| Term | Definition |
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| Who were the first 5 presidents? (in order) | George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe |
| What years did GW serve? | 1789-1796 |
| What party was GW? | none |
| what 3 traditions did he make? | ceremonial, use of cabinet, and two term limit. |
| who was the first secratery of state? | Thomas Jefferson |
| who was the first secratery of treasury? | Alexander Hamilton |
| who was the first secratery of war? | Henry Knox |
| who was the first VP? | John Adams |
| What president broke G.W. 2 term tradition making it a law? | FDR |
| what did G.W. want to keep with foreign affairs? | Neutrality |
| What did G.W. want to provide for the new form of government? | stability |
| what did G.W want to do for the next generations of presidents? | create precedents/traditions |
| When was the Bill of Rights passed? | 1791 |
| What set up federal courts in 1789? | Judiciary acts |
| what does FED stand for? | Foreign Economic Domestic policies |
| What was G.W. foreign policy? | Neutrality |
| What was G.W. Economic Policy? | Enact Hamilton's economic plan |
| What was G.W. Domestic policy? | ensure domestic tranquility |
| Where was Hamilton from? | New York |
| What were two ways he helped G.W.? | assistant during revolutionary war and secretary of Treasury |
| What did Hamilton believe about the national government and America. | Strong national government and industrialize America |
| What was Hamilton's economic plan? | Repay national debt and assume the states' debts, add tariffs, new taxes, and establish a national bank |
| Who were the biggest opponents to Hamilton's plan? | Thomas Jefferson and James Madison |
| What did Hamilton's opponents think he believed. | favored the north over the south, federal government woud gain too much power at the expense of the states, and the federal government had a no constitutional power to create a national bank |
| What was the result of Hamilton's plan? | gave the U.S. economic stability, contributed to economic growth, America industrialized and mobilized opposition against Hamilton's plan which led to the formation of America's first political parties (federalists and democratic republicans) |
| What are 5 things the Democratic republicans believed? | agriculture, limited national and strong state governments, favored france, strict interpretation of constitution, no bank of U.S, against tariffs and favored south? |
| What are 5 things the Federalists believed? | industrialization, strong national and limited state governments, favored Britain, loose/broad interpretation of the constitution, bank of the U.S. okay, for tariffs and favored north? |
| What was the monroe doctrine? | a statement given to the world by james madison telling europe to stay out of latin america |
| What countries owned the louisiana territory? | After F&I war Spain, later was given to french then sold to America. |
| Who was sent to negotiate with french in 1803? | Robert Livingston and James Monroe |
| What city did we want but ended up getting the whole Louisiana territory? | New Orleans |
| How much did America pay for the whole Louisiana territory? | 15 million USD - 18 million francs (3 million paid off debt) |
| By what year was all of the US part of the continent finally bought? | 1853 |
| When Jefferson tried to approve the treaty buying New Orleans which house tried to block it? | House of Representatives |
| How many terms did John Adams serve? | 1 term |
| Adams avoided war and did what with the army and navy? | built up and strengthened them |
| What was the Alien & Sedition act? | Federalist supported laws in 1798 that permitted the president to expel foreigners, made it harder for immigrants to become citizens, and allowed citizens to be fined or jailed if they criticized the government |
| What was the XYZ affair? | A 1797 French attempt to bribe the United States by demanding money before discussing French seizure of neutral American ships.
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| What does Nullification mean? | That a state has the right to cancel a law if unconstitutional (not right) |
| What states Believed in nullification? | Kentucky and Virginia |
| What does embargo mean? | A ban on trade (boycott on trade) |
| What two candidates tied in the 1800 election and who won. | Thomas Jefferson became president and Buff Vice president |
| Why does napoleon sell the Louisiana territory? | Needs money for wars against Britain, Haiti revolts, doesn't want to have to defend it anymore |
| What advantages does America get from the Louisiana purchase? | Complete control of the Mississippi, valuable resources and doubles the size of America |
| What/who was the war of 1812? | War between U.S. and Britain, james Madison President |
| When/where was the war of 1812? | 1812-1814 fought in North America |
| What was Britain doping to American sailors? | impressment of them |
| Who wanted the war of 1812? | Nationalisms and war hawks |
| What country did we try to invade and failed in 1812? | Canada |
| When British invaded Washington D.C. what building did they burn down? | The White House |
| After what battle was the "Star Spangled Banner written? | The Battle of Fort McHenry |
| What treaty ended the War of 1812? | The Treaty of Ghent |
| What was the navy called for the War of 1812 | The U.S.S. Constitution |
| What battle was fought two weeks after the War of 1812 ended? | The Battle of New Orleans |
| When was the Embargo act passed and repealed? | 1807-1809 |
| When was the Intercourse act passed? | 1809 |
| What was the star spangled banner originally? | a poem |
| who was the star spangled banner written by? | Francis Scott Key |
| Who becomes a war hero after the war of 1812? | Andrew Jackson |
| What era came after the War of 1812 | "Era of good feelings" |
| What two national icons were created from the War of 1812? | The national anthem and old ironsides |
| What was 4 of Jefferson's orders to Lewis and Clark | Make map of territory, find water route to Pacific, take detailed notes of weather, plants, native americans and animals and Be safe |
| When/Where was the Lewis and Clark expedition? | 1804-1806 started at the St. Louis on the Missouri river with 27 when |
| What was the first state to be created in the louisiana territory? | Louisiana (1812) |
| What was the whisky rebellion? | a 1794 protest over attacks on all liquor made and sold in the U.S. |
| What is a national debt? | otal sum of money that a government owes to others. |
| What is a bond? | Certificate that promises to repay money loaned plus interest, on a certain date |
| What is the Bank of the United States | Bank set up in 1791 to hold government deposits and issue paper money to pay government bills. |
| What are tariffs? | Tax on foreign good brought into a country |
| Who is sacagewea? | Native American translator for Lewis and Clark |
| What is a continental divide? | Mountain Ridge that separates river systems flowing towards opposite sides of a continent. (Andes for us) |
| What is impressment? | Practice of forcing people into military service |
| What are "War Hawks"? | Members of congress form the south and west who called for war with Britain prier to the war of 1812 |
| What is Nationalism? | Excessive pride in ones nation |
| Who led the American forces who where frontier fighters and Choctaw Indians | Andrew Jackson |
| What is the Monroe Doctrine? | President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America |
| Was the monroe doctrine followed? | Yes |
| Why was the British trying to capture New orleans? | They wanted to control the Mississippi River |
| What is nullification? | Idea that a state has the right to nullify, of cancel, a federal law that the state leaders consider to be unconstitutional.
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| What compromise did Hamilton make with the southerners? | The capital of the U.S.A. would be in the south in its own distict |
| What is the district Washington D.C. is in? | District of Columbia |
| What did the Judiciary act of 1789 do? | It set up multiple levels of federal courts beyond the U.S. supreme court. |
| What is a cabinet? | Heads of the five executive departments |
| Who led the Democratic republicans? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who led the Federalists? | Alexander Hamilton |
| What is the impact of the Lewis and Clark expedition? | vivid descriptions of the beauty of the Louisiana Territory in newspaper make people want to move there. |
| What did Lewis and Clark keep track of? | notes, maps, records of people, places, weather and wildlife |
| How much was America willing to offer for New Orleans? | 10 million USD |
| When there is a tie for presidency what house pick the winner? | the House of representatives |
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