Washington and Early Foreign Policy
In his Farewell Address, Washington advised Americans to avoid involvement in foreign political affairs.
What is neutrality?
In McCulloch v. Maryland, Chief Justice Marshall used this constitutional clause to justify implied powers.
What is the elastic clause?
Jefferson wanted control of this crucial port because much of U.S. agricultural trade passed through it.
What is New Orleans?
This 1823 policy warned European nations not to colonize or interfere in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
President Andrew Jackson signed this 1830 law that authorized the government to relocate Native Americans.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
Washington’s warning about forming alliances with European nations became one of these important examples for future presidents.
What is a precedent?
Critics of McCulloch v. Maryland feared the decision would strengthen this level of government.
What is the federal government?
The United States doubled in size in 1803 after this major land purchase.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The Monroe Doctrine warned Europe not to interfere with these recently independent regions.
What are Latin American nations?
According to the map, most Native American groups were relocated to this general region.
What is Indian Territory / present-day Oklahoma?
Washington believed that because Europe had “primary interests” different from America’s, the U.S. should avoid these.
What are European conflicts or controversies?
This Supreme Court decision ruled that a state could not tax a federal institution.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
Jefferson feared that France controlling New Orleans placed them in this threatening position over U.S. exports.
What is controlling the Mississippi River trade routes?
Monroe stated that European attempts to control nations in the Western Hemisphere would be viewed as this toward the United States.
What is an unfriendly act / hostile threat?
This deadly forced march of the Cherokee was a direct result of the Indian Removal Act.
What is the Trail of Tears?
Washington said the U.S. could choose peace or war as its interests suggested once it developed this.
What is national strength / unity under an efficient government?
Marshall argued that Congress may use any means that are appropriate and in line with the “spirit” of the Constitution—this is known as using what kind of powers?
What are implied powers?
This purchase accelerated America’s westward expansion into regions beyond the Mississippi River.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Although the U.S. lacked a strong military in 1823, Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine with the support of this powerful nation.
What is Great Britain?
Native Americans were moved westward largely because American settlers continued to expand into this major region.
What is the Southeast / the Ohio River Valley / lands east of the Mississippi?
The foreign policy idea in Washington’s speech connects most directly to this long-standing approach followed during the 1800s.
What is isolationism / avoiding entangling alliances?
The decision in McCulloch v. Maryland supported this interpretation of the Constitution, where federal power is broadly applied.
What is loose construction?
What were Jefferson’s motivations for purchasing Louisiana?
The Monroe Doctrine reinforced this long-standing American foreign policy goal stated earlier by Washington.
What is avoiding European involvement / protecting the Western Hemisphere?
Despite the Supreme Court ruling in Worcester v. Georgia, which favored Native Americans, Jackson took this controversial action.
What is ignoring the ruling and continuing with removal?