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| Who could participate in politics during the early years of the Republic? | white male landowners |
| political party founded by Alexander Hamilton? | Federalists |
| What were the main features of Alexander Hamilton's financial plan? | whiskey tax, protective tariffs, assumption of state debt, national bank |
| Why did the Democratic-Republicans oppose the creation of a national bank? | strict interpretation of the Constitution--thought it was unconstitutional |
| What law did the Federalists enact to limit immigration and restrict the right to criticize government officials? | Alien & Sedition Acts |
| Which political party believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution? | Democratic-Republicans |
| Which resolutions were written to oppose the Alien and Sedition Acts? | Virginia and Kentucky Resolves |
| What political idea was established in the Virginia and Kentucky resolves? | nullification |
| What principle is supported by the political idea known as “nullification”? | states' rights |
| What principle did the Supreme Court establish in the case of Marbury v. Madison? | judicial review |
| What principle enables the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of a particular action? | judicial review |
| What was the goal of U.S. foreign policy in the early years of the Republic? | avoid war and foreign alliances |
| What statement was issued by President George Washington to avoid involvement in the war between Britain and France? | Declaration of Neutrality |
| What warning did President George Washington issue to the nation in his Farewell Address? | maintain neutrality and avoid political parties |
| What treaty enabled western farmers to access the Mississippi River and deposit their goods at the ports in New Orleans? | Pinckney Treaty |
| What treaty was made under the Washington administration in order to avoid war with Great Britain? | Jay Treaty |
| Which issue threatened American sovereignty during the Federalist period? | British forts on American soil |
| Under the Adams administration, what incident resulted in an undeclared naval war against France? | XYZ Affair |
| Which territorial acquisition doubles the size of the United States and allowed full access to the Mississippi River? | Louisiana Purchase |
| Which political belief was contrary to Thomas Jefferson's desire to purchase the Louisiana Territory? | strict interpretation of the Constitution |
| Who did Thomas Jefferson appoint to explore the Louisiana Territory? | Lewis and Clark |
| Whose aid was essential to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition? | Sacajawea |
| What act did President Thomas Jefferson sign in order to avoid war with Britain? | Embargo Act of 1807 |
| What term refers to the Congressmen who wanted to declare war against Great Britain? | war hawks |
| Why did the United States declare war against Great Britain in 1812? | impressment, British aid to Native Americans, territorial expansion |
| Why did Tecumseh and Native American tribes ally with the British during the War of 1812? | to stop American settlement on Indian lands |
| What was the result of the political fight over the creation of the national bank? | creation of the two-party system |
| Which battle in the War of 1812 happened after the Treaty of Ghent officially ended the war? | Battle of New Orleans |
| Which treaty opened Indian lands in Ohio to American settlement? | Treaty of Greenville |
| Which battle in the War of 1812 inspired American nationalism the most by achieving a decisive victory over British troops? | Battle of New Orleans |
| The Star Spangled Banner was written as a result of what battle? | Fort McHenry |
| Who was the hero of Tippecanoe Creek? | William Henry Harrison |
| What Indian leader attempted to form an Indian confederation against the Americans during the War of 1812? | Tecumseh |
| This French diplomat violated American neutrality and Washington threatened to deport him. | "Citizen" Edmund Genet |
| He was the spokesman for the South | John C. Calhoun |
| He was the spokesman for the West | Henry Clay |
| He was the spokesman for the North | Daniel Webster |
| He was US President during the War of 1812? | James Madison |
| The meeting used by Federalists to write amendments in protest of the War of 1812? | Hartford Convention |
| This political party dissolved as a result of being viewed as traitors? | Federalists |
| The treaty from which the US acquired Florida? | Adams-Onis Treaty (1819) |
| What American naval ship was attacked by the British in US waters and sailors impressed in 1807? | The Chesapeake Incident |
| He was the naval hero on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812. | Oliver H. Perry |
| Vice President who killed former Secretary of the Treasury in a duel | Aaron Burr |
| Why was the election of 1800 termed the "Revolution of 1800"? | Peaceful transfer of power from the Federalists to the Democrat Republicans |
| President Jefferson sent the US navy and marines to defeat what foreign group? | the Barbary pirates |
| What Supreme Court case recognized the Congress implied power to creat the National Bank? It ruled the "power to tax is the power to kill" | McCullough v Maryland |
| The Supreme Court case recognized Congress's power over interstate commerce | Gibbons v Ogden |
| Supreme Court case that dealt with the state not violating contracts. Argued by Daniel Webster. | Dartmouth v Woodward |
| Where was the treaty ending the War of 1812 signed? | Ghent, Beligum |
| What was the last event of the War of 1812? | The battle of New Orleans occurred after the treaty |
