Formation of Political Parties
This party supported a strong national government and was led by Alexander Hamilton.
What is the Federalist Party?
This document warned the U.S. to avoid permanent foreign alliances.
What is the Farewell Address?
This "affair" led to secret agents being sent to France to negotiate trade.
What is the XYZ Affair?
This war was fought between the United States and Britain from 1812–1815.
What is the War of 1812?
Jackson was seen as a champion of this group of Americans.
What is common people?
This party favored states’ rights and was led by Thomas Jefferson.
What is the Democratic-Republican Party?
Washington issued this proclamation to keep the U.S. out of the war between Britain and France.
What is the Proclamation of Neutrality?
This act allowed the president to deport foreigners considered dangerous.
What is the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This was written by Francis Scott Key during the Battle of Fort McHenry.
What is the Star-Spangled Banner?
This system rewarded political supporters with government jobs.
What is the Spoils System?
One major disagreement between early political parties was over this financial institution.
What is the national bank?
Washington adopted this foreign policy in which the United States only worried about the affairs of itself and not the rest of the world.
What is isolationism?
Jefferson tried to avoid war by passing this law that stopped U.S. trade with foreign nations.
What is the Embargo Act?
South American nations had one of these of their own, modeling the one in the United States in 1776.
What is a revolution?
Jackson opposed this national financial institution and vetoed its recharter.
What is the Bank of the United States?
Federalists believed in this type of interpretation of the Constitution.
What is loose interpretation?
Hamilton urged Washington to intervene in this uprising, while Jefferson condemned him.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
This purchase doubled the size of the United States during Jefferson’s presidency.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This agreement warned European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This law forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
Democratic-Republicans believed in this type of interpretation of the Constitution.
What is strict interpretation?
Washington believed these institutions would be a dangerous part of politics moving forward.
What are political parties?
This problem involved Britain taking American sailors and forcing them into military service.
What is impressment?
The War of 1812 was caused by these two things.
What is impressment of US sailors and weaponizing Native Americans on the American frontier?
What is the Democratic Party?