Constitution
What did the Federalists need to pass for the anti-Federalists to support the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
What was Shay's Rebellion?
A rebellion of veterans who had not yet been paid for their services. It was significant because the government was too weak to respond to the crisis adequately.
Who were Adams' "midnight judges"?
Federalist judge appointments signed on the last day of his presidency.
Who scouted the new land in what is now the Midwest and Great Plains?
Lewis and Clark
What was the most important result of the War of 1812?
A surge of nationalism in the United States.
Two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation:
Unanimous approval for amendments
Could not tax
No military
No power to regulate commerce
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
It was a rebellion over the taxation of whiskey, but the government was able to respond promptly and strongly now that it had a Constitution.
What were the Sedition Acts?
They silenced anyone who tried to critique the government or President.
What is the significance of the Louisiana Purchase?
A massive amount of land that can be divided into new states. Westward expansion.....manifest destiny!
What was President Monroe's presidency known as?
The Era of Good Feelings.
What was the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan during the Constitutional Convention?
Bicameral legislature
House of Reps based on population
Senate is equal (2 reps per state)
How did Washington respond to the French Revolution?
He did not support it and refused to lend help to the French.
What was the Revolution of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson's supposed revolution to return to republican principles.
In what ways was Jefferson actually a moderate?
"We are all Federalists, we are all Republicans."
Did not destroy the National Bank.
Kept most Federalists in power.
Committed to national unity.
What is the peculiar institution?
Slavery
What are two disagreements between the Federalists and anti-Federalists?
Federalists believed in a strong central government whereas anti-Federalists believed in strong state governments.
Federalists believed the federal government had a right to make a national bank, whereas the anti-Federalists did not.
Federalists believed in having a strong military whereas the anti-Federalists did not.
Federalists supported Britain whereas the anti-Federalists supported France.
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
It provided a path for how territories could become states. It offered the potential for equal status with preexisting states.
What were the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
Jefferson's and Madison's critiques of the Sedition Act.
What was the Battle of Tippecanoe?
A battle between William Henry Harrison and Tecumseh over westward expansion.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
It created a number of rules around the institution of slavery:
No slavery above Missouri in the new lands.
Missouri will be a slave state and Maine will be free.
New states will come in by two: one free and one slave.
What Supreme Court case gave the Supreme Court the power to determine constitutionality?
Marbury v. Madison
What was George Washington's advice on foreign policy?
He encouraged the US to avoid entangling / long-term alliances.
What was the X, Y, Z Affair?
It was a moment of scandal in which French ambassadors tried to extort the US for money just to have a conversation about making a treaty.
What was the Embargo Act?
It was a boycott on all trade with Britain and France, and for a time, the whole world.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
Monroe's request to have no foreign involvement / colonization in American territory.