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This document is a study sheet for a history exam. It covers various key events and figures from US history, including the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Jay Treaty, the Judiciary Act of 1801, George Washington's presidency, and the election of 1800. It also includes the Missouri Compromise and the Monroe Doctrine.
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Thealienandseditionactswerefederally-passedtolimitforeignandrepublicaninfluence. TheJaytreatywasmadewithBritain,andunpopular. TheJudiciaryactof1801wasaFederalistattempttocontrolthejudiciary. JohnAdamsnominatedJoh...
Thealienandseditionactswerefederally-passedtolimitforeignandrepublicaninfluence. TheJaytreatywasmadewithBritain,andunpopular. TheJudiciaryactof1801wasaFederalistattempttocontrolthejudiciary. JohnAdamsnominatedJohnMarshallforchiefjustice. 1789or1789waswhenGeorgeWashingtontookthepresidentialoath. Thecabinetistheheadoftheexecutivebranch. AlexanderHamiltonbelievedineliteandstronggovernmentcontrol. ThomasJeffersonwasJohnAdamsvicepresident. VirginiaandKentuckypassedresolutionsagainstalienandseditionacts. Thewhiskeyrebellionwasagainstfederaltaxes. WashingtonwasneutralagainsttheEuropeanwars. TheXYZaffairwasaFrenchattempttogetbriberyfromtheAmericandiplomats. ThePinckneytreatysettledissueswithSpain. JohnAdamswasthefirstpresidenttoliveinthewhitehouse. Hamiltonstartedthefirstnationalbank. TheHouseofRepresentativesdeterminedtheoutcomeofthe1800election. Jeffersoncalledtheelectionof1800theRevolutionof1800. LewisandClarkwereleadersofthecorpsofdiscovery. SacajaweawasanIndiantranslatorforthecorpsofdiscovery. Virginiawashomeofthreepresidentwhoservedaspresidentfrom1801-1825(24years) ImportationofslaveswasoutlawedunderJefferson. JohnMarshallwasaninfluentialchiefjusticeinu.sSupremecourt. TheBritishburnedWashingtonD.CduringtheWarof1812. NewOrleanswasthelastbattleofthewarof1812. TheErieCanalranfrombuffalotoNewYorkCity. Slavestateslikedexpandingslaveryinnewterritories/itstrengthenedtheslaveeconomy. Allstatesallowedslaveryatonepoint. TheMissouricompromisewasengineeredbyHenryClay. AsaresultofMissouriCompromiselandaboveMissouriwasslavefreestates. heMonroedoctrinesaiditwouldnotinvolveitselfinEuropeanwarsandlandbutseenew T Europeancolonizationasathreat. Inthe1824election,AndrewJacksonreceivedthepopularvote. Inthe1820s,theofficeofsecretaryofstatewasseenasasteppingstonetopresidency. AndrewJacksonbecameanationalheroasaresultofthebattleofNewOrleans. JohnQuincyAdamsservedcongress/houseofrepresentativesafterpresidency. RachalmarriedAndrewJacksonwhileshewasstillmarriedtoLewisRobards. HenryClayandAndrewJacksonwereenemiespolitically. JacksonbeatsAdamsinthe1828election. RachaldiedbeforeJacksonwassworninaspresident. ndrewJacksonheldmanyofficesbeforehispresidencylikeseveredbothhousesincongress A andasageneraloftheUSarmy. WilliamHenryHarrisonservedaspresidentforonemonth. TheOregontrailranfromIndependence,MissouritotheAmericannorthwest. ohnCalhounbelievedstatescouldnullifyfederallaws. J James K.PolkwasDemocratic candidateof1844. HenryClaywastheWhigcandidateof1844. Moses AustenreceivedalandgrantfromtheMexicangovernment. StephenAutenencouragedpeepstosettleinTX. MartinVanBurenwasnicknamedOldKinderhook. SamHoustonwasPresidentofTX. JohnTylerwascastoutoftheWhigparty. Inancienttimes,slaveswerecaptivesofwar. Thelegalstandingofslaveswasasproperty. NatTurner'srebellionwasanuprisingagainstwhites. TheLiberatorwaswrittenbyWilliamLloydGarrisonandurgedimmediateemancipation. Manufacturinghelpedmakelaborsavingmachinesforagriculture. TheIrishcametoAmericabecauseofthepotatofamineinireland. TheAmericanColonizationSocietyresettledslavesinAfrica. TheAmericanpartywassometimes calledtheKnow-NothingParty. Governmentassistance helpedthedevelopmentofrailroads. Immigrants didnotmovetothesouthbecauseofslavelaborcompetition.