Week 3 Key TermsFederalists – People in support of the new constitution led by HamiltonAntifederalists – People against new constitution led by Jeffersonpolitical parties develop – Both sides have to have people supporting them or they can’t be elected.autarky – self-sufficiencynational debt repayment – Hamilton suggested we pay it all backfirst census, 1790 – First census since start of America, shows ratio of blacksWhiskey Rebellion, 1794 – Pennsylvania farmers rebelled at a tax and Washington stopped it with 15,000 menChief Justice John Jay – sent to negotiate a treaty with Britain that would remove British troops from west, compensation for assaults on American shipping and commercial treaty but it failedAlien and Sedition Acts, 1798 – an attempt by Federalists to silence oppositionelection of 1800 – Only the judiciary was left in control of Federalists aka Revolution of 1800French Revolution – Republicans for and Feds against, actually scared FedsHaiti & Toussaint L’Overture – Leader of revolution in HaitiAge of Revolution – Series of revolutions throughout the Americas in the 1800sGabriel Prosser, 1800 – Attempted slave rebellion but was betrayedcotton gin – machine that boosted importance of slavery and cottonMadison v. Marbury, 1803 – Case where decision gave court the ability to nullify congress decisionsThomas Jefferson – Republican slave owner that convinced other to lead a simple life, presidentLouisiana Purchase – Napoleon had given up prospects in America and sold the territory for $15milHamilton-Burr duel – Hamilton found out Burr agreed to secession with junto federalists and said mean things causing Burr to lose governorship and they dueled and Burr wonLewis & Clark Expedition – sent to look at western lands and potential negotiations with IndiansSally Hemings – female slave that accompanied and later bedded JeffersonWar of 1812 – War against Britain that was instigated by captured ships on the high seasPatriot War (Florida invasion) – A group of marines were sent to capture florida from spain during the war of 1812, claimed just patriotic civilians caught in war fervorHartford Convention – Federalist convention to protect the Northeast from growing influence of south and westTechumseh, The Profit & Red Stick War – Two Indian leaders that joined multiple tribes together in an attempt to halt white expansionBattle of Horseshoe Bend – Jackson took a huge victory from the Creek Indians and caused them to cedesome land to AmericaBattle of New Orleans – Battle after the treaty that ended the war with few US casualties and many British lossesTreaty of Ghent – Ended the War of 1812 and allowed for free trade with Britain againLowell System – System stolen from Britain for factory designSecond Bank of the United States, 1816 – More currency but could not force other banks to not make moneyEra of Good Feelings – caused by economic, westward and new state growthAmerican System – Clay’s idea: creating growth in agriculture and manufacturing through tariffs, strengthening the national bank and financing internal improvementsErie Canal – Built to connect west to Atlantic ocean, turned New York into largest port in AmericaAmerican Colonization Society, 1816 – Sent freed blacks back to AfricaFirst Seminole War, 1817 – Jackson followed Seminole Indians south and used them as an excuse to take2 Spanish forts in FloridaAdams-Onis Treaty, 1819-1821 – Ceded Florida to US if US gave up claims to TexasMissouri Compromise, 1820 – Missouri would come as slave state, Maine as free and any state north of the Missouri boundary would enter the union freeAntebellum Era – 1820 to civil war: can see country splitting over slaveryMonroe Doctrine, 1823 – separated Americas from European control and vice versaCorrupt Bargain, 1824 – Clay supported Adams even though Jackson had most votes, Adams named Claysecretary of state when he won and Jackson fans called this a corrupt bargainAge of Jackson – instead of wealthy elite in office it opened the door to all white males aka “era of the common man”expanding democracy – all white males were becoming able to vote not just those with landPetticoat Wars – Jackson created spoils system and would fire those he disagreed withKing Andrew – harsh punishments and loud and outspokenSecond Party System – Those for Jackson and those against Jackson composed the second systemDemocrats v. Whigs – Whigs are against Jackson and Democrats are for JacksonNullification – South Carolina stated states created Union so they could individually nullify any actsForce Bill – Jackson answer to nullification allowed he to enforce law with US troopsIndian Removal Act, 1830 – Jackson wanted to remove Indians from western borders to protect whites attempting to obtain more land initially volunteer, led to trail of tearsCherokee Nation v. Georgia, 1831 – Federal gov had authority over Indians but not statesWorcester v. Georgia, 1832 – Same decision but over land Jackson disregarded bothCherokee & Chief John Ross – Leader of the Cherokees at the time of the trail of tears and the law suitTrail of Tears, 1837 – Forced move of all natives near Georgia farther westAndrew Jackson and states’ rights – Jackson was for states against Indians but against on other issues, the question wasn’t states’ rights but just personal
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