Hartford Convention
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
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
McCulloch vs Maryland
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
New party led by Henry Clay. Main difference was disagreement over federal power
Marbury vs. Madison
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.
Voting rights were expanded to all white males
Southern baptists
Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
Split within the Democratic-Republican party
Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
Madison declared war on great Britain
Election of 1828
Charles Finney
New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
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
Effects of the War of 1812
Confirmed ability of a Republican Government to defend itself. Americans completed conquest of everything east of the Mississippi. War broke remaining indigenous power, and white settlers poured in to former native lands.
President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
First major recession in the United States
Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
Treaty of New Echota
Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
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
Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
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.
New American identity
Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
