EO 4 TEST A New Nation
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 James Madison | Which President asked for a declaration of war, beginning the War of 1812? |
| Alexander Hamilton | Who was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury? |
| Tecumseh | Which Native American leader sought to unify his people against the U.S. settlement of the Ohio River valley? |
| Aaron Burr | Who shot Alexander Hamilton? |
| Thomas Jefferson | Which political leader - and future President - believed that the federal government weakened the rights of states? |
| Lewis and Clark | Who was called on to map and journal the Louisiana Purchase? |
| Andrew Jackson | Which general won the Battle of New Orleans (after the Treaty of Ghent)? |
| Treaty of Ghent | Which document effectively ended the War of 1812, but simply returned the nations to their pre-war borders? |
| Judicial Review | What is the power of the Supreme Court to determine if laws are constitutional? |
| Whiskey Rebellion | What event allowed George Washington to prove that the new national government would be strong? |
| Embargo | What action by a government stops or cancels trade with specific nations? |
| Neutral | What was the United States position in the war between Great Britain and France? |
| War Hawk | What were congressman nicknamed who wanted to declare war on Great Britain? |
| Foreign Policy | What is the actions a government takes in relation to other nations? |
| Domestic Policy | What is the actions a government takes in order to govern itself? |
| Precedent | What did President George Washington set by choosing well qualified advisers? |
| Tariff | What is a tax on imported goods? |
| Marbury v. Madison | What Supreme Court case created judicial review? |
| Federalists | Which of the first political parties supported a manufacturing economy, a strong federal government and the National Bank? |
| Republicans | Which of the first political parties supported an agricultural economy and strong states' rights? |
| Presidential Cabinet | What is the President's official group of advisers called? |
| Barbary War | What conflict allowed the President Jefferson to show that the United States would not pay tributes in order to use waters for shipping? |
| XYZ Affair | What foreign policy event showed that the French did not hold the United States to be on equal terms with itself? |
| Impressment | What term means to force sailors off their ships and into military service? |
| John Adams | Who was the second President of the United States? |
| Alien and Sedition Act | What set of laws did the Federalists pass in order to curb the influence of Republicans and French immigrants? |
| Nullify | What word means to cancel or reject? |
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