo. For the most part, territory captured in the war was returned to the original owner. It also set up a commission to determine the disputed Canada/U.S. border. -
Hartford convention
Convention of Federalists from 5 New-England states who opposed the War of 1812 and resented the strength of southern and western interests in Congress and in the White House. No extreme proposals were made. -
Adams-Onís treaty
A treaty between the United States and Spain. The treaty gave the US the acquisition of Florida and established a new boundary line between Spanish and US territory. -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
The state of Maryland tried to impede operation of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States by imposing a tax on all notes of banks not chartered in Maryland. Strengthened federal authority. The Supreme Court established that the State of Maryland did not have power to tax the bank. -
Dartmouth College vs Woodward
Supreme Court case that sustained Dartmouth University's original charter against changes proposed by the New Hampshire state legislature, thereby protecting corporations from domination by state governments. (Sometime in 1819...throughout the year). -
Panic of 1819
The impressive post-War of 1812 economic expansion ended. Banks throughout the country failed; mortgages were foreclosed, forcing people out of their homes and off their farms. Falling prices impaired agriculture and manufacturing, triggering widespread unemployment. (Throughout all of 1819). -
Tallamdge amendment
Failed proposal to prohibit the importation of slaves into Missouri territory and pave the way for gradual emancipation. Southerners vehemently opposed the amendment, which they perceived as a threat to the sectional balance between North and South. -
Missouri Compromise
Allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state but preserved the balance between North and South by carving free-soil Maine out of Massachusetts and prohibiting slavery from territories acquired in the Louisiana Purchase, north of the line of 36°30'. -
Land Act of 1820
Fueled the settlement of the Northwest and Missouri territories by lowering the price of public land. Also prohibited the purchase of federal acreage on credit, thereby eliminating one of the causes of the Panic of 1819. (Throughout 1820). -
Cohens vs. Virginia
Case that reinforced federal supremacy by establishing the right of the Supreme Court to review decisions of state supreme courts in questions involving the powers of the federal government. -
Monroe Doctrine
A principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US. So basically, Monroe is forbidding any countries to attempt to capture land in the U.S. -
Gibbons vs. Ogden
Suit over whether NY State could grant a monopoly to a ferry operating on interstate waters. The ruling reasserted that Congress had the sole power to regulate interstate commerce. -
Russo-American Treaty
It gave Russian claims on the Pacific Northwest coast of North America south of parallel 54°40′ north over what Americans known as the Oregon Country to the United States.
