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it was the first american political party
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took an oath of office as President of the United State
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Guaranteed that the national government could not violate the rights of the people.
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Members of the Democratic-Republican Party believed that a strong federal government would weaken and not respect the rights of the states and the people. One of the first two American political parties, together with the Federalist Party. Founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
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first time under the new United States Constitution that the federal government used military force to exert authority over the nation's citizens. The military suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion set a precedent that U.S. citizens who wished to change the law had to do so peacefully through constitutional means; otherwise, the government would meet any disturbances of the peace with force.
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In the end, Adams won by a three-vote margin. Adams won largely because of the votes of two southern electors.
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Diplomatic scandal that almost caused another war, this one between the United States and France. France was, at the time, at war with Great Britain. A treaty between Britain and the U.S. failed to guarantee France the right to ship with the U.S. France sent to the United States three diplomats, thereafter named X, Y, and Z, with outrageous demands. The result was undeclared war between the two countries.
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Congress then passed the Alien Act on June 25, authorizing the President to deport or imprision aliens "dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States" during peacetime. And the number of years an “ alien “ ( immigrant ) had to wait to become a US citizen increased from 5 to 14 years.
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Prohibited public opposition to the government. Fines and imprisonment could be used against those who "write, print, utter, or publish . . . any false, scandalous and malicious writing" against the government.
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House of Representatives got to decide who would be president. Due to an intense campaign by Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson won.
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Federalist President John Adams nominated his Secretary of State, John Marshall, to the office of Chief Justice of the United States
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This was the first time the Supreme Court struck down a law because it was unconstitutional. It was the beginning of the practice of "judicial review.
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Napoleon of France needed money to fund the wars he was having against the British and other powers.
United States paid approximately $15 million dollars for over 800,000 square miles of land.
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President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the land they bought from Fance
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Law passed by Congress and signed by President Thomas This law stopped all trade between America and any other country. The goal was to get Britain and France, who were fighting each other at the time, to stop restricting American trade. The Act backfired, and the American people suffered.
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Thomas Jefferson endorsed his friend Madison as his successor. Madison had swamped the opposition. He won 122 votes to Pinckney's 44.
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In 1809, Congress replaced the failed embargo with the Non-Intercourse Act, which reopened trade with all nations except Britain and France.
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Second War for Independence, in that if the U.S. lost to Britain, then Britain might very well take over the country and . But by defeating the strongest nation in the world for the second time, the U.S. proved that it had a right to exist, a right to be its own country, and a right to be a power in the international stage.
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Final battle of the War of 1812: America and Britain were fighting, unaware of the treaty of Ghent.
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Congress chartered The Second Bank of the United States. In 1818, the state of Maryland passed legislation to impose taxes on the bank. James W. McCulloch, the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the bank, refused to pay the tax.
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Missouri applied to become a state, in 1819, the Union had 22 states, 11 allowing slavery and 11 outlawing it. Missouri wanted to become a slave state. Anti-slavery leaders were afraid that allowing another slave state would upset what was then a delicate balance between slave states and free states. Maine applied for statehood about the same time, and both were eventually admitted to the Union, Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.
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the statement of U.S. policy to Latin America
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Andrew Jackson expanded voting rights for white males throughout the country.
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Gibbons lost his case and appealed to the U.S supreme court, which reversed the decision.
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John Quincy Adams elected president (Jan. 9. 1825). "The Corrupt Bargain"
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Andrew won the popularity contest, but he lost the election.
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is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man, by american politician Andrew Jackson, and his supports
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May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders.
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It did not protect the Cherokees from being removed from their ancestral homeland in the Southeast.
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When Jackson closed the bank
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First American Political party
