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.
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
Madison declared war on great Britain
Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
Spain sells Florida
Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.
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
Monroe doctrine
Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
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.
Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
Nat turners rebellion
Rush-Bagot pact
Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
A woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.
The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
New American identity
Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
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.
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
War hawkes
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.
American temperance society
Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
Voting rights were expanded to all white males
Panic of 1819
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
Tallmadge amendment
Henry Clay's American system
Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
Southern baptists
Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
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.
