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Monroe Doctrine
Stopped European colonization of the Americas
Jefferson’s Concern during LA purchase
Balancing physical expansion of the state vs. expansion of the government
Why France sold LA
Napoleon no longer wanted to have a North American empire and needed funding for the war in Europe
Results of Louisiana Purchase
U.S. doubled in size physically, doors opened for westward expansion, and it strengthened the idea of implied powers
Cherokee vs. Georgia
Native tribe were said in court to be a semi-autonomous nation and thus the power of the Supreme Court did not apply to them (anti Cherokee)
Jackson Presidency
Spoil System, spurred Democratic & Whig Party rivalry, King’s Mob, Hated Bank of U.S.
Nullification Crisis
S.C. had a bit of a scuffle with the federal government and wanted to declare void a tax placed upon them
Causes of the war of 1812
Impressment, trade disagreements, westward expansion into Native American territory
Marbury v. Madison
Current Sec. of State refused to deliver confirmation letters to what was meant to be the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Judicial Review
Supreme Court has power to determine what laws are in line with the Constitution
John Marshall’s interests
Federalist; preferred the will of the industry over the will of the state
Jefferson’s stance on government
State governments over the Federal government. He was a Hamilton hater and thought that it was bad for the federal government to hold too much power
Jacksonian Egalitarian Ideas
For the common man; against monopolies & aristocrats and wanted more state power and majority rule
Cotton Gin
Expanded slavery through its efficiency. Farmers saw slaves as a business cost they could use to grow their farms
American System
Tariffs to control industry +national bank + subsidies for internal improvements (Urbanist idea of growth)
Republican Motherhood
Women made to educate their sons on New World ideas for when they were old enough to vote
Jackson’s Major Positions
Lawyer, General, statesman (House of Rep. + Senator), President
Hartford Convention
Secret meeting in Connecticut with Federalist delegates who talked about secession and/or amending the Constitution. Killed the Federalists off
Textile Mill Worker Demographic
Unmarried women between puberty to spinster age
Effects on the South from the Haitian Slave Revolt
Instilled fear in slave-owners and made them treat their slaves more harshly. Also served as a way for plantation owners to be ardently pro-slavery
Daniel Webster’s defense of the Union Speech
Wanted to appear more moderate and told the Northerners to respect slavery and to return escaped slaves to their owners
Alexis de Tocqueville idea on why American individualism rose
Americans view everyone as their own person who can support themselves. They are more than the groups they belong to
Reasoning for Vetoing 1817 Federal Public Works Bill
Madison was fearful that Clay and Calhoun were not strict enough with the Constitution. Congress did not have the constitutional power to force internal improvements
Causes of 2nd Great Awakening
U.S. became more rational and religious leaders feared this and started preaching more fiercely
2nd Great Awakening on Women
Women were given their own roles as preachers and were treated with more respect
2nd Great Awakening & Predestination
People are able to redeem themselves and are not always doomed for hell
Tribes Removed in 1830s
Civilized Tribes along the Mississippi (Cherokee v. important)
Reasons for new Reservation Borders
Wanted to make space for Westward Expansion of the White people in the U.S. and to control the Native Americans more
Goal of Americans to Assimilate Natives
Wanted to make Natives into citizens and use them for their own personal gain by removing the savage elements to their cultures
Embargo Act
Closed off exports to European Countries until further notice (U.S. wanted to stay neutral)
Worcester v. Georgia
Laws that applied to Georgia did not apply to the Cherokee nation that lived within it, and anything that occurred on Native land was an issue that should be decided by those Native Americans (on the side of the natives)