U.S. Constitution
How many amendments makes up the Bill of Rights?
10 Amendments
Who was Washington's Secretary of State?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was Vice President to John Adams?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the Native American leader who lead a resistance against U.S. settlers?
Tecumseh
What party did Andrew Jackson create?
Democrat Party
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
What were the first two political parties in the U.S.?
Democratic Republicans and Federalists
Who was president during the War of 1812?
James Madison
Why was Jackson called the "Common Man"?
He grew up west of the Appalachian Mountains and did not have a lot of money
Judicial Branch
Name one difference between the Federalists and Democratic Republicans
Strong central government vs. Strong state government
Sympathetic to England vs. Sympathetic to France
Favored National Bank vs. Opposed National Bank
Government controlled by educated elite vs. Government controlled by ordinary citizens
What was the affect of the XYZ affair?
U.S. built a navy and the French backed off
What battle led to the U.S. recapaturing Detroit and taking control of Lake Erie?
Battle of Lake Erie
What was the system called that fired government employees and replaced them with supporters and friends?
Spoils System
What do we have in place to make sure that no branch of government gets too powerful?
Checks and Balances
They did not like the liquor tax
Why did Jefferson want control of New Orleans?
What was one cause of the War of 1812?
U.S. wanted Canada
Britain wasn't respecting the U.S. (impressment, helping Native Americans)
Native American resistance to U.S. settlers
27 Amendments
Did not take sides and established the Neutrality Proclamation of 1793
How did Jefferson justify the Louisiana Purchase?
Said the president has the power to make treaties and buying land is similar
American patriotism grew
Britain and America's relationship improved
The belief that it was America's destiny to expand westward
Manifest Destiny