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Chapter 6

Origins of American Politics

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Alexander Hamiltonsupported a federal government taking states' debt
Jeffersonian Republicansdidn't want the national government interfering wiht the economy
John Adams supportedthe Alien and Sedition Acts
Election of 1800 showedcountry peacefully transfering political power
Major goal of Lewis and Clarkgather informaiton about land west of Mississippi River
War of 1812 ended withTreaty of Ghent
Jeffersonian Republicansfavored Anti-Federalist's policies
Jefferson wasn't automatically named Presidenthe didn't have a majority of electoral college votes
Jefferson's major acomplishedLouisiana Purchase
British troops set fire to Washington, D.C.during the War of 1812
Panic of 1819Americans borrowed too much money
Missouri Compromise of 1820territories north of 36/30 N latitude would be closed to slavery
Whiskey RebellionHamilton's debt plan (tax to raise money)
Federalists viewed the French Revolutionexample of democratic revolution gone wrong
Alien and Sedition Actsright to deport citizens
Tarifftax on imported goods
XYZ AffairFrench agents' attempted bribery of American diplomats
Whiskey rebellionuprising over a tax on a widely used product
Reservationland the United States government set aside for Native Americans
Treaty of Ghentended the War of 1812
Depressionsever economicdownturn of fall
Election of 1800showed peaceful change of political powers
Lousisinia Purchasegreatly increased the size of the U.S.
Embargo of 1807was unpopular and unsuccessful
Little Turtleadopted parts of American culture
U.S. declared war on Britiancontinued British harassment
British burned this during of War of 1812Washington D.C.
Hamilton vs. BurrBurr killed Hamilton and his career


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