Vocabulary
When sailors were taken from their ships and forced to fight in another country's military
What is impressment
What are the 3 branches of government?
What is Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Who is George Washington
What major event occurred as a result of British impressment of sailors?
What is the War of 1812
What does amendmean?
What is to add or change a law.
An example for future presidents to follow
What is precedent
Which branch is in charge of creating laws for the country?
What is the Legislative Branch
Who purchased the Louisiana Territory?
Who is Thomas Jefferson
What is the XYZ Affair
What does checks and balances mean?
What is to keep each branch of government from becoming stronger than the others
What is the definition of the word political?
What is having to do with the government and laws of a country
Name the first 5 presidents in order
What is Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe
Who helped Lewis and Clark during their expedition?
Who is Sacagawea
What is the name of the act when the U.S. cut off trade with France and Great Britain?
What is the Embargo Act
Explain the difference between a Federalist and a Democratic-Republican
What is a Federalist believed that the rich and educated should run the government and a Democratic-Republican believed that the common person should run the government
This act made it illegal to write critically of the government
What is the Sedition Act
Which amendment did the Sedition Act violate?
What is the First Amendment
Who wrote "Remember the Ladies"?
Who is Abigail Adams
The Erie Canal started and ended in which 2 cities?
What is Albany and Buffalo
What is the name of the event where our new government was created after the Articles of Confederation failed?
What is the Constitutional Convention
The Whiskey Rebellion proved that
What is the new United States Constitution was much stronger than the Articles of Confederation
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 said that all states located above the 36’30’ Compromise Line would be
What is free states
Who is John Quincy Adams
This invention caused an increase in the use of slavery on the South
What is the cotton gin
What was the first and last state to ratify the Constitution?
What is Delaware (first) and Rhode Island (last)