JEFFERSONIAN PERIOD & PROBLEMS ABROAD

1. JEFFERSONIAN PERIOD & PROBLEMS ABROAD

2. A French diplomat who came to the U.S. 1793 to ask the American government to send money and troops to aid the French Revolution. • President Washington demanded his recall after he began recruiting men and arming ships.

3. Citizen Genêt

4. Washington’s declaration that the U.S. would not take sides in a war between France and a European coalition. • It was technically a violation of the Franco-American Treaty of 1778.

5. Neutrality Proclamation

6. A commission was sent to France in 1797 to meet with foreign minister Talleyrand to discuss the disputes that had arisen out of the U.S.'s refusal to honor the Franco-American Treaty of 1778. • Talleyrand’s three agents told the American delegates that they could meet with Talleyrand only in exchange for a very large bribe. The Americans did not pay the bribe and were furious over the incident.

7. XYZ Affair

8. Beginning in 1794, __ had began seizing American vessels in retaliation for Jay's Treaty, so Congress responded by ordering the navy to attack any __ ships on the American coast. • The conflict became especially violent after the X,Y, Z Affair.

9. France

10. A conference between the U.S. and France which ended the naval hostilities.

11. Convention of 1800

12. France blocked English ports during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 1800s; • England responded by blocking French ports. • The British ___ which tried to trade at French ports.

13. Seized American merchant ships

14. A British proclamation that said that neutral countries could not trade with both of two warring nations. • They had to chose sides and only trade with one of the nations.

15. "Rule of 1756"

16. Britain still maintained fur-trading posts in the __. • Their presence in the U.S. led to continued British-American conflicts.

17. Northwest territory

18. 1794 - It was signed in the hopes of settling the growing conflicts between the U.S. and Britain. • It dealt with the Northwest posts and trade on the Mississippi River. • It was unpopular with most Americans because it did not punish Britain for the attacks on neutral American ships.

19. Jay’s Treaty

20. It warned against the dangers of political parties and foreign alliances.

21. Washington’s Farewell Address

22. 1795 - Treaty between the U.S. and Spain. • It gave the U.S. the right to transport goods on the Mississippi river and to store goods in the Spanish port of New Orleans.

23. Pinckney’s Treaty

24. During the late 1700s/early 1800s __ was exploring and settling the region which is now the Southwest U.S. • They used the Indians of Florida and Georgia as spies and encouraged the tribes to raid U.S. settlements.

25. Spain

26. He served as Governor of Louisiana from 1805-1806. • He informed Pres. Jefferson of Burr's conspiracy to take over Louisiana. • He was the primary witness against Burr at the treason trial, even though he was himself implicated in the plot.

27. James Wilkinson • (1759-1825)

28. He played a crucial role in the defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown. • In the early 1790's, the British in the Ohio Valley encouraged the local Indian tribes to attack the Americans. • He defeated the Miami Indians in the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794.

29. "Mad" Anthony Wayne

30. Drawn up after the Battle of Fallen Timbers. • The 12 local Indian tribes gave the Americans the Ohio Valley territory in exchange for a reservation and $10,000.

31. Treaty of Greenville, 1795

32. The name given to several renegade countries on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. • They demanded tribute in exchange for not attacking ships in the Mediterranean. • Jefferson stopped paying the tribute, and the U.S. fought the __ in the countries of Tripoli and Algeria. • The war was inconclusive and the U.S. went back to paying the tribute.

33. Barbary pirates

34. A war between the U.S. and Great Britain caused by American outrage over impressment, the British seizure of American ships, and British aid to the Indians on the western frontier. • U.S. troops led by Andrew Jackson seized Florida and at one point the British managed to invade and burn Washington, D.C.

35. War of 1812 • (1812-1814)

36. The ___ argued for war in Congress. • They were young westerners led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun.

37. War Hawks

38. The ___ restored the status quo and required the U.S. to give back Florida.

39. Treaty of Ghent (December 1814)

40. Two weeks after the war ended, Andrew Jackson’s troops defeated the British at the __, not knowing that a peace treaty had already been signed. • The war strengthened American nationalism and encouraged the growth of industry.

41. Battle of New Orleans

42. Proposed after the War of 1812, it included: • internal improvements (roads, bridges, industrial improvements, etc.) • a protective tariff to foster the growth of American industries • strengthening the national bank.

43. American System

44. Man who proposed the American System

45. Henry Clay

46. Andrew Jackson opposed monopolies and the privileged class of society. • He attacked the national bank for this reason. • He advocated increased popular participation in government and greater opportunity for the __.

47. Common man

48. Passed by Jefferson, it forbade trade. • New England hated the law, although it forced the area to industrialize.

49. Embargo Act

50. Passed by Madison, it reopened trade with all countries with the exception of Britain & France.