order in the court!
Marbury v. Madison created this legal precedent.
Judicial Review
Name at least two points found in Washington's Farewell Address that would help secure peace.
Avoid political parties, Avoid foreign alliances, avoid debt, etc.
How did President Jefferson finally get total control of the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans?
The Louisiana Purchase
Under which president did the XYZ Affair and The Alien and Sedition Acts happen?
John Adams
During the War of 1812, the British burned this to the ground.
The White House (and Capitol)
McCullough v. Maryland determined what? (Remember it involved banking)
States could not tax the federal government
What was Jefferson's ultimate purpose of implementing the Embargo Act of 1807?
To keep the U.S. out of war with Britain
Who were the two leaders of the Federalist Party?
Hamilton and Adams
President Washington pursued a policy of ________________ in foreign affairs because he knew the young U.S. wasn't ready for wars.
neutrality
The War of 1812 severely disrupted U.S. shipping making it virtually impossible to trade for goods. How did the war accidentally help the U.S. in this area?
Define Judicial Review
The federal courts may declare any law unconstitutional
What was the two purposes of Hamilton's "protective tariff"?
to protect american manufacturers, and raise revenue to pay off debt
The Democratic-Republicans were afraid of the federal government gaining too much power. What were they in favor of in terms of political power?
Strong states' rights
Which president produced a statement that told European nations not to interfere with affairs in the western hemisphere?
James Monroe [Monroe Doctrine]
Westerners supported the War of 1812, they feared the British were encouraging what group to attack them out on the frontier
Indians
Gibbons v. Ogden determined that it was the federal government's responsibility to regulate what?
(remember - steamboats in New York)
interstate commerce
What was the name of the agreement, brokered by Henry Clay, that admitted one slave and one free state in order to keep a balance of power in 1820?
The Missouri Compromise
Who did the Federalists believe should be the only group allowed to vote?
Wealthy men (those who owned property) they didn't trust the poor to make good choices
What was President Jefferson's only political issue with the Louisiana Purchase? (he had to violate his own personal convictions)
The Constitution did not specifically give him permission to make that deal.
The Battle of New Orleans made this person very famous!
Andrew Jackson
The Judiciary Act of 1789 created what?
a system of federal courts below the Supreme Court
What was the name of the signed agreement between the U.S. and Britain that kept the two nations out of war? (hint - it was very one sided for Britain)
The Jay Treaty
How is the Whiskey Rebellion different than Shays' Rebellion?
It demonstrated the strength and power of the new federal government.
The Erie Canal was the most ambitious transportation project ever constructed at the time in America. It connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes. Which ethnic group represented the majority of the workers to build the canal?
The Irish
Name at least two positive things that came out of the War of 1812 for the U.S.
Gained world respect, peace with British, British stopped impressing our sailors