Attempted to resolve and avoid international conflict (Britain seized America ships).
What was Jay's treaty 1794?
100
This "war" was between the U.S and France in 1798-1800.
What was the Quasi War?
100
This act set up the judicial system.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
200
Pushed for smaller government.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
Established legality of contracts.
What was the Fletcher v. Peck case?
200
Established intentions of friendship between the United States and Spain. It also defined the boundaries of the United States with the Spanish colonies and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River.
What was Pinckney's treaty 1795?
200
Was a 1798 diplomatic episode during the administration of John Adams that Americans interpreted as an insult from France. It led to an undeclared naval war called the Quasi-War, which raged at sea from 1797 to 1800. The Federalist Party took advantage of the national anger to build an army and pass the Alien and Sedition Acts to damage the rival Democratic Republican Party.
What was the XYZ affair?
200
This act made it harder for people to come to the U.S.
What is the Alien and Sedition Acts?
300
Thomas Jefferson was the vice president for...
Who is John Adams?
300
Only government can buy or take land.
What was the Johnson v. McIntosh case?
300
Was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The treaty largely restored relations between the two nations to status quo ante bellum.
What was the Treaty of Ghent?
300
This ended trade with everyone.
What was the Embargo of 1807?
300
This act represented an effort to solve an issue in the U.S. Supreme Court during the early 19th century. There was concern, beginning in 1789, about the system that required the justices of the Supreme Court to “ride circuit” and reiterate decisions made in the appellate level courts.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1801?
400
This president's interpretation of the Constitution was strict.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
Indian tribes are sovereign entities, free from control by the states.
What was Worcester v. Georgia case?
400
This agreement, also called the Transcontinental Treaty, was made during the administration of President James Monroe and settled long‐standing disputes between the United States and Spain.
What was the Adams-Onis Treaty?
400
It was used by the Royal Navy, beginning in 1664 and during the 18th and early 19th centuries, in wartime, as a means of crewing warships, although legal sanction for the practice goes back to the time of Edward I of England.
What is Impressment?
400
This act was passed by the Congress of the United States shortly after the American Civil War helped protect the voting rights of African-Americans.
What is the Force Act?
500
This person wrote the Monroe Doctrine.
Who is John Q. Adams?
500
Supreme court can review state court decisions.
What was the Cohens v. VA case?
500
The Treaty was made possible by the British victory over France and Spain, and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe.The treaty did not involve either Prussia or Austria who signed a separate Treaty of Hubertusburg.
What was the Treaty of Paris 1763?
500
Is a term originally used to describe members of the Twelfth Congress of the United States who advocated waging war against the British in the War of 1812. The term has evolved into an informal Americanism used to describe a political stance of being for aggression, by diplomatic and ultimately military means, against others to improve the standing of their own government, country, or organization.
What was the War Hawks?
500
This act is the collective name given to six statutes passed by the United States Congress in 1790, 1793, 1796, 1799, 1802, and 1834. The Act regulates commerce between Native Americans and non-Indians.