APUSH Period 4

Louisiana Purchase

1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. Made by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US.

Constructionists

constitution should be interpreted as it is written

Lewis and Clark

Sent on an expedition by Jefferson to gather information on the United States' new land and map a route to the Pacific.

Judiciary Act

a 1789 law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation

Judicial Review (Marbury v. Madison)

Allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws

McCulloch v. Maryland

Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law

War of 1812

A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France.

Hartford Convention (1814)

A meeting was held due to opposition to the the War of 1812; some radical Federalist in the Northeast want to secede from the United States, but that it was rejected.

Era of Good Feelings, 1815-24

Period of strong nationalism, economic growth, territorial expansion under the presidency of James Monroe. Only one major political party at the time (Republican)

American System

Economic program advanced by Henry Clay that included support for a national bank, high tariffs, and internal improvements; emphasized strong role for federal government in the economy.

Compromise of 1820 (Missouri Compromise)

the missouri compromise allowed for missouri to enter the union as a slave state and maine as a free state maintaining the balance of power in the senate

Monroe Doctrine

Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.

Market Revolution

economic changes where people buy and sell goods rather than make them themselves

Election of 1824 (Corrupt Bargain)

Jackson, Clay, Adams, and Crawford all ran. The House of Reps chose Adams because Henry Clay had supported him. After Adams became President, he appointed Henry Clay as his Secretary of State. This was seen as a corrupt bargain by Andrew Jackson