Reviewing Vocabulary
George Washington set a precedent when he first organized his
Cabinet
What important court system did the first U.S. Congress help establish?
The federal court system.
In 1803, the United States took control of the port of
the Louisiana Territory
The new territory acquired by this treaty gave the United States access to which of the following?
Lake Erie.
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
The Constitution’s “necessary and proper” clause created ______ powers that expanded the potential power of the national government.
Implied
The Democratic-Republican Party was started mainly to oppose the ideas of
Alexander Hamilton
The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison established the principle of
judicial review
What document did Madison believe did not give Congress the power to create a bank?
Constitution
Who was the second president of the United States?
James Adams
Under the theory of ______, the states could declare a federal law invalid.
Nullification
What river did Pinckney’s Treaty give Americans the right to use?
Mississippi River.
In the Battle of Tippecanoe, U.S. General William Henry Harrison defeated the forces of
Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa.
This cartoon in which French leaders harass a woman symbolizing the United States, was created in response to the
XYZ Affair.
What country sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States and for how much?
In the early 1800s, the United States protested British ______ of American sailors.
Impressment
The Convention of 1800 ended which conflict?
the Quasi-War.
After the Hartford Convention in 1814, some delegates urged New England to
secede from the United States.
What did Jefferson cut to make the federal government smaller?
Budget.
What country fought against the United States in the War of 1812?
Britain
After the War of 1812, there was an upsurge of ______ in the United States.
Nationalism
What job did Meriwether Lewis have before Jefferson chose him for the expedition?
Jefferson’s personal secretary
In the Treaty of Greenville, Native Americans gave the most land to which present-day state?
Ohio
What battle did Andrew Jackson win in 1815?
New Orleans
What is judicial review?
the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional