U.S. History 1: Midterm

Election/Revolution of 1800

• Jefferson and Burr tie → house of reps decides who’s pres.

• Constitutional crisis → resolved by 12th amendment (vice pres. Runs with pres.)

• Significance: change of political party in both pres. and in congress (democratic reps, gain majority) peaceful transfer of power from one party to the other (nation did not collapse)

Louisiana Purchase

• Jefferson purchased Louisiana

• didn’t get congressional approval

• Major issue: Constitutional?

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

lead to the creation of the judicial review

Embargo Act (1807)

• Outlawed all foreign trading

• Economy went down

• Reason: Jefferson thought this would force Britain and France to respect American neutrality (wrong)

Non-Intercourse Act

• Replaces embargo act

• Says US won’t trade with either Britian or France until one of them agrees to respect the American neutrality

War-hawks

Pro- war people

Impressment

• Happens before war of 1812 (Britain at war with France, need sailors)

• Britain taking over American merchant ships and forcing people to join the British navy

War of 1812

• Conflict between US and Great Britain

• Britain is at war, which makes importing/exporting hard because we trade with other countries

Federalist Party

• Favors

  • Big government

  • National Bank

  • Trade with other countries

• In mostly New England

• Dies out bc they oppose war of 1812

Democratic-Republicans

• Favors

  • Small national gov.

  • Opposed national bank

  • Agrarian farming(farming economy) over trade and industry

Hartford Convention

• Federalist party secret convention

• Proposed ideas to amend constitution

  • To protect their/ gain more political strength

  • (failure→ leads to demise)

American system

• Henry Clay’s (national politician - reps Kentucky) idea for American economy

  • Transportation

    • Canals

    • Roads

  • Taxes

    • Tarrifs

      • Promote buying american goods

      • Raising Gov. Revenue

  • National Bank

Era of Good Feelings

• After war of 1812 → US won→ feelings of nationalism

• One political party (democratic-republicans)

• Era of American system

Adams-Onis Treaty

US acquires Florida

Monroe Doctrine

• Foregin policy

  • US declares that the Americas are under US protection

  • Says to European nations→ don’t colonize

Jefferson

• 3rd president (1801-1809)

• Louisiana Purchase

• Embargo Act

• Democratic Republican

• Missouri Compromise (firebell in the night: it is a warning sign that is predicting that this will be the end of the Union)

Madison

• President during war of 1812

• (1809-1817)

• Sec. of state under Jefferson

Henry Clay

American system

Monroe

• 5th pres.

• Pres. during era of good feelings (1817-1825)

• Monroe Doctrine

John Q. Adams

Secretary of State under Monroe

Andrew Jackson

• General during war of 1812

• War-hero