Washington
A message to the American people at the end of Washington's time as president.
What is the Farewell Address?
A woman who advised her husband to "remember the ladies" and protect women's rights.
Who is Abigail Adams?
A deal with France that doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
A battle that "didn't count," but gave Andrew Jackson national fame as a war hero.
What was the Battle of New Orleans?
What is impressment?
The oath of office, two-term limit, and creating a cabinet of advisors.
What were Washington's precedents?
A law making it harder for immigrants to become citizens.
What was the Alien Act?
The men Jefferson sent to explore new lands in the West.
Who were Lewis & Clark?
A group of Congressmen who supported going to war with Britain.
What are the War Hawks?
A tax on foreign goods.
What is a tariff?
A statement saying the United States would not side with either Britain or France.
What is the Neutrality Proclamation?
A law that targeted Democratic-Republican journalists and politicians, punishing them if they criticized John Adams and his Federalist government.
What is the Sedition Act?
A court case in which the Supreme Court gained the power to strike down laws they find unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The agreement that ended the War of 1812.
What was the Treaty of Ghent?
The power of the courts to decide if a law is Constitutional.
What is judicial review?
An event that showed the federal government under the new Constitution could enforce its laws.
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
A scandal in which French diplomats demanded a bribe to begin discussions regarding French attacks on US ships.
What is the XYZ Affair?
What are the Barbary States?
A Shawnee leader who allied with the British and united Native peoples to oppose the US's expansion.
Who was Tecumseh?
Part of the Constitution used to justify the establishment of the National Bank; gives Congress flexibility.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause or Elastic Clause?
The cause of Washington's death.
What is a throat infection?
What were the Midnight Judges?
A law that banned all foreign trade.
What is the Embargo Act?
A historic item that Dolly Madison saved from the White House as it burned.
What is a portrait of George Washington?
Criticizing the government.
What is sedition?