apush period 4-5

louisiana purchase 1803

Thomas Jefferson

US and France in which the US acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million

marbury vs. madison 1803

Thomas Jefferson

court case that resulted in the US supreme court establishing the principle of Judicial Review, court can rejects laws by congress of states if deemed unconstitutional

embargo act 1807

Thomas Jefferson

prohibited US vessels from trading with European nations during the Napoleonic War

nonintercourse act 1809

James Madison

replaced the embargo act by forbidding trade with strictly just France and Britain because of them interfering with our merchant ships during the war

war of 1812

James Madison

conflict between US and Great Britain sparked by Brit interference with trade/stealing American sailors

hartford convention 1814

James Madison

meeting in Connecticut where the fed party discuss ongoing War of 1812 and problems of fed govt power

2nd bank of the united states 1816

James Monroe

bring stability to the national economy, serve as the depository for national funds, provide govt floating loans and transferring money across the country; after 1st bank expired

mcculloch vs. maryland

James Monroe

case that decided fed govt had right/power to set up a federal bank & states couldn't tax fed govt

missouri compromise 1820

James Monroe

Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time to keep a balance between slave and free states in the nation; outlawed slavery above the 36'30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana territory

monroe doctrine 1823

James Monroe

asserted the principle that the Western Hemisphere was closed to further European colonization

corrupt bargain

John Q. Adams

scandal arose when Henry Clay allegedly met with John Quincy Adams before House election to break a deadlock. Adams became president, Clay secretary of state

tariff of abominations 1828

John Q. Adams

favored western agricultural interests by raising tariffs or import taxes on imported hemp, wool, fur, flax, and liquor, thus favoring Northern manufacturers. Raised costs of goods in South - angered them

calhoun's south carolina exposition 1828

John Q. Adams

Calhoun wrote that tariff of 1828 was unconstitutional and that aggrieved states therefore had the right to nullify the law within their borders.

kitchen cabinet

Andrew Jackson

jackson's group of unofficial advisors consisting of newspaper editors and Democratic leaders that met to discuss current issues. Used kitchen cabinet more than official cabinet

second great awakening 1830s

Andrew Jackson

religious revivals starting in 1801, based on Methodism and Baptism: salvation through good deeds and tolerance for all Protestant sects. attracted women, Blacks, and Native Americans.

indian removal act 1830

Andrew Jackson

Jackson negotiated land-exchange treaties with tribes living east of the Mississippi. paved the way for emigration of thousands of American Indians to the West.

the liberator 1831

Andrew Jackson

abolitionist newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison. Famous for uncompromising emancipation. resisted by legislatures and local groups;. - ended with ratified 13th amendment (ended slavery)

nat turner rebellion

Andrew Jackson

slave from VA that led a group of slaves to kill their slaveholders and families. Turner was caught and executed on Nov.11, 1831. Slave states have stricter control on slave populations.

trail of tears

Andrew Jackson

the Cherokee Indians were forced to leave their lands. Traveled more than 800 miles (1,287 km)-to the Indian Territory. More than 4, 00 Cherokees died of cold, disease, and lack of food during the 116-day journey.

republic of texas 1837

Martin Van Buren

the Republic of Texas declared its independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836. The Republic of Texas was not recognized by US till 1837.

panic of 1837

Martin Van Buren

prices began to fall in May 1837 and bank after bank refused specific payments. The Bank of the United States also failed.

democrats vs. whigs 1840

Martin Van Buren

whigs favored economic expansion through an activist government, Democrats through limited central government. Whigs supported corporate charters, a national bank, and paper currency; Democrats were opposed to all three.

oregon trail 1843

John Tyler

an estimated 700 to 1,000 emigrants left for Oregon. they were led initially by John Gantt, a former U.S. Army Captain and fur trader who was contracted to guide the train to Fort Hall for $1 per person.

election of 1844

John Tyler

american presidential election held in 1844 in which Democratic candidate James K. Polk defeated Whig candidate Henry Clay with 170 electoral votes to Clay's 105.

frederick douglas

John Tyler

a formerly enslaved man who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end the practice of slavery, before and during the Civil War. After that conflict and the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862, he continued to push for equality and human rights until his death in 1895.

annexation of texas and florida

James K. Polk

gained independence b/c Mexico abolished slavery. The US adopts/annexes Texas because Southern states support Texas slavery. The North feared expansion of slavery and war with Mexico. Florida became burden to Spain, so Madrid ceded territory to the United States in exchange for settling the boundary dispute along the Sabine River in Spanish Texas.

mexican-american war

James K. Polk

took place between 1846 and 1848. The war was sparked by a dispute over the annexation of Texas by the United States and a long-standing dispute over the border between Texas and Mexico.

wilmot proviso 1847

James K. Polk

David Wilmot of Pennsylvania in augus t 1846 to ban slavery in territory acquired as a result of the mexican-american war. enjoyed widespread support in the north, southerners felt attacked on their economic/political interests.

treaty of guadalupe-hidalgo 1848

James K. Polk

ended war between the US and Mexico. Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including the present-day states California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming.

seneca falls convention

James K. Polk

the first women's rights convention organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1848. The women met while campaigning for the abolition of slavery.

compromise of 1850

Zachary Taylor and Millard Filmore

California as a "free state," territorial govt for Utah & New Mexico, established a boundary between Texas and the US, called for the abolition of slave trade in Washington, DC, and amended the Fugitive Slave Act.

know-nothing party (lewis levin)

Zachary Taylor and Millard Filmore

a former political party active in the 1850s in the NORTH which opposed immigration and Catholic influence

gadsden purchase 1853

Franklin Pierce

US bought from Mexico parts of what is now southern Arizona & southern New Mexico.

harriet beecher stowe (uncle tom's cabin)

Franklin Pierce