Unit 1 Test Thurs 10-30 Flashcards
After the Revolutionary War, American leaders decided that the new nation would be a ___________.
republic
Under the Articles of Confederation, __________ did not have the power to set taxes and enforce national laws.
Congress
Northwest Territory
included land that formed the states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
allowed territories to apply for statehood once its population reached 60,000.
Constitutional Convention
May 25, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New Jersey Plan
allowed each state to have one vote in Congress
The Three-Fifth’s Compromise
decided how enslaved people would be counted for the purposes of representation and taxation.
Antifederalists
were concerned that the Constitution took away too much power from the states
Bill of Rights
First ten amendments in the Constitution
The U.S. being scared of conflict between France and Britain was an issued faced by _______ ____________.
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton dealt with the nations financial problems by asking Congress to….
put a tax on imported goods.
XYZ Affair
United States asked for bribes to meet with a French official
What was effected by a Federalists becoming a president and a Democratic-Republican becoming vice-president?
The Election of 1796
the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789
set up the federal court system
Jefferson and Madison used ____________ to fight the Alien and Sedition Acts
the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Democratic-Republicans support participation in government by who?
the people
Who believed that the United States was obligated to help France?
Democratic - Republicans
Who favored loose interpretation of the Constitution?
Federalists
Which two leaders were against the National Bank?
Jefferson and Madison
What did Marbury v. Madison affirm?
judicial review
Who guided the explorers and acted as a translator for Lewis and Clark?
Sacagawea?
What was a goal of Lewis and Clarks expedition?
to find out if a water travel route would go all the way around the globe
What helped Tecumseh protect Native American Land?
alliance with the British
What did needing money to pay for the costly war against Britain influence Napoleon to do?
sell Louisiana to the United States
