This made it illegal to speak out against the government or its policies.
Sedition Act
100
The impressment was the main cause for this.
War of 1812
100
This allowed the government to arrest, detain or deport anyone who was seen as untrustworthy.
Alien Act
100
Which European nation signed two treaties with the United States, giving it Florida, and opening the Mississippi Valley to farmers
Spain
200
At the end of his presidency he tried to add last minute judges to the federal court system.
Adams
200
This piece of legislation established the federal court system and defined the responsibilities of the Supreme Court
Judiciary Act of 1789
200
This was suppose to help with the issue with Great Britain. It said Britian would pay for the damaged ships, stop seizing our ships, but did nothing about the impressement.
Jay's Treaty
200
This was the response the the Alien and Sedition acts that was never passed.
VA & KY Resolution
200
What was the impact of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin on slavery?
It created a cotton Boom in the south
300
What were the 3 main points that Washington gave in his farewell address?
- Political Parties are dangerous
- stay out of foreign entanglements
- a good government is based on morals & religion
300
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and gave greater powers to the new United States government
The Constitution of the US
300
Andrew Jackson used Cherokees to help him win this battle during the war of 1812
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
300
He invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
300
White males, owning property or who pay taxes are the only ones who could do this.
VOTE!
400
He bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million.
Jefferson
400
The XYZ Affairs and the Convention of 1800 refer to the US relations with which country?
France
400
How would the term “embargo” best be described
A ban on trade
400
This was fought after the war of 1812 had been over for 15 days.
The Battle of New Orleans
400
What is the function of the Bill of Rights?
To protect individual rights
500
He was not a president, but the leader of the Federalist party & proposed a plan to get the country out of debt.
Alexander Hamilton
500
This took away land from the Shawnee, Miami, & Delaware tribes in Ohio & established the Ohio river as a boundary for the Native American land and what was open for white settlement.
Treaty of Greenville
500
Washington formally announced this, saying we would stay out of the issues with France & Great Britian, setting a precedent.
Proclamation of Neutrality 1793
500
He would gather native americans to rise up against the white settlers. He would be stopped by William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe
Tecumseh
500
These two men were considered to be War Hawks because they wanted us to go to war in 1812.