U.S. History Test
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- Told Europe to "butt out"
- Monroe Doctrine
- Where Washington is "inaugurated"
- New York City- United States' first capitol
- George Washington
- First president
- Thomas Jefferson
- > Secretary of State > Vice President to Adams > 3rd president
- John Adams
- > 2nd president >Federalist
- Henry Knox
- Secretary of War
- Alexander Hamilton
- Secretary of State
- What is the Bill of Rights?
- First 10 amendments to the Constitution- basic liberties (e.g. Freedom of speech, press, religion, trial by jury)
- Supported a strong central government
- Federalist party
- Supported strong state governments
- Republican party
- What did Eli Whitney invent?
- Cotton Gin- led to sharp increase in cotton production, requiring more slaves
- Pennsylvania farmers refuse to pay tax on whiskey
- Whiskey Rebellion
- Jay's Treaty (4)
- >British surrender forts in the West >U.S. pays back set amount of debts to Britain >Clear boundary line between U.S. and Canada >Gives British the right to seize U.S. ships carrying supplies to a British enemy
- XYZ Affair
- France demands a large sum of money before discussing a treaty- following the French Rev.
- French are supported by this party
- Democratic-Republican (led by Jefferson)
- Neutrality is favoured by this party
- Federalists (led by Adams)
- Alien and Sedition Acts
- Makes it a crime to criticize government (treason)
- Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
- Declared Alien and Sedition acts unconstitutional
- New U.S. Capital
- Washington D.C.
- Price of the Lousiana Purchase
- $15,000,000
- Who explored the LA Territory from 1804-1806
- Lewis and Clark
- Act that forced ships to remain in the port to prevent captures from the French and British
- Embargo Act
- How many 4-year terms did John Adams serve?
- One (1)
- First official to handle foreign affairs
- T. Jefferson
- What is a tax on goods coming into the U.S. called?
- Excise tax
- The U.S. and France fought an undeclared 2-year naval war during President John Adams' administration. True or False?
- True
- The Tripoli War was caused by the interference by the Barbary pirates with American shipping in the Mediterranean Sea. True or False?
- True
- West Point is the home of the U.S. Naval Academy. True or False?
- False- West Point is the home of the U.S. MILITARY Academy
- Who did the Embargo Act hurt?
- The merchants who had to stop manufacturing and trading goods overseas
- Did Adams agree with his party on the topic of war with France?
- No, they turned against him when he refused to war with France.
- Which party was hurt by the Alien and Sedition acts?
- Republican
- Who wrote the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions? What were they?
- >Jefferson and Madison >A declaration that the laws were unconstitutional
- To declare a law unconstitutional is to...
- ...nullify it
- Election of 1800: Who won?
- T. Jefferson
- What were the midnight judges?
- In Adams' last days in office, he appointed a handful of Federalist judges to continue to represent him.
- What was the Madison vs. Marbury court case about?
- Madison (Republican representative) was sued by Marbury for not receiving the job as a justice that Adams had appointed to him. Marbury lost.
- Which Americans were likely to ignore the embargo?
- New England merchants
- What were the causes of the War of 1812? (1808-1817)
- >Indian Attacks (encouraged by the British) >the War Hawks (Republican congressmen, already hated by England) > Freedom of the seas (Britain interfered with U.S. trade) > Impressment (British navy captured American sailors)
- Did the military strategy to capture Canada succeed?
- No, it failed.
- Monroe's Secretary of State
- John Q. Adams
- "Brilliant" Secretary of State
- Alexander Hamilton
- Jefferson's Vice President
- Burr
- War hero at New Orleans
- Jackson
- Ended the War of 1812
- Treaty of Ghent
- Year the LA Purchase was made
- 1803
- Who said this in their farewell address? "No entangling alliances!"
- George Washington