Period 4

virginia dynasty

1801-1825

the era when three consecutive presidents came from Virginia after Washington’s term

Jefferson, Madison, Monroe

adams v. Hamilton federalists

adams federalists supported Adam securing peace w France (Jeffersonian republicans)

hamilton federalists wanted to support Great britain instead

Louisiana Purchase of 1803

asks Nepolean to sell New Orleans (for Port and Miss river). Nepolean was in war debt so he sold whole Lousiana territory for cheap. Big moral choice for Jefferson (antifeds treat cons. exact)

Lewis and Clark

“corps of discovery”- to learn about lousinana territory they, along with SACAJAWEA (translator) and her baby traveled for 2+ years and kept extensive diary’s about their findings

marbury v madison

President John Adams had issued William Marbury a commission as justice of the peace — but the new Secretary of State, James Madison, refused to deliver it. Marbury then sued to obtain it.

ESTABLISHED JUDICAL REVIEW

1st Barbary war 1801-1805

pirates held sailors captive, but the US said NO NEGOCIATION or pay, they sent the NAVY instead

Embargo of 1807

Jefferson placed an embargo on France and Britain due to IMPRESSMENT (kidnnapping sailors, making them join their navy, and taking their goods-mostly British)

War of 1812 causes

Impressment, limiting westward expansion (british in canda

Madison inherited all of Jefferson’s problems and decided to declare war. Congress had lots of WARHAWKS so it got approved

Fort Mchenry

1814-Baltimore-After DC attack, went up and bombarded them for over 24 hrs, but we won

treaty of Ghent

1814- stalemate- but think of it as a victory, we kept independence

war of 1812 effects

surge in nationalism and identity, NATIONAL ANTHEM, porved USA strength, now we can focus on internal development

“era of good feelings”

the federalists are gone and republicans now control the office

North and South started to divide- James Monroe

“american system”

bill for economic expansion

H Clay-speaker of the house-power of the purse

1.protective tariffs (south suffered because North built their own stuff and didn’t need tax)

2.2nd national bank

3.Infrastructure improvemen- roads to connect the contry

Market revolution (1800-1840s)

enhancements in technology and transportation INDUSTRIALIZED ECONOMY

people bought things instead of making them

fueled by the industrial rev (can’t work in a factory without the factory)

MILLL GIRLS

cult of domesticity

work and home were seperate places- CoD est a new idea for women roles- a women’s place was in the home to create peace

Religion, family, home, values, compassion

cult of domesticity v. republican motherhood

Republican motherhood was right after the revolution and were to EDUCATE children on POLITICS (more public and respected) and CoD was a private less respected role

Old Immigration

germany, great Britain, and IRELAND (potato famine)

• usually literalite and bilingual

• mostly protestant (IRISH CATHOLIC EX)

2nd Great Awakening

-protestant religious revival

-geared towards nonchristains not current christians

-like missionary work but in the US

-reassesing drunkenness (temperance) and slavery

missuri issue in 1820

missuri wants to apply for statehood, but it is a slave state and Congress is perfectly balanced between 11 free states and 11 slave states

Missuri Compromise of 1820

missuri can be admitted as a slave state and Maine is also entered but as a free state

36’30 latitud line dividing which slaves will automatically be free and slave

Monroe Doctrine of 1823

Monroe was concerned of Russia, GB, and Spain colonizing the Americas so he told them they could not come YOU SHALL NOT PASS

Election of 1824

All candidates were democratic republicans and none won majority electoral college, so it went to the HOUSE

even though Jackson had the most electoral and popular votes, Quincy Adams became president and HENRY CLAY, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE BECAME THE VP

the currupt bargain

Election of 1828

Jackson came back with a new party DEMOCRATS, poor southeners usually who just got the right to vote

Jackson won representing the common man- voter turnout through the roof

bank war

Jackson opposed the 2nd national bank because he viewed it as a monoply to help the rich get richer. He vetoed the bank’s renewal and put the federal government’s funding into “pet banks” or smaller local banks

whig party

formed in 1834 in opposition to the democrats (Jackson) and mainly in north

led by clay, thought Jackson was acting like a king, wanted congress to have more power as Constitution wanted

spoils system

replacing government officials for his own friends

Jackson’s vetoing

he vetoed the most bills of his time, vetoing bipartisan bills- vetoing the people

Nulification Crisis

Due to the tariffs, SC along with other southern states threaten to leave the union causing Jackson to be infuriated

Jackson sends navy to Charleston and says that succeeding is treasonous and if they do he’ll blow them up

Indian Removal Act

southern states wanted to expan, but the “5 civilized tribes” were in the way. Jackson signed it into law in 1830. Natives were forced and uprooted from their homes. The natives sued and Congress sided with them but Jackson ignored them.

Chief John Ross

a leader of the Cherokee nation and helped fight against the Indian Removal Act

Chief Justice John Marshall

said natives had a right to their land and the Indian removal act was unconstitutional, however he couldn’t enforce it and Jackson ignored it

What were the main causes of the War of 1812?

1. Impressment- British soldiers kidnaping our men and forcing them into the army

2. British Trade Restrictions

3. Territorial Issues with the British in Canada 

4. British Limiting Westward expansion

What three main components made the Market Revolution possible?

modern factory system

improved methods of transportation and communication

advancements in agricultural production

panic of 1837

economic depression due to bank failures and inflation

-westward expansion and gold rush end this)