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jemiller-Unit1Review
Review for Unit 1 for US History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First President of the United States | George Washington |
| Group of Advisors created by Washington | Cabinet |
| Leader of Federalist Party, first Secretary of Treasury | Alexander Hamilton |
| Farewell Address | Washington warned to have no political parties and to stay out of foreign affairs |
| Proclamation of Neutrality | Washington stance in the war between Britain and France |
| Second President of the United States | |
| Federalists | lead by Hamilton, supported a strong federal government, support from the North |
| XYZ Affair | scandal that involved the French and a bribe |
| Sedition Act | made it illegal to speak out agains the government |
| Election of 1800 | first peaceful transfer of power, Jefferson was elected after a tie in the electoral college |
| Louisiana Purchase | bought from France for $10 million |
| Whiskey Rebellion | Washington's handling proved the strength of the federal government |
| Battle of New Orleans | largest American victory in the War of 1812 |
| American System | designed to unite the nation; leaders were John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay; system of internal improvements |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | stated that the federal government has implied powers |
| Monroe Doctrine | warned European nations to not interfere with this hemisphere |
| Missouri Compromise | dealt with the issue of slavery; Maine and Missouri entered at the same time to maintain a balance of slave and free states; drew a line to determine the future of slavery |
| Andrew Jackson | "Common Man's President" |
| Trail of Tears | the forced removal of the Cherokee Indians |
| William Henry Harrison | Indian fighter that was elected as the first Whig President |
| Seneca Falls | convention held to support women's rights |
| nationalism | intense loyalty to one's country |
| Treaty of Greenville | opened up the Ohio Valley to settlers |
| cotton gin | increased the importance of slavery in the US |
| US Indian policy | taking Indian land |
| Embargo Act of 1807 | designed to deal with British impressment of US sailors; hurt the US economy more than it hurt the British |
| Hudson River School | landscape painters that increased nationalism in the US |
| civil disobedience | introduced by Henry David Thoreau; peacefully disobey unjust laws |
| Lewis and Clark | explored the Louisiana Purchase/West |
| Judicial Review | Marbury v. Madison; the Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional |
| Abolitionists | wanted to ban slavery |
| precedent | examples for others to follow |
| Tecumseh | wanted to unite Indians to fight white settlers |
| Pickney's Treaty | gave the US access to the Mississippi River |
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