Jefferson Republicanism: Thomas Jeffersons idea of a small
government P: Smaller government meant that the United States would
be run differently E: This eliminated internal taxes and reduced
the influence of the Bank of America D: Less government meant that
there would be less to do with other countries S: Had many of the
same beliefs that current republicans do now
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Marbury v. Madison: When John Adams tried to fill the supreme
court with federalist but didnt deliver the signed documents in
time P: One of the most important court decisions of all time E: If
it hadnt have happened, more federalist could have been in the
supreme court, increasing taxes and government spending D: If more
government spending had occurred, we could have had more national
debt S:
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John Marshall: the Federalists chief justice P: Established
Judicial Review E: Supreme Court couldnt Declare a law according to
the Judicial Review D: Made the Supreme Court more fair to foreign
people in Court S: Declared that the Judiciary Act of 1789 was
unconstitutional
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Judicial Review: The ability of the Supreme Court to declare a
law was unconstitutional P: Supreme Court couldnt make laws, which
changed out government E: Federalist couldve created a law to spend
more money D: Foreign cases would be more fair S: Made the court
more fair to people in the U.S
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Louisiana purchase P- jefferson in office/ buy it from napoleon
E- cost 15 million D- U.S alliance with Britain/against France S-
doubled the size of the U.S
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Impressment- British policy and practice of seizing americans
at sea P- demanded war E- lost many workers D- france and britain
threatened U.S ships S- draft americans into british navy
Slide 8
James monroe- elected 1816 P: president james monroe E-
slavery/tarrifs D- foreign policy, religious, slavery S- outside
the nation wasnt a concern
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Monroe Doctrine- not to interphere with western hemisphere P:
president monroe/ napoleon defeated E: trade was down D: portugul,
spain, alaska, cuba S- europeons not interphere with
westerners
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Henry Clay- House speaker P: gains political power via
promoting the American System; trying to unify the nation E:
promoted the American System; promoted one currency D: less power
from Europe; more power for the United States S: had supporters in
the north nut not the south; splitting the nation apart
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American System- a plan to move the US toward economic
independence P: more power; makes the US more independent E: more
money; independent; transportation growth; recharging the national
bank; establish a protective tariff D: less relying on Great
Britain and other European powers S: transportation growth; growth
to the west; more job opportunities; higher/ established tax which
means less money for the individual person
Slide 12
John C. Calhoun- political figure P: convinced congressmen to
the American System; trying to unify nation E: promoted the
American System; promoted one currency S: had supporters in the
north but not the south; splitting the nation apart
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Missouri Compromise- stated that all states north of Missouri
will be free states and south will be slaved P: Maine becomes a
free state and Missouri a slave state; a line dividing the free
states from the slave states E: slave states dont bring in as much
money because of the limited slave states thus stopping the
question of growth in slave trade D: other countries might frown
upon the US for the choice of allowing slavery; income of slaves
from other countries would slowly decrease S: splitting the country
in two (free states and slave states); north and south conflict;
more run away slaves
Slide 14
Trail of Tears- Trail Cherokee tribe took P: Indian Removal Act
E: U.S. Army Support D: U.S. will not be on good terms with Sov.
Nations S: Death Died
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John Quincy Adams- president P: The election of 1824- John
Quincy Adams E: People believed that John Adams bribed Henry Clay
D: Split between Clay and Jackson tore apart Democratic- Republican
party S: followers of Andrew Jackson claimed Adams had struck a
corrupt bargain
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Jacksonian Democracy- Political Power for all classes P: Spoils
System E: no work for people because Jackson would only hire
friends D: spoils system caused citizens to not like him cause of
his system S: he wanted new administration
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John Tyler- Vice president and then president P: Harrison died,
Vice president John Tyler became president and opposed Whig Program
E: More Americans worked with politics D: Native Americans not on
good terms because of battle S: new politics appealed more to
passion than to reason, politics a new form of entertainment
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MANIFEST DESTINY -Political: Expansion policies in the early 19
th century -Economic: One of the causes was The Panic of 1837
(convinced Americans to start fresh in the West) -Diplomatic: Not
so good relations between US & Western Countries. US was
basically trying to take over their land! -Social/cultural: More
people moving West and starting lives their
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SANTA FE TRAIL -Political: Manifest Destiny -Economic: Better
trade routes more trading -Diplomatic: Thee West despised the US
for taking their land (Native Americans would attack on trails)
-Social/cultural: More and more traders traveling because of easy
routes such as the Sante Fe Trail
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Oregon Trail - Political: Manifest Destiny -Economic: Good
trade system, more trade -Diplomatic: West still hated the US
because we were intruding on their property -Social/cultural: More
pioneers migrating West on the Oregon trail
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Stephen F. Austin -Political: Mexican Independence/Texas Land
grants -economic: Texas was becoming more stable economically
because US citizens were allowed to settle there and make a life.
-Diplomatic: Mexico had good relations with the US (at first)
because Mexicans were encouraging Americans to settle in Texas
-Social/cultural: More Anglo (English speaking settlers ) than
Tejanos (Mexican speaking settlers), more population in Texas
Slide 22
Texas Revolution -Political: Mexican slavery & Stephen F.
Austin wanting greater self government -Economic: War is expensive,
cost money -Diplomatic: Bad relations between Mexico and the US
-Social/cultural: rebellions broke out deaths, injuries
Slide 23
Free Enterprise -Political: Little Government regulation in
small and private businesses -Economic: National economic growth
-Diplomatic: Workers from other countries coming to U.S.
-Social/Cultural: Large amounts of small businesses
Slide 24
Entrepreneurs -Political: -Economic: boost in economy with
small businesses -Diplomatic: More products for foreign trade
-Social/Cultural: more jobs created
Slide 25
Lowell Textile Mills -Political: -Economy: Boost in economy
-Diplomatic: -Social/Cultural: Large amount of women workers
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immigration -Political: Government dealing with larger
population -Economy: Running out of jobs -Diplomatic: Different
people from different countries to America -Social/Cultural:
Melting pot of cultures
Slide 27
Commonwealth v. Hunt -Political: Supreme court supporting
workers strikes -Economy: Strikes leave gaps in production
-Diplomatic: -Social/Cultural: Greater morale for workers on
strike
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Abolition -Political: abolition slavery of the 1820s -Economic:
funding to free the slaves. More money coming out of the government
to provide job so that freed slaves can provide for their families.
Share cropping cost rises. -Diplomatic: not on good terms with
Africa, Africa wont want to trade with America. -Social/ Cultural:
mistreated, dead slaves, and African Americans right to vote.
Slide 29
Transcendentalism -Political: growing religions groups(and
Serena Great Awakening) -Economic: Focused on nature rather than
money -Diplomatic: -Social/ Cultural: Change view of life and
people
Slide 30
William Lloyd Garrison -Political: Abolition. -Economic: sale
the newspaper, loss of food crops. -Diplomatic: Encouragement of
African immigration -Social/Cultural: The Liberator
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The Alamo -Political: Texas Revolution -Economic: war is
expensive- spending money on war -diplomatic: bad relations between
Mexico and US -S/C: a lot of deaths
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Seneca Falls Convention -Political: Womens right to vote.
-Economic: -Diplomatic: other women in other countries could get
the right to vote. America would set the pace or womens
rights.
Slide 33
Sam Houston -political: Texans declaring Independence from
Mexico -economic: New President & New Republic new economy
-diplomatic: Tension between Mexico and US -S/C: Texans are now
pleased, no more war
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James K. Polk -political: New Republic of Texas -economic: New
economy because a new republic -diplomatic: on the verge of another
war with Mexico -S/C: south and north fighting over Texas (South
wanted Texas to expand slavery)
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo -political: Americans defeating
Mexico -economic: spending money on Mexican cession ($15 million)
-diplomatic: coming to an agreement with Mexico finally
-social/cultural: Americans now have Texas, Texans are pleased and
now not under Mexican control
Slide 36
Market Revolution -political: Americas victory over Mexico
-economy was growing and becoming more successful -diplomatic:
better economy, better relations with other countries
-social/cultural: people buying/selling goods rather than making
them for themselves