Ch. 8 & 9

Question 1

Shays rebellion

Answer 1

led conservative nationalists to insist on a stronger central government

Question 2

“Father of the Constitution”

Answer 2

James Madison

Question 3

Delegates who met in Philadelphia in 1787

Answer 3

belonged to a social elite that distrusted democracy

Question 4

The Great Compromise DIDNT include

Answer 4

an immediate end to the slave trade

Question 5

The Bill of Rights primarily protects

Answer 5

the individual from the government and the majority

Question 6

Hamilton’s fiscal program demonstrated

Answer 6

the constitution needed modifications to enable the government to carry out the enumerated powers in it

Question 7

Washington’s cabinet all agreed the US should remain neutral in the war between France and Britain because

Answer 7

the United States could trade with both sides and reap huge profits

Question 8

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were protests against

Answer 8

alien and sedition acts

Question 9

Hamilton and Jefferson were in closest agreement on

Answer 9

locating the national capital in the south

Question 10

The election of 1800

Answer 10

marked a peaceful transfer from one party to the other

Question 11

Was NOT and American artist in the late 18th century

Answer 11

Thomas Gainsborough

Question 12

“flower of American shipbuilding”

Answer 12

clipper ship

Question 13

Importance of Jefferson’s inauguration

Answer 13

marked the peaceful change of power from one political party to another

Question 14

Expansionism DIDNT involve

Answer 14

stable communities and a strong sense of public good

Question 15

Marbury v. Madison

Answer 15

established the principle of judicial review

Question 16

Jefferson explained buying the Louisiana territory by arguing

Answer 16

the land would ensure liberty and the existence of the republic

Question 17

The US DIDNT argue that its neutral rights were being violated by

Answer 17

boycotts of American products and ships

Question 18

Embargo Act

Answer 18

an extreme effort that hurt the Americans more than the Europeans

Question 19

The Battle of Tippecanoe

Answer 19

made William Henry Harrison a hero to white Americans

Question 20

One of the greatest contributions of the Federalist Party

Answer 20

strengthening of the central government

Question 21

The War Hawks DIDNT want to

Answer 21

take Texas

Question 22

Treaty of Ghent

Answer 22

settled almost none of the outstanding issues

Question 23

The four major routes west

Answer 23

kept the regional cultures largely separated and distinct

Question 24

Monroe’s adoption of the American System showed

Answer 24

both parties had accepted the idea that the government should promote economic growth

Question 25

The Monroe Doctrine did not

Answer 25

stipulate that the Europeans could no longer have colonies in the Americas

Question 26

The Missouri Compromise

Answer 26

allowed the south to protect its interest in the senate

Question 27

During the war of 1812 US forces invaded

Answer 27

Mexico

Question 28

Jays Treaty and Pickney’s Treaty

Answer 28

Both treaties defined the borders of the US

Question 29

Rise of Political Parties and Alien and Sedition acts

Answer 29

The debates over Alien and Sedition acts led to the rise of politics

Question 30

Neutral Rights and the Embargo Act

Answer 30

While trying to maintain neutral rights, the French and British harassed American ships, eventually leading to the embargo act

Question 31

“Era of Good Feelings” and Missouri Compromise

Answer 31

The Missouri Compromise ended the Era of Good Feelings