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Who doesn’t want us to trade with French

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England

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Who is inciting the Indians against us?

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England

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Jay, Pickney, and Grenville treaty did what?

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Inspired western movement.

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Who won the election of 1796?

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President: John Adams
VP: Thomas Jefferson

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XYZ Affair

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Limited how much we could trade with French.

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Alien acts

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Made it more difficult for immigrants to become citizens

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Sedition Acts

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Made it a crime to criticize the government. Limited free speech.

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Election of 1800

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Tie: Jefferson and Aaron Burr
Jefferson becomes president.
Sent to House of Representatives

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What did Burr do?

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Killed Hamilton in a duel.

Charged with Treason.

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What did John Adams do in his lame duck period?

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Put federalist a I’m the judicial branch. (John Marshall)

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Who did we send to purchase the Louisiana territory?

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James Monroe and Robert Livingston.

They were given 10,000,000 dollars BUY NEW ORLEANS

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Who did they meet with to buy Louisiana purchase?

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Foreign Minister- Tallyrand

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What does Napoleon say about the deal?

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ALL OR NOTHING.
15,000,000$ for it all
3¢ an acre.

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Who was the only fatality of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

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Sgt. Charles Floyd

Ruptured appendix

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What was John Nuemaans punishment for malingering? (Being lazy)

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75 lashes. Then sent home.

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What did Sacajawea do during the expedition?

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She was a symbol of peace for other Indians. She is a gatherer. Helps with their diets.
Formerly from Shoshone tribe.

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When they reached the Pacific what did it do?

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Made a valid claim to Oregon Territory.

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Who was John Colter and what happened to him?

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Captured two times by Blackfeet Indians. Ran for his life in a race.

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Who said “if God will only forgive me this time and let me off I will leave this country day after tomorrow and be damned if I ever come back again.”?

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John Colter

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What happened to Lewis on October 11,1809?

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Killed himself.

Shot himself in head. Then chest. Servants caught him cutting himself.

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Who is the Zebulan Pike?

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Explored the southern part of Louisiana Territory

First to see pikes peak.

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Jedidiah Smirh

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Mountain Man, Trapper, Explorer, Spy, well educated, kept a journal.
1st to cross Sierra Nevada
1st to cross Mojara desert
1st to use and discover Oregon trail.

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Stephen Long (explorer)

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Great Plains

Said not inhabitable. WRONG.

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What does George say about French Revolution? Britain and France

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Stay neutral. Not enough money. Even though we are allied with French.

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Tariff
Hidden tax on imports
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Excise Tax
Tax on whiskey. Aimed at the frontier.
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The Bank of the United States
National bank that Hamilton argued for. Jefferson did not agree.
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The whiskey rebellion
Tarring and feathering revenue tax officers.
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Impressment
The act of taking men into a navy force with or without notice.
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Treaty of Grenville
The confederacy gave up the old northwest
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Jays treaty
Tried to get the British to abandon the forts. Jeffersonians did not like it. At all.
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3rd president
Thomas Jefferson
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Jefferson foreign Policy December 1806
Asked congress to prohibit slave trade. Passed in 1807 Takes effect 1808
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Who did we have undeclared war with under Jefferson?
Pirates
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The Leopard (British war ship) came in our territorial waters, killed 4 people, impressed 3, and attacked what ship of ours?
The Chesapeake
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Jefferson convinced congress to pass the ______ act.
Embargo
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What was the embargo act?
No American ship can leave port. | An attempt to avoid war
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Who was the 4th president?
James Madison
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What are Warhawks? When did they come into power in congress?
People who favored and wanted war. | 1810
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Who were immortal trio? (Warhawks)
Henry Clay from Kentucky John C Calhoun from SC Daniel Webster from Mass.
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Who was Tecumseh?
A Shawnee born Indian who attempts to form an Indian confederacy. Unite them.
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What were 3 things Tecumseh said?
UNITE Do not sell land to any whites. Do not use alcohol.
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Who was The Prophet? (Tenskwatawa)
Tecumsehs half brother. | Attacked William Henry Harrison's army. And lost. (the battle of tippecanoe)
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On June 18 1812 the US declared war with _______.
England
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Reasons for war with England:
- Impressing our sailors. - Inciting the Indians - Violated territorial waters - Seizing our ships and goods - We want Canada.*** reasons not given - Democratic republicans are in power***
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War of 1812: | Oliver Hazard Perry
Hero of Lake Erie "We have met the enemy and they are ours" Built a fleet and captured the British fleet.
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War of 1812: | Thomas Macdonough
Lake Champlain Turned his wounded ships around with cables. "Greatest comeback ever."
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War of 1812: | Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key Star spangled banner Flag stood We survived.
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War of 1812: | Old Ironsides "the constitution"
12 inches of oak. 44 guns. Fast because of copper sheath.
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War of 1812: | British Burns the White House
Dolly Madison runs to White House saves portrait of George Washington and dinnerware
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War of 1812: | Captain James Lawrence
Captain of the Chesapeake | Last words "don't give up the ship, fight her till she sinks"
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War of 1812: | Battle of New Orleans
British sends 8000 of fine troops. Andrew Jackson a militia general sends 7,000 volunteers 2,000 Brit dead 8 Americans killed.
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Summer of 1812: | ______________ surrendered because he lost at Waterloo. And England wants peace.
Napoleon
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Treaty of Ghent
Treaty did nothing No terms. Ended war.
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What were the results of the war of 1812?
``` Americas prestige increased in the world. We have a limit. We have a navy. Andrew Jackson defeated British. The Indians lost. (Tecumseh killed) Boost in industry. Federalist Party disappeared. ```
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What did the federalist try to do about the war of 1812?
Held Hartford Convention. Proposed 7 amendments to constitution. All amendments benefited their party.
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Who is the last federalist nominee?
Rufus King
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What did we do after war of 1812 during our hayday of nationalism?
Rechartered national bank. High protective tariff. We are building a national road that's paid for by national government.
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1st secretary of treasury
Hamilton
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Only African American on Lewis and Clark expedition
York
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Slave Jefferson had several children with
Sally herrings
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Significance of battle of tippecanoe
Indians had British weapons and goods | Showed that Indians would side with the British
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1st American soldier to die west of Mississippi
Sgt Charles Floyd
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What was Hamilton and Jeffersons deal about assumption and capital
If Hamilton moved capital to the Potomac then Jefferson would agree with assumption.
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John Adams Vice President
Thomas Jefferson
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A midnight judge
William marbur
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Greatest chief of justice
John Marshall.
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Only federal judge to be impeached and removed
John Pickering
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"Don't give up the ship fight her till she sinks"
Captain James Lawrence
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What does the whiskey rebellion show?
Power of the national government
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What election went to the House of Representatives
Election of 1800
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What did they do so that there wouldn't be another tie in the future
12th amendment
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What does Jay's treaty lead to?
Pickney treaty
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Who did the treaty of Grenville deal with?
The Miami confederation
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Leader of the Miamis
Little Turtle
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Tribe that killed jedidiah smith
Comanches
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Hitler Mussolini KKK
Reactionaries
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Brought death to the Federalist Party
Hartford Convention
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Wrote a biography of George Washington including many myths
Parson Weems
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Convention of 1800
Terminates French alliance and brought peace for undeclared war under John Adams as president
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Dolly Madison
Saved portrait of George Washington in burning White House
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"We met the enemy and they are ours"
Oliver Hazard Perry
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Compact Theory
Written by Thomas Jefferson Virginia and Kentucky Written in protest to the alien and sedition acts
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Where is the Miami River
Ohio
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"Kentucky militia can take Canada"
Henry Clay
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Had 3 brothers killed by Indians
Felix Grundy
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Member of House of Representatives that goes to jail for violating sedition act. Aka spitting lion
Matthew Lyon
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1st white man to see Pikes Peak
Zebulan Pike
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Who did jedidiah smith say we're the poorest people?
Piuutes
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Main route west prior to the Oregon trail
Missouri River
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Where did the whiskey rebellion take place?
South western Pennsylvania
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"We have beaten the enemy twice under different commanders... The Americans are now led by a chief who never sleeps.. We have never been able to surprise him.. It would be prudent to listen to his offers of peace"
Little turtle
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"Here lies John Adams, who took it upon himself the responsibility of peace with France in the year of 1800."
John Adams
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"There is no act of my life, (the appointment of John Marshall) in which I can reflect on with more pleasure."
John Adams
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"If American Law were to be represented by a single figure, skeptic and worshipper alike would agree without dispute that the figure could be one alone, and that one John Marshall."
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
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"When we speak of the Great Chief Justice we mean Marshall."
Chief Justice Warren E Burger

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