Social Studies -- 8A
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- 1st Chief Justice
- John Jay
- 1st Vice-President, 2nd President and a Federalist
- John Adams
- 1st Secretary of the Treasury: also a leader of the Federalist party
- Alexander Hamilton
- 1st Secretary of State, 2nd Vice-President, and 3rd President
- Thomas Jefferson
- chosen by M. Lewis to help lead the Corps of Discovery
- William Clark
- wrote poem that will become the national anthem
- Francis Scott Key
- led Americans to victory at the Battle of New Orleans
- Andrew Jackson
- leader of France who sold Louisiana to the U.S.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- 3rd Vice-President; he shot Alexander Hamilton
- Aaron Burr
- Shosone woman who traveled with Lewis and Clark
- Sacagawea
- Shawnee chief who tried to unite the Native Americans
- Tecumseh
- chosen by Jefferson to lead the Corps of Discovery across the Louisiana Purchase
- Meriwether Lewis
- 1st Attorney General of the U.S.
- Edmund Randolph
- started a slave rebellion in Haiti (defeated the French)
- Toussaint L'Ouverture
- 1st Secretary of War
- Henry Knox
- explored the southwest portion of the Louisiana Purchase
- Zebulon Pike
- 2nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- John Marshall
- How did the rise of political parties affect the election of 1796?
- The nation elected a Federalist President and a Democratic-Republican Vice-President.
- The Democratic-Republican party was founded by
- Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
- George Washington's view of political parties was that
- political parties would split the nation
- Why did Jefferson send the Corps of Discovery into Louisiana Territory?
- To find an all water route to the Pacific Ocean.
- The treaty that tended the War of 1812 was the
- Treaty of Ghent.
- What river did Lewis and Clark mostly travel on while they explored?
- Missouri River
- Washington was inaugurated in the city of ______________.
- New York City
- The Whiskey Rebellion occurred in the state of _______________.
- Pennsylvania
- The Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 stated that there would be ___________ total justices on the Supreme Court.
- 6
- What was the name of the group of Americans who wanted war with Great Britain?
- War Hawks
- Congress created ___________ (number) executive departments to help George Washington do his job as President.
- 3
- The U.S. paid ___________ (amount) for the Louisiana Purchase.
- $15 million
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*Believed that U.S. should operate a National Bank
*Believed the U.S. economy should be based on trade and manufacturing - Federalists
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* Supported the French Revolution
* Believed in a limited national government and a strict interpretation of the Constitution
* Was supported by farmers and workers - Democratic-Republicans
- 3 precedents that Washington set as President of the U.S.
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1. cabinet
2. stay neutral
3. 2 terms as President - Reasons why Napoleon was willing to sell Louisiana to the U.S.
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1. Revolt against France in its colony.
2. France was in debt from war with Britain - 3 jobs that Jefferson gave to Lewis and Clark.
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1. find all water route to Pacific Ocean
2. establish good relations with Native Americans
3. describe land, plants, and animals - 3 of the positive results of the U.S. after the War of 1812.
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1. increased U.S. patriotism
2. growth of U.S. manufacturing
3. U.S. could defend itself - 3 positive effects of exploration in Louisiana Territory
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1. accurate maps
2. growth of fur trade
3. scientific and geological information - 3 reasons that the War Hawks wanted war with Great Britain
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1. stop British aid to Native Americans
2. conquer Canada
3. stop impressment (capture) of Americans at sea - True or False -- The Embargo Act of 1807 hurt the British and French more that it hurt Americans.
- FALSE
- True or False -- In 1800, the "west" in the U.S. was considered to be the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.
- TRUE
- True or False -- One British practice that hurt trade and angered the U.S. was the impressment of American sailors to work on British ships.
- TRUE
- The belief that the nation's future lay in manufacturing and trade instead of agriculture was a view held by
- Alexander Hamilton
- Described the U.S. military at the start of the War of 1812.
- The army was small, poorly trained, badly equiped, and led by inexperienced officers.