Split within the Democratic-Republican party
Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
Tariff of 1828
Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
He favored removing them to reservations beyond the Mississippi if they refused to "civilize" themselves. Some unified and began violently resisting with help from the British
American temperance society
Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
Compromise of 1820
Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
Hartford Convention
Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.
Louisiana purchase
Napoleon needed money to quell the Haitian revolution, so he sold the Louisiana territory, and Jefferson bought. This was controversial because the constitution didn't specify how to add territory to the union.
Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
First major recession in the United States
Nat turners rebellion
A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
Cult of domesticity
On his way out of office, John Adams appointed 16 new judges. Jefferson refused to deliver some of these appointments. The Supreme Court established judicial review.
Election of 1800
Rematch between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The Democratic republicans had finally figured out how to campaign in the media, and the Federalists were seen as elitist
Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
Election of 1824
The divisions within the Democratic-Republican party led them to choose 4 candidates, while Jackson's populist campaign won the popular vote, no candidate won enough electoral votes. Adams and Clay made a deal and the house voted for Adams.
Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
Expansion of democracy
Voting rights were expanded to all white males
Jefferson's presidency
He himself owned hundreds of slaves. He banned the importation of slaves. Once the Atlantic trade dried up, domestic trade increased, creating the second middle passage
Southern baptists
Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
Monroe doctrine
Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
Charles Finney
New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
More American fishing rights, set the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel, and called for the joint-occupation of Oregon
Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
Spain sells Florida
U.S. wanted Florida for nationalist reasons and because slaves and outlaws kept hiding out there. After retaliating for a raid, Spain gives up and sells Florida for $5 million
Whigs
New party led by Henry Clay. Main difference was disagreement over federal power
Rush-Bagot pact
Treaty of New Echota
Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
