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2. No international crisis Political parties at home weren’t intense
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After the War of 1812, the United States experienced a brief period of ___________________.
No international crisis
Political parties at home weren’t intense
Sectional differences between North, South, & West were calm

3. James Monroe Wins the Election
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James Monroe Wins the Election
________________________________: Monroe’s two terms in office
Low voter turnouts
People had little influence in choosing candidates.
Secretary of State position was viewed as a stepping stone to the presidency.
Monroe is the 4th Virginian to win

4. He would not be tied to a _________________
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Monroe had agreed to accept the presidential nomination on 2 conditions:
He would not be tied to a _________________
He would not ____________________
He did not give an inaugural address, he simply said “I will do my best.”

5. ______________: a closed meeting of party leaders to choose a candidate
______________: current officeholder

6. ________________: controlled Florida following the War of Independence
Foreign Concerns
The Florida Purchase
________________: controlled Florida following the War of Independence
West Florida: revolted against Spanish rule
____________________defeated the Creek Indians and won the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama

7. Florida had become a haven for smugglers of European goods.
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The Florida Purchase
Florida had become a haven for smugglers of European goods.
Southern slaves fled to Florida by the hundreds. Some joined the Seminole Indians.
Indians and runaway slaves attacked Americans and retreated to _______________.

8. Andrew Jackson Invades Florida General Andrew Jackson
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Andrew Jackson Invades Florida
General Andrew Jackson
sent to the border to stop the smugglers, not to take control
________________Florida
________________demanded money for damages.
Spain was doing nothing to stop the attacks on American settlers.

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Spain sold East Florida to the United States for $_____ million and established the Spanish boundary west of the Mississippi

10. Revolutions in Latin America
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Revolutions in Latin America
challenges facing new Latin American republics
poor _______________conditions
high illiteracy
tradition of ______________(government by one powerful ruler)
_____________ divisions
power of the Roman Catholic Church
European powers
Spain’s inability to control its Latin American colonies resulted in their loss as well.
Monroe feared foreign intervention.
He was sympathetic to the new republics and established diplomatic relations with them.

11. _____________ controlled Alaska and was moving South (fur trade)
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Other Foreign Threats
_____________ controlled Alaska and was moving South (fur trade)
The United States and Britain defined the southern border of Canada along the 49th parallel. (Minnesota)

12. The ______________were preparing to send troops to Latin America.
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The ______________were preparing to send troops to Latin America.
Monroe feared that France would try to restore Spain’s colonial possessions in the New World.
Monroe asked Jefferson, Madison, & John Quincy Adams to come to the capital & advise him.
The meeting was historical in the sense four men – past, present, & future presidents, met together to discuss the matter.

13. The ____________________________________ Issued separate from Britain
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The ____________________________________
Issued separate from Britain
one of the most important statements in American foreign policy

14. four basic principles of the Monroe Doctrine
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four basic principles of the Monroe Doctrine
The American continents were not open for ____________________colonization.
The governments in the west should be viewed as _____________from European governments.
The _________________would stay out of European affairs unless their sovereignty was challenged.
The United States would view any European action in the West as an act of __________.

15. American Foreign Policy Goals
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American Foreign Policy Goals
______________ integrity: allow each nation to run its own affairs
__________________: support the rights of peoples to form their own government

16. The _____________________ of 1819
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The _____________________ of 1819
A surplus of farm products caused prices to drop.
State banks issued bank notes with no ___________or ___________backing, which ultimately prevented them from repaying loans.
# of state banks had grown
The National Bank called in loans from the western banks, they couldn’t pay, economy collapses.

17. The collapse affects the southern & western farmers.
The farmers called this the _________________

18. The Marshall Court’s Nationalist Decisions
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The Marshall Court’s Nationalist Decisions
States began to tax their national bank branches.
____________________________: asserted the national government’s power over the states
ruled that a state could not tax the federal government
James McCulloch- federal cashier sued by Maryland

19. __________________________:
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__________________________:
gave the federal government the power to regulate interstate commerce (the selling and transporting of goods from one state to another)

20. Slavery and the Missouri Compromise
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Slavery and the Missouri Compromise
There was a balance of power between the free states and the slave states.
__________________ asked to join the Union as a slave state in 1819.
Slavery had already been abolished in the North

21. proposed by _________________
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Missouri Compromise
proposed by _________________
admitted both Maine and Missouri to the Union
Forbid slavery north of Missouri’s southern boundary.
did not solve the problem, huge debate

22. The __________________________
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The __________________________
most important issues: tariff and internal improvements
Jackson wins more votes in both the electoral college & popular vote, however no man won a majority of electoral votes (131)
candidates
William Crawford: nominated by Democratic-Republicans
John Quincy Adams: nominated by Massachusetts state legislature
Henry Clay: nominated by Kentucky state legislature
Andrew Jackson: nominated by Tennessee state legislature

23. The Election in the House
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The Election in the House
The election is sent the election to the ____________________________.
__________Amendment gave each state 1 vote & must choose from the top 3 candidates.
Adams was declared the winner with the help of Henry Clay.
John Quincy Adams had served as Secretary of State
Now has to replace himself & chooses Clay.
Jackson supporters call this the “corrupt bargain”

24. ___________________________
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Ideas and Opponents
___________________________
proposed by Henry Clay
a high tariff package rewarding all sections of the nation with projects paid for out of the funds raised
would fund roads, canals, lighthouses, etc.
Endorsed by President Adams

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Southerners referred to it as the “__________________________” of 1828 & threatened to leave the Union.

26. The __________________________________ parties and candidates
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The __________________________________
parties and candidates
National Republican Party: Adams
Democratic Party: Jackson

27. - _______________________
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- _______________________
- mass campaigning: banners, editorials, banquets, etc.
_____________________: making malicious statements about opponents
Jackson won the election with 178 electoral votes because he appealed to the common man.
The new techniques brought out more voters.