HIST 2610 EXAM 3 REVIEW NOV 13 Judicial Act of 1789 established Supreme Court started with 6 justices went to 9 John Jay 1st Chief Justice 13 federal district courts 3 circuit courts Alien and Sedition Acts 1798 passed by Federalist Congress provisions naturalization residency required for citizenship increased from 5 to 14 years alien act president allowed to arrest detain and export any resident alien thought to be dangerous to the safety of the US president also allowed to expel any alien resident from a nation with whom the nation was at war sedition act made it high misdemeanor to oppose the execution of federal laws prevent federal officer from performing duties to aid any insurrection riot of unlawful assembly Louisiana Purchase 1803 bought from France for 15 million problems with port of New Orleans France reclaimed Louisiana from Spain in 1800 sent 2 diplomats Livingston and Monroe to negotiate new trade treaty with France give authority to big city 10 million conditions in Europe prompted France to sell whole territory TJ felt buying territory went beyond power of the Presidency convinced it was vital to US interest importance of purchase gave US control over all Mississippi Valley 2x size of US add material wealth US added 13 states Embargo Act 1807 seals American borders and cuts all trade with Europe impacts doesn t work devastated American maritime trade felt especially in New England loss of foreign markets for agricultural goods actually assists Britain solve its sailor shortage Sectionalism a devotion to the interests of one geographic region over the interests of the country as a whole ultimately led to the Union s worst crisis civil war between the North and the South in the early 1860s Seneca Falls Convention July 1848 Site of the first modern women s right convention At the gathering Elizabeth Cady Staton read a Declaration of Sentiment listing the many discriminations against women and adopted eleven resolutions one of which called for women s suffrage Three Fifths Compromise determined that each slave would be counted as three fifths of a person for the purpose of apportioning taxes and representation The compromise granted disproportionate political power to Southern slave states Pinckney Treaty between US Spain provision US citizen navigation on Mississippi allowed New Orleans as transit point no duties to Spain right of deposit North border FL at 31N Lewis and Clark 1804 1806 sent to discover what was really in territory starts in St Louis and follows Missouri River to its headquarters cross Rocky Mts Into Oregon Country and follow Columbian River to the Pacific importance acquaints US with natural environment in Louisiana acquaints US with Indians in interior lays claim to Pacific Northwest War Hawks politicians pushing for war 1810 strong in West and South leaders Henry Clay and John Calhoun goals go to war with Britain take Canada and Florida force Britain to stop inciting Indians in New Territory Oregon Territory Oregon Territory Oregon stretched from the north tip of California to the 54 40 line England and the U S claimed it England had good reasons for its claims north of the Columbia River Americans also had good reasoning because they populated it much more Great Compromise based on representation in government small state plan unicameral equal representation large state plan bicameral one house equal representation Senate one house proportional representation House of Representatives all revenue raisin bills must originate in the House of Representatives Anti Federalists oppose Constitution and support strong state rights support by large population and rich states take care own business NY VA small states with strong individual ideology RI MA Marbury v Madison resulted in first Supreme Court case William Marbury wanting this judge job Madison Secretary of State Marshall Chief of Justice of Supreme Court court found that HIST 2610 EXAM 3 REVIEW NOV 13 Marbury did have right to the job but law creating the law conflicted with Constitution Judicial Review First Barbary War The Barbary Wars or Tripolitan Wars were two wars between the United States of America and Barbary States in North Africa in the early 19th century At issue was the pirates demand of tribute from American merchant vessels in the Mediterranean Sea American naval power attacked the pirate cities and extracted concessions of fair passage from their rulers Adam Onis Treaty 1819 Settled land dispute between Spain and United States as a result of tensions brought on by weakening Spanish power in the New World U S gained Florida in exchange for 5 million and renounced any claims on Texas and settled boundary between two countries to the Pacific Ocean War of 1812 cause diplomacy breaks down non intercourse act 16 June 1812 Britain raise blockade US declares war 18 June 1812 off reasons Britain seizure of ships and sailors general resent of Britain by America Britain arming Natives urging attacks desire to annex Canada and Florida largely naval conflict land actions American attempts to invade Canada and fails 3x force British out of NW territory British attack and burn Washington D C End of 1812 Treaty of Ghent 1814 Cumberland Road first national highway money set aside in 1806 through Cumberland Gap to increase East to West migration helped bind nation Non Intercourse Act 1809 replaced the Embargo of 1807 Unlike the Embargo this act only forbade trade with France and Britain It did not succeed in changing British or French policy towards neutral ships Battle of New Orleans January 1815 A large British invasion force was repelled by Andrew Jackson s troops at New Orleans Jackson had been given the details of the British army s battle plans by the French pirate Jean Laffite About 2500 British soldiers were killed or captured while in the American army only 8 men were killed Neither side knew that the Treaty of Ghent had ended the War of 1812 two weeks before the battle This victory inspired American nationalism Federalists support new constitution and strong central government defense on internal improvements strong loyalist base Bill of Rights freedom of expression right to bear arms no quartering of soldiers protection against illegal search and seizure guarantees due process and protection against self incrimination guarantee trial by jury jury trial for civil cases protect cruel and unusual punishment rights guaranteed to people rights guaranteed to states Loose Constructionism
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