Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
Rush-Bagot pact
Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
Charles Finney
Voting rights were expanded to all white males
Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
Marbury vs. Madison
On his way out of office, John Adams appointed 16 new judges. Jefferson refused to deliver some of these appointments. The Supreme Court established judicial review.
Effects of the War of 1812
Confirmed ability of a Republican Government to defend itself. Americans completed conquest of everything east of the Mississippi. War broke remaining indigenous power, and white settlers poured in to former native lands.
Cult of domesticity
The embargo
President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
Split within the Democratic-Republican party
Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
Southern baptists
Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
McCulloch vs Maryland
Nat turners rebellion
A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
Second great awakening
Camp meetings with huge sermons, christian revival. In contrast to first great awakening, which focused on personal moral reformation, second one emphasized moral reformation of society
Tariff of 1828
Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
Hartford Convention
Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.
Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
Convention of 1818
More American fishing rights, set the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel, and called for the joint-occupation of Oregon
From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up
Compromise of 1820
Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
New American identity
Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
Election of 1824
He himself owned hundreds of slaves. He banned the importation of slaves. Once the Atlantic trade dried up, domestic trade increased, creating the second middle passage
Whigs
