new nation

Question 1

what is an inauguration?

Answer 1

when the president officially takes the oath of office

Question 2

what is a precedent?

what precedents did washington make for the upcoming presidents?

Answer 2

-something that can serve as an example or rule that is still followed in the future.
some precedents are:
-be called mr/ms president
-state of union speech
-choose and work closely with cabinet members
-negotiating treaties
-limit power
-only serve two terms

Question 3

what is a cabinet?

Answer 3

presidents group of advisors in different departments

Question 4

who is alexander hamilton?
views on the constitution?
relationship with jefferson?

Answer 4

-leader of secretary of treasury
-loose interpretation of constitution
-didn’t like thomas jefferson
-leader of federalists

Question 5

who is thomas jefferson?
views on the constitution?
relationship with hamilton?

Answer 5

-leader of secretary of state
-strict interpretation of the constitution
-didn’t like alexander hamilton
-leader of dominican republic

Question 6

what was the disagreement on the creation of the national bank between hamilton and jefferson?

Answer 6

-hamilton: said elastic clause supported his idea of making a national bank
-jefferson: said it was unconstitutional bc the constitution doesn’t state anything about making a national bank.

Question 7

what is a protective tariff?

Answer 7

tax of goods imported from other countries.

Question 8

why did the whiskey rebellion happen?

Answer 8

farmers thought the tax was unfair bc they made less money from selling the liquor making the tax too high for them.

Question 9

whiskey rebellion result and importance

Answer 9

-washington sends the military to successfully end the rebellion
-shows that govt has enough power to enforce laws.

Question 10

what is foreign policy?

Answer 10

the way you deal with certain countries

Question 11

what foreign policy did washington suggest for america?

Answer 11

-keep relationships with countries
-no permanent allies
-trade
-don’t get involved in war

Question 12

What was some advice Washington gave during his farewell address?

Answer 12

Neutrality
American should avoid permanent alliances with any other nation in the world
Don’t form political parties

Question 13

What does it mean to have a strict interpretation of the Constitution?

Answer 13

Government only has the powers specifically listed in the Constitution

Question 14

What does it mean to have a loose interpretation of the Constitution?

Answer 14

Government can do anything unless the Constitution specifically says it can’t - use of Elastic Clause

Question 15

Compare and contrast Federalists and Democratic Republicans.
Disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson on how the Constitution should be interpreted led to political parties

Answer 15

Federalists- Hamilton, loose interpretation, National Bank, neutrality, manufacturing most important, wealthy and educated only in government
Democratic Republicans- Jefferson, strict interpretation, National Bank is unconstitutional, side with France, agriculture most important, all citizens involved in the government

Question 16

What happened in the XYZ Affair?

Answer 16

French tried to get $$ from America to stop attacking ships
Makes Adams and Americans VERY angry!
Brought Americans close to war, but Adams refuses

Question 17

What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Answer 17

Laws passed by the Federalists during John Adam’s presidency that made it more difficult to become a citizen, allowed the President to kick out any foreigner, and made it illegal to speak badly against the government
Considered oppressive laws that violated the rights of Americans

Question 18

What did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions give states the power to do? Why did they want this power?

Answer 18

Nullification- the power for a state to cancel a law passed by Congress if they felt the law was unconstitutional
Would make the states MUCH more powerful

Question 19

What is State’s Rights?

Answer 19

The rights of state to nullify federal laws

Question 20

What does it mean to secede?

Answer 20

to leave

Question 21

Why did Thomas Jefferson want to control the Louisiana Territory?

Answer 21

Western farmers needed control of the Mississippi River to ship goods to New Orleans for trade
France controlled Louisiana, Napoleon wanted to sell for $15 million

Question 22

Who controlled the Louisiana Territory? Why did they sell?

Answer 22

France - leader Napoleon
Needed money to fight his war
Sold it for $15 million

Question 23

Why was Jefferson criticized for the Louisiana Purchase? What was his justification for doing so?

Answer 23

Went against his belief of strict interpretation of the Constitution- buying land is not a power he is given in the Constitution
Said it fell under the umbrella of negotiating treaties with foreign countries

Question 24

What geographic advantage did the United States gain after the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 24

Control of Mississippi River and port of New Orleans
Doubled the size of the US
Sent Lewis and Clark to explore the land
Sacagawea was a Native American who aided in the journey

Question 25

What were the causes of the War of 1812?

Answer 25

British Impressment of American soldiers
War Hawks pushed for war- said England was giving guns to Native Americans so they could fight
against us

Question 26

What is impressment?

Answer 26

The kidnapping of American sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy

Question 27

What is an embargo?

Answer 27

Embargo Act ends all trade with foreign nations

Question 28

Who were the War Hawks?

Answer 28

Wanted war with British

Question 29

What was the result of the War of 1812?

Answer 29

Increase in Nationalism
Respect from other countries
Federalists party grew weaker
Andrew Jackson became famous

Question 30

What is Nationalism?

Answer 30

Pride in one’s country