A Strong Start for the Nation 1789 to 1815
Chapter 6: A Strong Start for the Nation 1789 to 1815
Study Guide
1. Jay’s Treaty-The existence of the forts and British troops stationed in the Northwest Territory violated the Treaty of Paris. Hoping to avoid war, President Washington sent Chief Justice John Jay to Britain in 1794 to negotiate a settlement. John Jay negotiated in which the British agreed to give up their northwestern forts in exchange for the United States paying debts owed to the British. But the British did not stop arming American Indians, impressing American soldiers, or seizing American ships. Many Americans accused John Jay of being a traitor because he kissed the queen’s hand. Thus, Jeffersonian mobs hanged and burned effigies of John Jay.
2. Tecumseh-Hunters, trappers, and farmers pushed westward into lands occupied by American Indians. Tecumseh was a Shawnee leader who had become convinced that American Indian’s best hope for survival rested in a military alliance among the Indian nations.
3. Pinckney’s treaty- Spain feared that a US alliance with Britain could threaten Spanish territory in North America. Thus, Spain moved quickly to settle its disputes with the US which resulted in the Pickney’s Treaty. Thus, Thomas Pinckney set the southern border of the US with Spanish Florida at the 31st parallel. The treaty also guaranteed US navigation rights on the Mississippi River.
4. Toussaint L’Ouventure-When Napolean chose to sell the Louisiana Territory because he did not have a strong naval base in the West Indies. France had lost control of the colony after its African slaves had revolted in 1791 under the leadership of Toussaint-Louverture who was a military strategist, former slave, and grandson of an African chief.
5. Battle of Tippecanoe-General William Henry Harrison marshaled troops for an attack along the Tippecanoe River in the Indian Territory. The Battle of Tippecanoe was a battle that ended with a US victory over an American Indian confederation that wanted to
Study Guide
1. Jay’s Treaty-The existence of the forts and British troops stationed in the Northwest Territory violated the Treaty of Paris. Hoping to avoid war, President Washington sent Chief Justice John Jay to Britain in 1794 to negotiate a settlement. John Jay negotiated in which the British agreed to give up their northwestern forts in exchange for the United States paying debts owed to the British. But the British did not stop arming American Indians, impressing American soldiers, or seizing American ships. Many Americans accused John Jay of being a traitor because he kissed the queen’s hand. Thus, Jeffersonian mobs hanged and burned effigies of John Jay.
2. Tecumseh-Hunters, trappers, and farmers pushed westward into lands occupied by American Indians. Tecumseh was a Shawnee leader who had become convinced that American Indian’s best hope for survival rested in a military alliance among the Indian nations.
3. Pinckney’s treaty- Spain feared that a US alliance with Britain could threaten Spanish territory in North America. Thus, Spain moved quickly to settle its disputes with the US which resulted in the Pickney’s Treaty. Thus, Thomas Pinckney set the southern border of the US with Spanish Florida at the 31st parallel. The treaty also guaranteed US navigation rights on the Mississippi River.
4. Toussaint L’Ouventure-When Napolean chose to sell the Louisiana Territory because he did not have a strong naval base in the West Indies. France had lost control of the colony after its African slaves had revolted in 1791 under the leadership of Toussaint-Louverture who was a military strategist, former slave, and grandson of an African chief.
5. Battle of Tippecanoe-General William Henry Harrison marshaled troops for an attack along the Tippecanoe River in the Indian Territory. The Battle of Tippecanoe was a battle that ended with a US victory over an American Indian confederation that wanted to