APUSH : 4 1800-1848

revolution of 1800

one of the first times power peacefully transferred between rival parties, federalist president to anti-federalist

jefferson minimization of federal power

had a smaller military, less govt jobs (did this to align w/ anti-federalist views)

Louisiana purchase

1803, jefferson buys louisiana territory w/o the constitution stating the president can buy land (ooc)

lewis and clark

govt funded expedition (corps of discovery) mapping the new western territory

supreme court

marbury v madison

1803,

midnight judges

john adams put federalist judges into as many senate seats as possible while he was president

mcCulloch v maryland

1819, can a state tax a federal bank (no)

judicial review

supreme court was final judge in interpretation laws as constitutional or not, increased power of federal supreme court

war of 1812 causes

continued forced impressment into GB military, issues w/ natives on the frontier

warhawks

fought to protect us’s honor agains GB, fought the war of 1812

hartford convention

federalists in new england opposed war of 1812, threatened to succeed from us over it

war of 1812 results

us won, federalist party looses all members bc of high nationalism over our 2 victories

war of 1812 exposed weaknesses in us…

economy bc w had no national bank, infrastructure - hard to move weapons and troops

henry clays american system

set of polices for federally funded infrastructure help, federal tariffs(so ppl buy domestic), second bank of us

missouri compromise/compromise of 1820

missouri into us as a slave state, maine in us as free state to keep balance, 36,30 compromise line

36,30 compromise line

if above the line you enter us as a free state, if below enter us as a slave state

monroe document