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| Whiskey Rebellion | Pres. Washington led his troops against this rebellion, proving central government could enforce laws under the new Constitution. |
| Make treaties | President Jefferson used this power when purchasing Louisiana from France. |
| Lewis & Clark | Appointed by Pres. Jefferson to explore so that we could claim lands in the far West. |
| More people moved west of the Appalachian Mountains. | Native Americans pushed beyond the Mississippi. |
| England attacked U.S. ships and impressed sailors | Reason the United States declared war in 1812 |
| Industry in the northern U.S, expanded | A War of 1812 result |
| Completion of the Erie Canal | Shipping through New York became cheaper. |
| Monroe Doctrine | Kept Europe out of the western hemisphere. |
| Andrew Jackson | Changed the property requirement for voting. |
| Nullification crisis | Caused by Andrew Jackson's Congress passing a tariff on imports. |
| Louisiana Purchase - who from? | France |
| Louisiana Purchase - how? | purchased by treaty for $15 million |
| Louisiana Purchase - when? | 1803 |
| Louisiana Purchase - who settled? | Native Americans, white men moving west, hunters, trappers |
| Louisiana Purchase - did what? | doubled the size of the U.S. |
| Louisiana Purchase - where ? | between the Mississippi and the Rockies |
| Monroe Doctrine - who? | President James Monroe |
| Monroe Doctrine - when? | December 2, 1823 |
| Monroe Doctrine - where to? | European countries who wanted to re-colonize independent nations of Latin America |
| Monroe Doctrine - what? | It said that the United States intended to protect militarily, all independent nations in the Western Hemisphere against European interference. |
| Monroe Doctrine - how enforced? | Britain and its strong navy sided with the U.S. |
| War of 1812 - who? | U.S. declared war on England |
| War of 1812 - why? | England was attacking U.S. ships and impressing the sailors. |
| Canal | A channel dug by people, then filled with water to allow boats to cross a stretch of land |
| Erie Canal | connects Lake Erie and the Mohawk River to the Hudson River |
| Erie Canal started | 1817 |
| Erie Canal finished | 1825 |
| Buffalo, New York | The city in which the Erie Canal began. |
| Buffalo, N.Y. to New York City | Boats could travel the Erie Canal and then the Hudson River to get goods between these two cities. |
| Erie Canal - how it helped the West | the Erie Canal let the western farmers ship their goods to the port of New York. |
| Erie Canal - length | 363 miles long |
| Erie Canal - outcome | by 1840 over 3,000 miles of canals had been built |
| Nullification | the idea of declaring a Federal law illegal |
| Nullification Crisis - who resigned? | Vice-President John C. Calhoun |
| Nullification Crisis - Where? | in 1832,South Carolina passed the Nullification Act and threatened to secede because of tariffs. |
| Nullification Crisis - start | In 1828, Congress passed a high tariff which hurt the South. The South had the idea of nullification. |
| Tariff of Abominations | Benefitted the industry of the North and hurt the South who traded with Europe. |
| Nullification Crisis - President? | Andrew Jackson |
| Secede | withdraw from the Union |
| Nullification Crisis - Compromise | Henry Clay proposed a bill that would lower tariffs. |
| Nullification Crisis - Ended | No other state would stand with South Carolina after Jackson had congress pass the Force Bill. |
| Force Bill | Passed by Jackson's Congress to allow him to use the army to enforce the tariff in South Carolina |
| Neutrality Proclamation - when? | April 1793 |
| Neutrality Proclamation - issued by? | George Washington |
| Neutrality Proclamation | Stated that the United States would not support either side in their war. Americans could not aid Britain or France. |
| Neutrality Proclamation - why? | Other countries had sent armies to stop the French Revolution. France wanted to use our ports to supply ships to attack British ships. |
| Alien Act | allowed the President to expel any foreigner thought to be dangerous to the country. |
| Sedition Act | Citizens could be fined or jailed if they spoke out against the government. |
| Alien | Foreigner |
| Sedition | To stir up rebellion against a government |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | used by Pres. Adams to silence critics and keep immigrants from joining the Republican Party |
| Alien and Sedition Acts - when? | 1798 |
| Manifest Destiny | America's right to stretch from coast to coast |
| Manifest Destiny - when? | 1840's |
| Manifest Destiny - started by? | A phrase was coined by a New York newspaper meaning that it was clear or obvious that Americans had to do this. |
| Manifest Destiny - favored by? | Pres. James K. Polk who made Oregon a special issue - "Forty- four forty or fight" |
| Manifest Destiny - the dark side | Americans believed they were better than Native Americans and Mexicans and could just take over their land. |
| Embargo Act | Forbade Americans from importing or exporting goods. |
| Embargo Act - when? | Passed in 1807 |
| Embargo Act - who? | Pres. Jefferson convinced congress. |
| Embargo Act - ended? | In 1809 with the passing of the Nonintercourse Act. |
| Embargo Act - result? | Americans were hurt worse than Britain or France. |
