Creating a government - Rise in politics
A group of advisors to the President is called what?
Cabinet
Britain granted what status to Americans which stated that American merchants would not be discriminated against when they traded with Great Britain?
Most favored nation status
People who live in a country and are not citizens are called what?
Aliens
People who want to go to war are called what?
Warhawks
A strong sense of patriotism is called what?
Nationalism
What law required importers to pay a percentage ofthe value of their cargo when they landed in the U.S.?
Tariff of 1789
Who was the chief of the Miami people?
Little Turtle
What explorer mapped much of the upper Mississippi River?
Zebulon Pike
Who was the governor of the Indiana Territory?
William Henry Harrison
What was the name of the battle that was fought after the War of 1812 was over?
The Battle of New Orleans
Which of the two political parties in 1789 favored the use of tariffs?
Why did Washington choose neutrality in the war between Britain and France?
He wanted to stay out of the armed conflict.
What did Jefferson have Congress pass the Embargo Act of 1807?
To prevent the United States from going to war.
What was one reason why southern and western farmers were in favor of going to war against Great Britain?
1. British trade restrictions hurt southern farmers.
2. The British supported and armed Native American resistance on the western frontier.
What were the effects of the Battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson becomes a national hero and the Federalist Party is destroyed.
Why did James Madison object to Hamilton's plan for a National Bank?
A National Bank is not mentioned in the Constitution. Madison believed in enumerated powers.
What two ideas did Washington warn political leaders about in his farewell address?
Do not form political parties and stay out of foreign alliances.
What was the name of the order in which all ships going to Europe needed British licenses and would be searched for contraband?
Order in Council
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
What was the name of the treaty that ended the War of 1812?
The Treaty of Ghent
The first capital of the United States was located in what U.S. city?
New York City
What was the name of the unofficial war that broke out between France and the United States?
The Quasi-War
Who did President Washington choose to plan the layout of Washington D.C.?
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
What was the name of the Shawnee chief who encouraged a united Native American resistance to American settlers?
Tecumseh
The Star Spangled Banner was written when Britain attacked what city in Maryland?
Baltimore