Washington-jackson Review Flashcards
Explain the purpose of the Alien act passed by John Adams and the federalist congress?
It was designed to keep the Republican Party mute and powerless by keeping immigrants from gaining citizenship, most immigrants voted republican, and making it illegal to write, publish, speak anything negative about the government; president, etc.
Identify what was made illegal the Sedition act.
Speaking, publishing, writing or helping someone do these things against the federal government.
Explain the foreign policy that John Adams adopted as a result the the XYZ affair and why.
His foreign policy was basically one of non interference, but he took steps to defend America from being bullied, for example, he began to build the U.S. Navy. He took this stance because the French foreign ministers demanded a bribe to even negotiate a treaty with the French foreign minister.
Explain how Jefferson handled the foreign policy situation involving France, Britain and the United States and why.
Jefferson stayed neutral and passed the embargo act because he was trying to protect American ships and sailors from being taken.
Define embargo
To not allow any trading with any foreign country.
Explain 3 results of the embargo Act, 3 negative and positive .
Negative—Sailors lost their jobs, unemployment increased, prices of goods increased b/c the supply was down
Positive— Americans had to begin manufacture goods of their own, which spurred the development of the American manufacturing industry
Explain 3 causes of the war of 1812
British interference with American shipping, Britain “impressment” of American sailors, and Britain Gave Native Americans weapons to fight against American expansion
Explain the significance of the bombing of Fort McHenry .
It was a Turning point in the war b/c the Americans were able to keep the fort and keep the British from capturing Baltimore, it inspired Francis Scott to write the “Defense of Fort McHenry” which would later become the star Spangled banner
Explain the role played by Francis Scott Key
Am American lawyer who watched the bombing of Fort McHenry from a British prison barge, he wrote a poem in the early morning after seeing the American flag still waving atop the Fort
Explain the 2 issues the Washington warned the country about in his farewell address?
Political parties are evil
- stay away from foreign alliances
Describe the importance of the battle of New Orleans
It was the greatest American victory in the war, even though it was totally unnecessary because the Treaty of Ghent had been signed a week before. Andrew Jackson gained fame for his victory and rode his fame to presidency
Explain the role played by Andrew Jackson during the war of 1812
American General at the Battle of New Orleans – he gained fame from this battle, which would lead him to election as president
Explain three of the effects of the war of 1812 and explain how the war of 1812 cause economic change in the country
- Native American resistance because the way, the Federalist party, who was against the war, loses popularity and died out. A nuisance and pride America nationalism takes hold.
- The war caused economic change in the country because we were able to trade with Britain during the war and or forced to manufacture our own goods
Explain the affect of the Marburg vs Madison ruling
It established the principle of judicial review which states that the judicial branch has the power to determine if a law is constitutional or unconstitutional
Identify and explain the effect of the Monroe doctrine
- Told the European powers that Americas or not to be considered a subject for future colonization, basically telling them to keep their hands off America
- Americans were happy that Monro was willing to stand up and defend the democracy in Latin America, this became our foreign-policy for the next hundred years, prove that America was no longer week but I strong confident nation
