Vice Presidents of the United States

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Second Party System

Tariff of Abominations

Chapter 10: Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840 pg 281-311 CHAPTER LEAD-IN Dorothea Dix ? 19th century New England reformer, daughter to a Methodist preacher and born into poverty in Maine she was forced to do family work as a child As a teenager ? moved to Boston what her grandmother and educated herself and embraced Unitarian religion, taught school, wrote devotional manuals and children?s stories March 1841 ? began her career as an advocate for humanitarian treatment of the mentally ill when she was teaching a religious class for women prisoners at the house of corrections in east Cambridge, Massachusetts and saw insane inmates shivering in unheated jail cells. She petitioned the courts to have stoves brought in to provide heat and won.

Enduring Vision 8E Chapter 8 outline

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The Federalist Papers

Presidency of Thomas Jefferson

Louisiana Purchase

James Monroe

Chapter Eight: America at War and Peace, 1801-1824, pg 223-249 Chapter Lead-in, pg 223 After winning the 1800 election, Jefferson tried to ease tensions in America, putting the French Revolution behind them and recognized they agreed that all Americans were either federalists or republicans. But foreign affairs were to continue as Tripoli (one of 4 islamic states in North Africa) declared war on US. US merchant ships in Mediterranean Sea were being seized by ?Barbary pirates?. To stop this, in 1796 the US paid Algiers nearly $1 million.

Enduring Vision 8E Chapter 7 outline

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The Federalist Papers

John Adams

Presidency of George Washington

Quasi-War

james madison

Thomas Jefferson

United States presidential election

XYZ Affair

John Jay

Chapter Seven: Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800 pg 191-221 Chapter Seven Lead-in pg 191 The 1790s were a decade marked by political and economic transformation. America was cautiously optimistic that the new Republic would offer them a secure future. Nancy Ward, a Cherokee Indian, was less optimistic, in her life she participated in combat, conducted diplomacy, released war captives. When she married a British trader, Bryant ward, she changed her name to Nancy ward from her Indian Nanye?hi.

Unit 4

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Secession in the United States

Great Triumvirate

6th United States Congress

Marbury v. Madison

Unit 4: Chapters 11, 12, & 13 Election of 1800 Jefferson ran for election in 1800 against Federalist John Adams in a ?whispering campaign? Won election 76-36 in electoral votes; 3/5 clause of the Constitution aided him; House of Representatives awarded him election, as vice president Burr received same number of votes Election came down to Jefferson and Burr. Hamilton threw his support behind Jefferson because he simply doesn?t trust Burr 3/5 clause aided him because the large slave population in the south swayed the electoral college vote to give him the presidency Along with that frontier states favored Jefferson because they were Democratic-Republicans Inaugurated in DC, new capital Revolution of 1800: ?We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.?

American Pageant 16th Edition: Chapter 13 Flashcards

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Economic history of the United States

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Great Triumvirate

Andrew Jackson

Tariff

BANK WAR Battle between President Andrew Jackson and congressional supporters of the Bank of the United States over the bank's renewal. Jackson vetoed the bank bill, arguing that the bank favored moneyed interests at the expense of western farmers. COMPROMISE TARIFF OF 1833 Passed as a measure to resolve the Nullification Crisis, it provided that tariffs be lowered gradually, over a period of ten years, to 1816 levels. PANIC OF 1837 Economic crisis triggered by bank failures, elevated grain prices, and Andrew Jackson's efforts to curb overspeculation on western lands and transportation improvements. In response, President Martin Van Buren proposed the "Divorce Bill," which pulled treasury funds out of the banking system altogether, contracting the credit supply. SAM HOUSTON

American Pageant Terms 3

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Soviet Union–United States relations

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Presidency of Harry S. Truman

Aftermath of World War II

Political parties in the United States

Quiz Guide#18 Alger Hiss: a prominent ex-New Dealer and a distinguished member of the "eastern establishment." accused of being a communist agent in the 1930s. He dramatically met his chief accuser before the Un-American Activities Committee in august but was convicted of perjury. Communist China: The turning point of the Cold War was when China turned "red" because it was the most populous country. Mao Zedong led communist revolution and he won against Jiang (Nationalist with no support). It changes the US policies; making presidents after Truman to vow not to lose any other country to communism.

Progressive Presidents

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Politics of the United States

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united states

Politics

Heads of state

Titles

Sons of the American Revolution

President of the United States

Taft family

William Howard Taft

Woodrow Wilson

Theodore Roosevelt

Progressive Presidents Theodore Roosevelt October 27, 1858 ? January 6, 1919 Republican Presidency Number: 26 Number of Terms: 2 Governor of New York (1898-1900) Interesting Facts: Youngest president His wife and mother in the same house, on February 14, 1884 There is no known record of him mentioning his wife?s name again His sister raised his daughter He was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize Awarded it for the Russo-Japanese treaty Given a ?teddy-bear? in 1903 Pushed for the creation of the Panama Canal Was shot in the chest en route to Milwaukee but refused to go to the hospital before his speech Spoke for an hour with the bullet in his lung, then was taken to the hospital

Early National Notes

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Politics of the United States

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Randolph family of Virginia

Thomas Jefferson

Classical liberalism

Federalist Party

United States presidential election

Jay Treaty

Hartford Convention

Politics

Early National through The War of 1812 I. Constitutions determine the structure of government - experience and practice determine the character of government- Gouverneur Morris - ?No constitution is the same on paper as in life.? A. disagreement on the relative importance of the time period 1. Blum - 23, Garraty - 9, Link - 11, Current - 17, Bailey - 35, Morison - 48 . 2. personal view has changed from insignificant to one of great importance - particularly concerning the character of government B. dominant theme of the time - strength of the national government v strength of the states - the character of federalism must be defined 1. the leading players in this struggle will be Hamilton and Jefferson

Review for APUSH exam

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AP U.S. History Review Notes ? 1494: Treaty of Tordesillas ? divides world between Portugal and Spain 1497: John Cabot lands in North America. 1513: Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain. 1524: Verrazano explores North American Coast. 1539-1542: Hernando de Soto explores the Mississippi River Valley. 1540-1542: Coronado explores what will be the Southwestern United States. 1565: Spanish found the city of St. Augustine in Florida. 1579: Sir Francis Drake explores the coast of California. 1584 ? 1587: Roanoke ? the lost colony 1607: British establish Jamestown Colony ? bad land, malaria, rich men, no gold Headright System ? lad for population ? people spread out 1608: French establish colony at Quebec.

Jacksonian Democracy

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