Constitution and Compromises
This plan favored large states and proposed representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
The first President of the United States gave a famous farewell address warning against political parties and foreign alliances.
Who is George Washington?
This act forbade American ships from trading with foreign nations in an attempt to avoid war.
What is the Embargo Act?
These were the first two political parties in the United States
What are the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans?
These young Congress members pushed for war with Britain, earning the nickname...
Who are the War Hawks?
This plan favoured small states and proposed equal representation for all states.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
This treaty with Spain gave Americans free navigation of the Mississippi River and access to New Orleans.
What is Pinckney’s Treaty?
This major land purchase doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This act made it illegal to criticize the federal government and its officials.
What is the Sedition Act?
This American city was burned by British forces in 1814.
What is Washington, D.C.?
This compromise created a legislature with proportional representation in one house and equal representation in the other.
What is the Great Compromise?
This branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws and includes the Supreme Court.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Jefferson sent this expedition to explore the new territory.
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
This act gave the president the power to remove foreign residents seen as a threat.
What is the Alien Act?
This battle marked a U.S. victory in Canada and boosted morale.
What is the Battle of York?
This agreement counted enslaved people as part of the population for representation, but not fully.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
The President’s power to veto laws and appoint officials is part of this branch.
What is the Executive Branch?
Jefferson’s foreign policy was challenged by British naval practices that forced American sailors into service, called this.
What is impressment?
These Federalists supported a strong central government and national economic policies.
Who are the Federalists?
There were seven major reasons this war was nearly disastrous for the U.S., including weak military and economic issues.
What is the War of 1812?
The Philadelphia Convention produced this foundational document of the United States.
What is the Constitution?
The first political disagreement between Federalists and Anti-Federalists often focused on this.
What is the strength and role of the federal government?
Northern Federalists discussed creating this because they opposed Jefferson’s policies and the Louisiana Purchase.
What is the Northern Confederacy?
These people opposed a strong central government and wanted more power for the states.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
President Madison faced international problems including impressment and trade restrictions from this European country.
Who is Britain?