Washington/Adams
Every decision and act that Washington made during his early presidency became a tradition that would be followed moving forward. This is known as setting a ...
Precedent
How was Thomas Jefferson’s election in 1800 a “revolution”?
It was a significant shift in Federal policy
Jefferson's view of the nation was one which required a lot of land, "an Empire of Liberty," this was his ___________ vision.
Agrarian.
The first foreign war fought by the United States
Barbary Wars
The leader of the expedition to explore to LA Territory
Merriweather Lewis
During the Washington Administration, the U.S. made treaties with which two nations?
England and Spain
What were three specific ways Jefferson cut the national debt as president?
Major military cuts, streamlined bureaucracy, increased foreign trade, selling of western lands
In U.S. history, we call this westward movement.....
Manifest Destiny
This first political party believed in the "implied powers" of the Constitution
The Federalists
Served as the first Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
As a result of the Quasi-War with France, the Adams Administration used this set of laws to go after political opponents
Alien and Sedition Acts
To profit off of the war between Britain and France, the US engaged in ____________.
Re-Export trade
What were the British doing to prevent settlement in the Northwest Territory?
Arming natives to violently resist American settlement.
This man served as the first Attorney General
Served as Secretary of War under George Washington
Henry Knox
Which political party read the Constitution loosely using the Necessary and Proper clause?
Federalists
In response to the impressment of sailors by the British, Jefferson hoped to cripple Great Britain with the passage of the...
Embargo Act of 1807
For what two reasons did France no longer wish to keep the Louisiana Territory?
1. Military was devasted in Haitian Revolution
2. Needed money to keep fighting the British
The first time there was a tie for the presidency was when and between who?
1800 - Jefferson and Burr
In order to pass his controversial economic plan, Hamilton agreed to do what?
Move the National Capitol to the South (D.C.)
Marbury v. Madison introduced the concept of.....
What was the name of the expedition sent out by Thomas Jefferson to explore the LA Territory?
The Corps of Discovery
The first time the US government was able to show it could enforce its own laws.
Whiskey Rebellion
Former VP who shot his political rival
Aaron Burr