Unit 2 Trigger
3/5 Compromise
The Founding Fathers agreed that three-fifths of all slaves should be counted for purposes of both deciding a state's obligation for a direct federal tax, and for determining its population for representation in the House of Representatives
Alien & Sedition Acts
In 1798 the Federalist Congress passed the four acts collectively known as the Alien and Sedition Acts to attack the Republican party and suppress dissent against Federalist policies. The Acts curtailed freedom of speech and the liberty of foreigners resident in the United States.
American System
Intended to protect domestic manufacturers from foreign competition, the American System was the brainchild of Kentucky Congressman Henry Clay. It involved a political trade-off: In return for eastern support for federal aid to railroad and canal construction, the West would back protective tariffs. This arrangement would stimulate manufacturing and a demand for raw materials, and increase the market for manufactured goods.
Articles of Confederation
The Articles (ratified in 1781) were the United States's first constitution. They sharply limited central authority by denying the national government any coercive power including the power to tax and to regulate trade. The articles set up the loose confederation of states that comprised the first national government from 1781 to 1788.
Era of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feeling lasted from 1817 to 1823 in which the disappearance of the Federalists enabled the Republicans to govern in a spirit of seemingly nonpartisan harmony.
Embargo Act
The 1807 Embargo Act was provoked by the "Chesapeake" incident and prohibited all exports from U.S. ports. President Jefferson hoped to pressure Britain and France into recognizing neutral rights, but the embargo damaged the economy and was bitterly resented, especially in New England.
Land Ordinance
Law passed by Congress that allowed the sales of land in the Northwest Territory and all of Northern America
Louisiana Purchase
In 1803 the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleonic France for $15 million. The purchase secured U.S. control of the Mississippi River and nearly doubled the size of the nation
Marbury v. Madison
In 1803 the Supreme Court ruled the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional. The "Marbury v. Madison" case established the precedent for judicial review of federal laws.
McCulloch v. Maryland
In "McCulloch v. Maryland" (1819), the Supreme Court ruled that the second Bank of the United States was constitutional, thus affirming the doctrine of implied powers. The case also determined that "the power to tax involves the power to destroy," thus state governments could not tax a federal agency like the Bank.
Missouri Compromise
In 1820, after angry debate in Congress, Missouri entered the Union as a slave state, and Maine was admitted as a free state to preserve the balance of slave and free states in the Union. Also, slavery was banned from that part of the Louisiana Territory north of 36° 30'.
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established governments in America's northwestern territories, established a procedure for their admission to statehood, and prohibited slavery north of the Ohio River. This legislation passed by Congress under the Articles of Confederation provided the model for the incorporation of future territories into the Union as coequal states.
Revolution 1800
In the United States Presidential election of 1800, sometimes referred to as the "Revolution of 1800,
Shay’s Rebellion
Daniel Shays, a veteran of the Battle of Bunker Hill, led an armed rebellion of western Massachusetts farmers to prevent state courts from foreclosing on debtors unable to pay their taxes. The rebellion convinced nationalists that to suppress or inhibit such rebellions, the nation needed a stronger national government.
Virginia & Kentucky
James Madison offered the Constitutional Convention the Virginia plan calling for proportional representation in Congress. James Paterson's New Jersey plan, hoping to protect the less populous states, called for equal representation in Congress for each state. The controversy was resolved in the Great Compromise.
War of 1812
The United States and Britain fought this war from June 1812 to January 1815 largely over British restrictions on American shipping.
Whiskey Rebellion
Western Pennsylvania farmers violently resisted paying the whiskey tax imposed by Hamilton's financial program. In 1794 they threatened to destroy Pittsburgh. Washington and Hamilton marshalled the full force of the army to suppress the rebellion, but the rebels had dispersed by the time the army arrived.
The Founding Fathers agreed that three-fifths of all slaves should be counted for purposes of both deciding a state's obligation for a direct federal tax, and for determining its population for representation in the House of Representatives
Alien & Sedition Acts
In 1798 the Federalist Congress passed the four acts collectively known as the Alien and Sedition Acts to attack the Republican party and suppress dissent against Federalist policies. The Acts curtailed freedom of speech and the liberty of foreigners resident in the United States.
American System
Intended to protect domestic manufacturers from foreign competition, the American System was the brainchild of Kentucky Congressman Henry Clay. It involved a political trade-off: In return for eastern support for federal aid to railroad and canal construction, the West would back protective tariffs. This arrangement would stimulate manufacturing and a demand for raw materials, and increase the market for manufactured goods.
Articles of Confederation
The Articles (ratified in 1781) were the United States's first constitution. They sharply limited central authority by denying the national government any coercive power including the power to tax and to regulate trade. The articles set up the loose confederation of states that comprised the first national government from 1781 to 1788.
Era of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feeling lasted from 1817 to 1823 in which the disappearance of the Federalists enabled the Republicans to govern in a spirit of seemingly nonpartisan harmony.
Embargo Act
The 1807 Embargo Act was provoked by the "Chesapeake" incident and prohibited all exports from U.S. ports. President Jefferson hoped to pressure Britain and France into recognizing neutral rights, but the embargo damaged the economy and was bitterly resented, especially in New England.
Land Ordinance
Law passed by Congress that allowed the sales of land in the Northwest Territory and all of Northern America
Louisiana Purchase
In 1803 the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleonic France for $15 million. The purchase secured U.S. control of the Mississippi River and nearly doubled the size of the nation
Marbury v. Madison
In 1803 the Supreme Court ruled the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional. The "Marbury v. Madison" case established the precedent for judicial review of federal laws.
McCulloch v. Maryland
In "McCulloch v. Maryland" (1819), the Supreme Court ruled that the second Bank of the United States was constitutional, thus affirming the doctrine of implied powers. The case also determined that "the power to tax involves the power to destroy," thus state governments could not tax a federal agency like the Bank.
Missouri Compromise
In 1820, after angry debate in Congress, Missouri entered the Union as a slave state, and Maine was admitted as a free state to preserve the balance of slave and free states in the Union. Also, slavery was banned from that part of the Louisiana Territory north of 36° 30'.
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established governments in America's northwestern territories, established a procedure for their admission to statehood, and prohibited slavery north of the Ohio River. This legislation passed by Congress under the Articles of Confederation provided the model for the incorporation of future territories into the Union as coequal states.
Revolution 1800
In the United States Presidential election of 1800, sometimes referred to as the "Revolution of 1800,
Shay’s Rebellion
Daniel Shays, a veteran of the Battle of Bunker Hill, led an armed rebellion of western Massachusetts farmers to prevent state courts from foreclosing on debtors unable to pay their taxes. The rebellion convinced nationalists that to suppress or inhibit such rebellions, the nation needed a stronger national government.
Virginia & Kentucky
James Madison offered the Constitutional Convention the Virginia plan calling for proportional representation in Congress. James Paterson's New Jersey plan, hoping to protect the less populous states, called for equal representation in Congress for each state. The controversy was resolved in the Great Compromise.
War of 1812
The United States and Britain fought this war from June 1812 to January 1815 largely over British restrictions on American shipping.
Whiskey Rebellion
Western Pennsylvania farmers violently resisted paying the whiskey tax imposed by Hamilton's financial program. In 1794 they threatened to destroy Pittsburgh. Washington and Hamilton marshalled the full force of the army to suppress the rebellion, but the rebels had dispersed by the time the army arrived.
Unit 2 Building a New Nation
A Letter addressed to Captain Meriwether Lewis, from United States President Thomas JeffersonThis letter is addressed to Meriwether Lewis, the captain of the first regiment of infantry of the United States. This is written by President Thomas Jefferson, and the occasion is to notify Captain Lewis of his new assignment. The audience as stated previously is Meriwether Lewis. Jefferson’s purpose for writing Captain Lewis is to brief him on his new assignment which is to explore the Missouri River, and find a suitable path towards the Pacific Ocean. He explains that on his journey he will have a sizeable crew of men at his disposable and that other countries such as France and England have been notified of his mission. Jefferson also made sure to tell Lewis that he should take down notes of the groups of people and important geographical areas on his journey. Jefferson tells him to name a sort of “co-captain” in case of his death on said mission.
This letter is significant in the way that it shows to great extent that President Jefferson wanted Captain Lewis to go map out these new territory. This gives great specifications on Captain Lewis’s mission and even gave a hint at what his background was before taking the job as an adventurer/surveyor. This letter also gives great hints at how important this new territory was when Jefferson explains to Lewis that he has informed other countries of his mission. This letter is an important part of history and should be credited as one.
Written and edited by Kevin G.
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This letter is significant in the way that it shows to great extent that President Jefferson wanted Captain Lewis to go map out these new territory. This gives great specifications on Captain Lewis’s mission and even gave a hint at what his background was before taking the job as an adventurer/surveyor. This letter also gives great hints at how important this new territory was when Jefferson explains to Lewis that he has informed other countries of his mission. This letter is an important part of history and should be credited as one.
Written and edited by Kevin G.
Must be 18 or older to enter this website