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John Ross
bargained along with John Ridge to keep Cherokee land, was
chief of Cherokees and maried a cherokee woman
TERM 2
Major Ridge
DEFINITION 2 Ridge signed the controversial Treaty of New Echota of 1835, supported by the minority Treaty Party. It required the remaining Cherokee inhabiting tribal lands in the southeastern United States to cede the lands to the US and relocate to the Indian Territory. Opponents protested to the US government and negotiated a new treaty the following year. After Indian Removal to what is now Oklahoma, in 1839 Major Ridge was assassinated by tribal members under Cherokee Blood Law for alienating the land, as a majority had opposed removal. TERM 3
the Lowell
System
DEFINITION 3 was a labor and production model employed in the United States, particularly in New England, during the early years of the American textile industry in the early 19th Century.Made possible by inventions such as the spinning jenny, spinning mule, and water frame in England around the time of the American Revolution, the textile industry was among the earliest mechanized industries, and models of production and labor sources were first explored here TERM 4
Sam
Houston
DEFINITION 4
Samuel "Sam" Houston (March 2, 1793-July 26, 1863), was a
nineteenth-century American , politician, and soldier.
TERM 5
General Santa Anna
DEFINITION 5
"the Napoleon of the West," was a Mexican political leader,
general, and president who greatly influenced early Mexican
and Spanish politics and government. Santa Anna fought first
against Mexican independence from Spain, then in support of
it.
Indian Removal Act
an act proposed and supported by andrew jackson that would
moved many cherokee indiands out of georgia expanding
georgia land and moving natives far west into new territory
TERM 7
Gibbons vs ogden
DEFINITION 7 Aaron Ogden filed a complaint in the Court of Chancery of New York asking the court to restrain Thomas Gibbons from operating on these waters. Ogden's lawyer contended that states often passed laws on issues regarding interstate matters and that states should have fully concurrent power with Congress on matters concerning interstate commerce.Gibbons' lawyer, Daniel Webster, argued that Congress had exclusive national power over interstate commerce according to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution and that to argue otherwise would result in confusing and contradictory local regulatory policies.The Court of Chancery of New York and the Court of Errors of New York found in favor of Ogden and issued an injunction to restrict Gibbons from operating his boats. Gibbons appealed the case to the Supreme Court of the United States , which reversed the decision. TERM 8
The missouri compromise
DEFINITION 8 was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories. It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 3630 north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri. Prior to the agreement, theHouse of Representatives had refused to accept this compromise, and a conference committee was appointed. TERM 9
orders of council
DEFINITION 9
The Orders in Council were a series of decrees made by the
United Kingdom in the cource of the wars with Napoleonic
France which instituted its policy of commercial warfare.
TERM 10
the alien and sedition acts
DEFINITION 10
The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798 by
the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress in the
aftermath of the French Revolution and during an undeclared
naval war with Britain and France, later known as the Quasi-
War.
trail of tears
The Trail of Tears is a name given to the forced relocation and movement of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The removal included many members of the Cherokee, Muscogee, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations, among others in the United States, from their homelands to Indian Territory (eastern sections of the present-day state of Oklahoma). TERM 17
nullification crisis
DEFINITION 17 The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification. This ordinance declared by the power of the State that the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and therefore null and void within the sovereign boundaries of South Carolina. The controversial and highly protective Tariff of 1828 (known to its detractors as the "Tariff of Abominations") was enacted into law during the presidency of John Quincy Adams. The tariff was opposed in the South and parts of New England. Its opponents expected that the election of Jackson as President would result in the tariff being significantly reduced.[1] TERM 18
the monroe doctrine
DEFINITION 18
The Monroe Doctrine is a policy of the United States
introduced on December 2, 1823. It stated that further
efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with
states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of
aggression requiring U.S. intervention.
TERM 19
the battle of new orleans
DEFINITION 19
was the final major battle of the War of 1812 .[3][4] American
forces, commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson,
defeated an invading British Army intent on seizing New
Orleans and the vast territory the United States had acquired
with the Louisiana Purchase
TERM 20
non-intercourse act
DEFINITION 20
The Nonintercourse Act is the collective name given to six
statutes passed by the United States Congress in 1790,
1793, 1796, 1799, 1802, and 1834. The Act regulates
commerce between Native Americans and non-Indians.
marbury vs madison
a landmark case in United States law which formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution. The landmark decision helped define the boundary between the constitutionally separate executive and judicial branches of the American form of government. TERM 22
XYZ Affair
DEFINITION 22 The XYZ Affair was a 1798 diplomatic episode during the administration of John Adams that Americans interpreted as an insult from France. 1798 diplomatic episode during the administration of John Adams that Americans interpreted as an insult from France. It led to an undeclared naval war called the Quasi-War, which raged at sea from 1798 to 1800. TheFederalist Party took advantage of the national anger to build an army and pass the Alien and Sedition Acts to damage the rival Democratic- Republican Party.[1]
