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8th Grade Social Studies

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Isolationism   A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs  
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President Washington believed in what kind of foreign policy?   Isolationism  
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Why did Great Britain and France seize U.S. merchant ships?   They hoped to prevent the United States from supplying their enemy.  
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Who was hurt most by Jefferson's embargo on trade?   American sea workers  
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Embargo   A ban on trade  
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Which of these was an important achievement of John Adams's administration?   Nation was at peace  
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Which country was most responsible for the change in U.S. foreign policy at the end of the 18th century?   Great Britain  
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XYZ Affair   A 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats  
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Jay Treaty   Treaty in which Britain agreed to evacuate its posts on the US western frontier (1794)  
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What event challenged the foreign policy of President Adams?   attacks on U.S. ships  
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What was a result of the Monroe Doctrine?   U.S. gained respect as world power  
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Monroe Doctrine (1823)   to prevent European interference in North and South America  
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Which of these actions increased tension between the United States and Great Britain in 1807?   British killing of 21 U.S. sailors  
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Why were the War Hawks eager to go to war with Great Britain in 1812?   They hoped to drive the British out of Canada.  
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What could have prevented the Battle of New Orleans?   faster communication  
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Results of the War of 1812   1. the power of the Federalists decreased 2. national pride in the United States grew 3. American Indian resistance in the Northwest Territory weakened.  
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Who advised President Monroe that the United States should boldly speak for itself on its policy in the Americas?   John Quincy Adams  
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Neutrality   policy of supporting neither side in a war  
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E pluribus unum   out of many, one  
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olive branch in the Great Seal represents   A symbol of peace  
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arrows in the Great Seal represent   war  
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How is the Great Seal of the United States used?   The seal is used to mark the U.S. government approval of documents or to indicate that a document is an official U.S. government document.  
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