Unit 4

Question 1

Washington’s foreign policy

Answer 1

Washington’s foreign policy was primarily to keep the United States neutral in foreign affairs as much as possible, he didn’t think it was vise to as a new country get involved in the affairs of other countries

Question 2

Whiskey rebellion

Answer 2

Tax protest in the beginning of 1791 the “whiskey tax” was the first tax imposed on domestic product formed by the federal government

Question 3

1st cabinet

Answer 3

Treasury: Alexander Hamilton (deal with the economy)

State: Thomas Jefferson (deal with foreign relationships)

War: Henry knox(control war relations)

Question 4

Washington’s farewell address

Answer 4

In Washington’s farewell address, he stepped down from his presidency after 8 years, he gave advice to the nation to avoid debt, don’t make permenant alliances,listen to the public (political parties)

Question 5

XYZ affair

Answer 5

Diplomatic scandal that almost caused another war, this one between the United States and France. France was, at the time, at war with Great Britain. A treaty between Britain and the U.S. failed to guarantee France the right to ship with the U.S. France sent to the United States three diplomats, thereafter named X, Y, and Z, with outrageous demands. The result was undeclared war between the two countries.

Question 6

Alien and sedation acts

Answer 6

Four laws of Congress that restricted the rights of groups of people. The Naturalization Act increased from 5 to 14 the number of years a non-American had to be living in America before he or she could become an American citizen. The Alien Act allowed the President to force non-Americans he thought dangerous to leave the country. The Alien Deportation Act allowed for the arrest and deportation of any non-American during wartime. The Sedition Act made it a crime to do “any false, scandalous and malicious writing.”

Question 7

Election of 1800

Answer 7

(Fourth election)
Choosing to argue for the election of one political rival over another, Hamilton worked behind the scenes to ensure that Burr was not the new president. The House of Representatives eventually, on the 36th ballot, chose Jefferson. Burr became vice-president.

Question 8

Hamilton’s economic plan

Answer 8

Proposed the government assume the entire debt of the federal government and the states

Question 9

Democratic republican

Answer 9

The leaders of the Democratic-Republican Party, which favored protection of the common people, were Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe.

Question 10

Federalist

Answer 10

The leaders of the Federalist Party, which favored protection of the wealthy, were Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and John Jay.

Question 11

Goals of the presidents

Answer 11

Keep everybody safe, make an army, stay out of debt, create a court system, have the states follow the rules of the federal gov

Question 12

Marbury v Madison

Answer 12

Marbury versus Madison 
Judicial review 
This was the case 
That established something new 
Supreme Court can declare
A law that congress wrote
To be unconstitutional 
Remember this note

Question 13

Louisiana purchase

Answer 13

Jefferson got control of the Mississippi River, by sending two people out to explore (Lewis and clark) doubled the size of the untied states

Question 14

Embargo act

Answer 14

Jefferson wouldn’t let the United States trade with anybody, destroyed the economy, very stupid

Question 15

Era of good feeling

Answer 15

The time after the war of 1812 was one of happiness and unity. The people of the United states began to feel like they belonged to something special and permanent. Peace pride and progress

Question 16

Cultural impact (era of good feeling)

Answer 16

Significant change in the areas of art, music, region, literature and education

Question 17

Henry clay and the American system

Answer 17

Henry clay convinced congress to agree to the Missouri compromise, Missouri would enter the nation as a slave state, keeping it balanced, Maine would enter as a free state, slavery would be prohibited in any new territory or north of 36’30° lattitude

Question 18

Monroe doctrine

Answer 18

1) the United States would not interfere in the affaires of European countries
2) the US would recognize and not interfere with European countries that already existed in north and South America
3) Western Hemisphere was off limits

Question 19

Erie Canal

Answer 19

Ran from Albany, to buffalo, New York. Construction started in 1817 and ended in 1825. Immigrants dug the canal, cost millions of dollars to make

Question 20

Causes and effects of war of 1812

Answer 20

Impressment of American sailors; increased sense of national pride

Interference with American shipping; American manufacturing boosted

British military aid to native Americans; native Americans resistance weakened

Question 21

Events of the war of 1812

Answer 21

The battle of New Orleans, the burning of the White House, the star spangled banner, the treaty of Ghent

Question 22

Gibbons v odgen

Answer 22

One of the most important decision of the early Supreme Court. Led by Chief Justice John Marshall, the Court said that the federal commerce clause, in effect, outranked a state law that had granted a monopoly to one group of people.

Question 23

McCulloch v Maryland

Answer 23

Chief Justice John Marshall wrote the opinion for this landmark case defining the powers of a state over the federal government.

Question 24

Jacksonian democracy

Answer 24

Jackson extended voting rights to the common man taking away land so more men can vote

Question 25

Nullification crisis

Answer 25

The tariff of abominations hurts the southern farmers, South Carolina threatens to succeed from the union, they believed they didn’t have to obey the tariff, Jackson threatened to hang them if they didn’t listen

Question 26

The national bank

Answer 26

When the bank needed to be re-issued during Jackson’s second presidency, he refused and vowed to kill the national bank, which he did

Question 27

Indian removal act

Answer 27

In 1817 Jackson negotiated the removal of eastern Cherokees in exchange for land further west. He believed Indian removal was the only way for Indians to preserve their traditions and maintain a separate identity.

Question 28

Worcester v Georgia

Answer 28

In 1830 Georgia passed a law saying anyone white living among the Indians without a license from the government would be sent to prison. Samuel Worcester was arrested and sentenced to four years in prison. He sued and his case came before the Supreme Court in 1832

Question 29

Trail of tears

Answer 29

In 1837 federal troops were called into escort 16K Cherokees to new Indian territories. 1/4 of them died from exposure, starvation, and fevers during the march along the 800 mile journey known as the trail of tears