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Fletcher v. Peck
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1810 first to declare a state law unconstitutional
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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1819 claimed states are not allowed to tax the federal government
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Essex Junto
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Group of lawyers from Massachusetts attempted to break off New England from the union
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Midnight Appoinments
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Adams appointed judges during the last hours of his presidency
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12th Amendment
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1804 Changed the procedure to elect a President and a Vice President
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Barbary Wars
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Battles between the US and North African states. Jefferson was tired of paying the pirates to not mess with them and went to war with them. Violated peaceful coercion.
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Chesapeake- Leopard Affair
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1807. The British fourth rate warship attacked and boarded the american frigate.
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Era of Good Feeling
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Lasted from 1817-1825. This was after the federalist party had largely dissolved.
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Monroe Doctrine
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1823. James Monroe stated any efforts by European Governments to interfere with states would be seen as a threat.
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Battle of Tippecanoe
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Fought in 1811. Battle between the US and tecumseh and his Indians. Great Britain influenced him to start a war with the US
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Burr Conspiracy
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Was a suspected treasonous cabal of planters, politicians and army officers led by Aaron Burr.
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Adams-Onis Treaty
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1819. Settled a border dispute between Spain and the US. The US recieved territorial rights to florida
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Dartmouth College v. Woodward
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1819. Case that arose after the president of Dartmouth College was deposed. Dartmouth college won and limited states rights dealing with private charters.
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Empire of Liberty
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Jefferson advised not to get tangled in alliances. He stated this was a duty to spread.
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Hartford Convention
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1814. Where New England states were going to secede if the war of 1812 didnt end. Although the war had already ended.
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