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Unit 6:War&Expansion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What two political parties emerged before the election of 1796? | Federalists and Democratic Republican |
| What was one of John Adams's first goals as President? | Improve relations with France |
| What Ideas did Jefferson stress in his Inaugural address? | He will support the will of the people A need for limited government To protect civil liberties |
| What is Judicial Review? | The power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional. |
| What was the Louisiana Purchase? | a purchase that doubled the size of the United States |
| What occured in the year 1807? | The Embargo Act |
| Who was the war of 1812 between? | Great Britain and the United States |
| What problems did the war between France and Great Britain cause for the United States? | Impressment and lack of trade |
| What was the result of Great Britain breaking U.S Neutrality? | The Embargo Act of 1807 being established |
| What effect did the Embargo Act of 1807 have on Jefferson's popularity? | It dropped his popularity and stregnthened the federalists party |
| What was the goal of Great Britain in the conflict betwen the United States and Native Americans? | To slow westward growth |
| Who were Warhawks? | Young Members of Congress who thought war was the only option when threatened by other countries. |
| What was the USS Constitution? | A large Warship |
| What was impressment? | The practice of kidnapping/forcing people to serve in the army or navy. |
| What is an embargo? | The banning of trade |
| What was the Embargo Act of 1807? | A law essentially banned all trade with all foreign countries |
| Who was Tecumseh? | He warned other American Indians of the dangers they faced from the settlers |
| Who was Oliver Hazard Perry? | Navy commander who broke British control of lake Erie |
| Who was Andrew Jackson? | The commander of the Tennessee Militia. |
| What was the effect of the treaty of fort Jackson? | ended the Creek War and forced the Creek to give up millions of acres of the land |
| What major effects did the Battle of New Orleans have? | Made Andrew Jackson a war hero Was the last major conflict of the War of 1812 |
| What happened at the Hartford Convention? | Federalist agreed to oppose the war and send delegates to meet with Congress |
| What did the Treaty of Ghent do? | ended the War of 1812 |
| What 2 countries fought The War of 1812? | The United States and Great Britain |
| When was the war of 1812 fought? | 1812-1815 |
| What was occurring in Europe during the War of 1812? | Napoleonic Wars |
| What country did most Native American Tribes Support? | The British-Less of a threat |
| What was the importance of the Battle of New Orleans? | It was a fight for the control of the Mississippi River |
| Who won The War of 1812? | The United States |
| Who served as the fifth president of the United States? | James Monroe |
| What limited naval power on the Great Lakes? | The Rush-Bagot Agreement |
| What Settled all border disputes between Spain and the United States | Adams-Onis Treaty |
| What two issues were settled between GB and The US in the 1810s? | Fishing Rights and Border agreements |