Convention of 1818
More American fishing rights, set the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel, and called for the joint-occupation of Oregon
Election of 1828
Marbury vs. Madison
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
From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up
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.
Southern baptists
Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
Tallmadge amendment
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
War hawkes
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
Hartford Convention
Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.
Split within the Democratic-Republican party
End of the federalists
The war had revived the struggling party thanks to the anti-war movement. Now that the war was over, federalist support collapsed for good.
Election of 1800
New American identity
Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
Henry Clay's American system
Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
Treaty of New Echota
Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
Expansion of democracy
Voting rights were expanded to all white males
The embargo
Madison declared war on great Britain
Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
Tariff of 1828
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.
Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
Market revolution
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
Camp meetings with huge sermons, christian revival. In contrast to first great awakening, which focused on personal moral reformation, second one emphasized moral reformation of society
McCulloch vs Maryland
Ruled that federal law trumps state law
Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
