The Early Republic Era - First Presidents and Political Parties
James Madison
1809-1817, Democratic-Republican, Virginia
Foreign Policy
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British are...
1. _____________________________ American sailors
2. Interfering with American _____________
3. British support of _________________ Americans in the ____________ ________________.
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South and West want to go to war – called “____________________________”
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________ ___________________ does not, it would disrupt trade with _________________
War of 1812
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Disruption in ____________________ shipping and a British ___________________. (economic challenge)
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Washington D.C. and the ______________________ Mansion are _________________.
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Battle of ________________ ______________________. (Baltimore)
o Francis Scott Key writes the “__________ ____________________ _______________.”
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Treaty of ______________________ (1814) ended the war
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Battle of _________ ____________________.
o Fought 2 weeks __________________ the treaty
o ___________________ _____________________ led U.S. forces to rousing victory
o Jackson becomes a ____________ ______________.
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Result: a ___________; no ____________________________ lost or gained.
Effects
1. Spirit of _________________________ rises (patriotism)
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Successfully defended the country from an invader
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Led to “Era of ________________ ______________________”
2. Gained __________________________________ respect
3. Manufacturing grows in __________ ______________________.
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Blockade forces ____________________ to shift to ____________________________.
4. Weakened ______________________ __________________________ resistance
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James Monroe
Western tribes cannot resist U.S. expansion
1817-1825, Democratic-Republican, Virginia
Era of Good Feelings
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Years following the War of 1812
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One dominant ___________________ ___________________. (Democratic-Republicans)
o ____________________ party disappears, except for ____________ ____________________.
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Increased __________________________ - a time of nationalism
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Increased ______________________________ of the _____________________ government
The Early Republic Era - First Presidents and Political Parties
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___________________, transportation, court cases
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Economic Growth
o Manufacturing growth (factories and _________________ ______________)
o Transportation improvements (_____________ canal, National Road)
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Self-sufficiency and _________________________________.
o Americans felt they didn’t need alliances with other nations
Monroe Doctrine
Background
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______________________ making land claims in North America
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_________________ American colonies breaking away from __________________ rule through revolutions
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American leaders feared European powers would claim power in the ____________________ Hemisphere
Speech
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Written by ____________ ___________________ _______________.
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American continents are __________________ to ________________________ powers.
Impact
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U.S. sees itself as a world _______________ and ________________________ of Latin America
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U.S. can _____________________ and limit competition
Missouri Compromise
People
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Henry Clay (Kentucky) – known as “______________ __________________”; emphasized unity and balance
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John Quincy Adams (Mass.) – opposed ___________________ and the ___________________ of it.
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John C. Calhoun (S.C.) – defended _________________ as necessary to the southern _________________
Sectionalism Conflict
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Slavery is ________________________ divided (11 free, 11 slave)
____________________ is ready for statehood – slavery is allowed there (Would shift power in Senate!)
Compromise
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Missouri enters as a _____________ state - ______________ enters as a free state
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Slavery ___________________ north of 36° 30’ (_______________________ border of Missouri)