The Constitution & Government
This meeting in 1787 was held to fix the Articles of Confederation and ended with the creation of the Constitution.
The Constitutional Convention
He was the first president of the United States and set many precedents for future presidents.
Who is George Washington?
This political party believed in a strong federal government and was led by Alexander Hamilton.
Who are the Federalists?
This policy means the United States would not take sides in conflicts between other countries.
What is neutrality?
Which river gave Americans access to trade routes that made the Louisiana Purchase especially valuable?
The Mississippi River.
These are the three branches of the U.S. government.
The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches
This group of advisors helped Washington make decisions and included leaders like Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton.
What is the cabinet?
Thomas Jefferson believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution. He was the leader of which political party?
What are the Democratic-Republicans?
A word that means a closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out.
blockade
Why was the Louisiana Purchase controversial for President Thomas Jefferson even though he supported it?
The Constitution did not clearly state that a president could buy foreign land, so Jefferson worried it might be unconstitutional.
This system prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful by allowing each branch to limit the others.
Checks and balances
This 1794 rebellion tested Washington’s authority when farmers protested a tax on whiskey.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
Alexander Hamilton wanted to create this to manage the country’s money and improve the economy.
What is the National Bank?
This was passed to change the way the vice president is elected and to prevent a tie like in the election of 1800 (Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr).
What is the 12th Amendment.
How did British impressment violate American neutrality before the War of 1812?
Britain seized American sailors and ships even though the United States was trying to remain neutral in European wars.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect individual freedoms are called this.
The Bill of Rights
In his farewell address, Washington warned Americans to avoid these two dangers in politics and foreign affairs.
What are political parties and foreign alliances?
These laws passed under John Adams made it harder for immigrants to become citizens and punished criticism of the government.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This law passed by Jefferson stopped American ships from trading with foreign countries in an attempt to avoid war.
What is the Embargo Act?
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
What is President James Monroe's declaration in 1823 that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to European colonization.
This principle divides power between the national government and state governments.
Federalism
John Adams became president after Washington and served as this number president of the United States.
Who is the second president?
Hamilton and Jefferson disagreed because Hamilton wanted a strong central government while Jefferson believed more power should belong to these.
What are the states?
Washington’s decision to stay neutral during the war between Britain and France showed that the new U.S. government prioritized national survival over old revolutionary loyalty to France.
What is the Proclamation of Neutrality?
What were three dangers of the Oregon Trail?
What is...
Disease
Accidents
Drowning while crossing rivers
Bad weather
Starvation