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chapter 9 exam
Presidents of the United States and the wars during
Question | Answer |
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precedent | an action that is used to guide or as an example for others in the future |
Judicial Review | the supreme court has the right to rule an act of congress unconstitutional |
impressment | capture american sailors and making them fight of them (British) |
Embargo | ban on trade |
Cabinet | group of advisors for the president |
(write out Question) list the first four presidents of the United States | George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison |
Economic Stability | A national bank was established in Philadelphia to print a national currency |
Enforcing Laws | Washington proved the federal government could and would enforce federal laws |
Native Americans | Washington sends in the US army to take out the Native Americans |
Foreign Countries | In congress jays treaty is passed it is very unpopular with the american people |
Foreign Conflicts | issued the proclamation of neutrality which said america would stay out of conflicts between France and Great Britain |
Ending the presidency | Washington chose to step down his second term this created a precedent of every president only serving two terms |
(wriht out question) What did Washington say about the following topics in his Farewell Address? | Foreign Affairs:the great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations Political Parties: the name of american which belongs to you in your national capacity must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived from loc |
what happened in the XYZ Affair | France was mad about Jays Treaty Punish the US by seizing our ships. Avoided war by sending a delegation to Paris. 3 agents (XYZ) demanded a bribe loan for France |
what were the Alien and Sedition Acts? why did people criticize them? | Americans anger rose toward France. suspicious of immigrants. Federalists strict laws to protect the nation. |
what declared that the alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional? | Activities aimed at weakening the established government. president imprison aliens could send dangerous out of country Virginia and Kentucky resolutions- unconstitutional and didn't agree |
(write out question)what were the two political parties at this time? | Democratic-republican and federalists |
what decision split Adams political party? | federalists wanted war and Adams said no we want peace |
how did Jefferson respond to Britain's impressment of american sailors | stop it with embargo act |
which country was harmed by the embargo act | the USA |
who sold the United States the Louisiana Territory? | France |
What was the result of the Louisiana Purchase | they explore it and find great things |
what was the goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and who went with them | were to find water route to the pacific ocean and study things they found and Sacajawea went with them |
what was the result of the Lewis and Clark Expedition? | reached the ocean and brought back lost of knowledge |
the Louisiana Purchase went against which of Thomas Jefferson's beliefs | about the constitution and goes against it |
(write out question) was Thomas Jefferson a hypocrite? | yes because he said a lot of things that were important and went against the like have a national bank he didn't want that but got one anyways he wanted to be equal but he said a lot of unequal things. he didn't want the government to have power but he g |
(write out question) what is a Warhawk? what was their significance | republicans who favored war with Britain they wanted war/called for war and pressured Madison into declaring war |
when did the war of 1812 start why did it start | started in spring 1812 started because of violations of us maritime rights, British restricts us trade, impressment of america, US desires to expand |
what role did chief Tecumseh play in the start of the war of 1812 | built a confederacy of Native Americans nations oppose white settlement. British supported him accepted guns from Great Britain |
why was the battle of new Orleans significant? | Fought after 1812 the communication was slow so Andrew Jackson didn't know about it |
(write out question) what happened at the Battle of Tippecanoe? | The native Americans and him were defeated and joined forces with the British |
what ended the war of 1812 | Treaty of Ghent |
(write out question) who wrote the national anthem where was he when he wrote it what inspire him to write it | it was the Battle of Baltimore. Francis Scott Key wrote it. He wrote it in the battle field prisoner on a British warship. he was inspired to write it when the smoke cleared and he saw the American flag. |