APUSH Unit 4 Green Vocab

Thomas Jefferson

A spokesman for democracy, was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809).

Louisiana Purchase

(1803) was a land deal between the United States and France (Napoleon), in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15
million.

Lewis and Clark

Formed an expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States.

John Marshall

An American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835.

Marbury V Madison

A U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States.

McCulloch V Maryland

A decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. The state of _ had attempted to impede operation of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States by imposing a tax on all notes of
banks not chartered in _.

Gibbons V Ogden

A landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation.

Era of Good Feelings

Marked a period in the political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the War of 1812.

James Monroe

Served as the fifth President of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Was the last president of the Virginia dynasty, and his presidency ushered in what is known as the Era of Good Feelings.

Henry Clay

Known as "The Great Compromiser", he brokered important agreements during the Nullification Crisis and on the slavery issue.

Panic of 1819

The first major peacetime financial crisis in the United States. It was followed by a general collapse of the American economy that persisted through 1821.

Tallmadge Amendment

A proposed amendment to a bill regarding the admission of the Territory of Missouri as a state, under which Missouri would be admitted as a free state.

Missouri Compromise of 1820

Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

War Hawks

Someone favoring war in a debate over whether to go to war, or whether to continue or escalate an existing war.

John C. Calhoun

Championed states' rights and slavery and was a symbol of the Old South. He spent the last 20 years of his life in the U.S. Senate working to unite the South against the abolitionist attack on
slavery.

Tecumseh

A Native American Shawnee warrior and chief, who became the primary leader of a large, multi-tribal confederacy in the early 19th century.

William Henry Harrison

An American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. He died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest presidency in United States history.

Battle of Tippecanoe

Fought on November 7, 1811, between American forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Native American warriors associated with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh.

Napoleon Bonaparte

A French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again briefly in 1815 during the Hundred Days.

Barbary Pirates

Were Muslim pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa.

James Madison

Served as the fourth President of the United States from 1809 to 1817. He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution".

War of 1812

A conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies from June 1812 to February 1815.

Andrew Jackson

The seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837.

Battle of New Orleans

Was fought on Sunday, January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson.

Treaty of Ghent

The peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Monroe Doctrine

The doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.

Robert Fulton

Known for steamboat, an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing a commercially successful steamboat called The North River Steamboat of Clermont.

Eli Whitney

Known for interchangeable parts and cotton gin.

Lowell System

A labor production model invented by Francis Cabot Lowell in Massachusetts in the 19th century. The system was designed so that every step of the manufacturing process was done under one roof and the work was performed by young adult women instead of children or young men.

Common Man

The everyday, working class man – not a wealthy landowner or man of power like a politician.