Test Review

1. Test Review Chapters 7-10

2. What was Hamilton’s Economic Plan? • He wanted to Tax Domestic goods and add tariffs to foreign imports

3. Speculators People who buy items at low prices and hope to sell for a profit are called-

4. As secretary of state Thomas Jefferson criticized U.S. policy toward France because he • Believed the United States owed France support since France backed it during the Revolutionary War.

5. President Washington personally led the militia against the westerners in the Whiskey Rebellion because he believed • the federal government was owed taxes for providing settlers with protection and opportunities for trade.

6. In his farewell address George Washington warned against • burdening future generations with debt.

7. During the presidency of John Adams, three French agents would discuss a treaty with the United States only in exchange for a bribe. The incident came to be known as the XYZ Affair

8. Acts that were passed to protect the government from its critics Alien and Sedition

9. The power that allows the judiciary to declare an act of congress unconstitutional is called • Judicial Review

10. Name the Chief Justice who wrote the opinion in Marbury vs. Madison John Marshall

11. Name the country that traded the Louisiana territory to France because they could not keep the Americans off from the land Spain

12. Why was the Louisiana Purchase important to the United States? • It Nearly doubled the size of the country

13. Why did Napoléon Bonaparte decided to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States? • He needed money to reinforce the French military in the war against the British.

14. Who said, “I have given England a rival who, sooner or later, will humble her pride,” and what was the situation? General Napoléon Bonaparte, about the signing of the Louisiana Purchase

15. What was the effect of the Embargo Act passed by Congress in 1807? All International trade was banned.

16. Who served as president of the United States during the War of 1812? • James Madison

17. Which of the following factors accounts for why the U.S. navy defeated the British in the War of 1812? • Positioning of the ships around the globe

18. The first thing the British did after their ranks were reinforced in April of 1814 was attack the city of • Washington D.C.

19. What treaty ended the War of 1812? • Treaty of Ghent

20. Name the agreement between the United States and British Canada that was signed to limit naval power on the Great Lakes. • Rush-Bagot Agreement

21. Name of the settlement where the United States received control of East Florida from Spain in return for U.S. claims to what is now Texas. • Adams-Onís Treaty

22. What caused conflicts in the early 1800s between the United States and the Seminole Indian tribe of Florida? The Seminole tribe raided U.S. settlements and aided runaway slaves.

23. President Monroe was concerned when Mexico became independent from Spain in 1821 because he thought that • European powers might try to colonize new Latin American countries.

24. Name of the author who popularized historical fiction, a type of writing that places fictional characters in actual historical settings • James Fenimore Cooper

25. Name of Washington Irvings book that taught readers to learn from the past and be cautious about what the future holds. • Rip Van Winkle

26. in the 1830s funding was an issue that caused disagreement among which group of people? Educators

27. describe the social situation of the United States before Jacksonian Democracy? • Power was in the hands of a few wealthy individuals.

28. Name the presidential candidate who was criticized for being out of touch with every day people John Quincy Adams

29. In the early 1800s, which region of the United States lacked services such as roads and water transportation? The frontier West

30. Name the issue that sparked the nullification crisis Tariff of Abomination

31. The economic policies adopted by President Jackson before the Panic of 1837 lowered the national debt.

32. How did Andrew Jackson set the stage for later economic trouble? He caused inflation by having state mints print an oversupply of paper state-bank notes.

33. Name the federal agency created to manage the removal of Native Americans to the West. The Bureau of Indian Affairs

34. What did the Supreme Court rule in Worcester v. Georgia? The state of Georgia had no legal power over the Cherokee.

35. Who created a writing system for the Cherokee language? Sequoya

36. Why was the United States’ political leadership in such a hurry to uproot the American Indian population? Resources like gold on tribal grounds outweighed any commitments to American Indian land rights.

37. Why did The Judiciary Act of 1789 set up a system of federal courts? Congress believed that the stability and success of the national government depended on the interpretation and execution of its laws.

38. Neutrality Proclamation • George Washington’s statement that America would not take sides in disputes between warring European countries

39. Little Turtle Name the Miami chief who successfully led an alliance of Native Americans against U.S. forces. In 1790, before General Anthony Wayne took command of the American army in the West,

40. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions declared the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional, supported the idea that state governments could challenge the federal government

41. the Louisiana Purchase • The Lewis and Clark expedition was undertaken in order to explore what new area?

42. War Hawks • Young members of Congress that called for a trade war against Britain

43. James Monroe • the president who strengthened ties between the United States and Latin America and led the country during its period of growing nationalism

44. American System A plan proposed by Henry Clay with the goal of helping the United States become economically independent.

45. Era of Good Feelings A period of peace, pride, and progress in the United States that lasted from 1815 to 1825.

46. nominating conventions • Name the event where political parties gave people a voice in the process of selecting candidates for president and vice president

47. nullification crisis • Name of the arguments over a national tariff that sparked the crisis during which the state of South Carolina threatened to separate from the United States

48. True or False True Thomas Jefferson felt that the American economy would do best if it relied on agriculture. “Loose construction” is the idea that the parts of the Constitution do not need to be interpreted in the context of the whole. President John Adams wanted to go to war with France, but Congress would not give him approval. Spain decided to sell Louisiana to France because constant rebellions by American settlers were damaging trading activity. Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led the U.S. defeat of the British at the Battle of Lake Erie. False False False True

49. False When appointing Andrew Jackson to lead the Battle of Fort McHenry, James Madison said, “I have given England a rival who, sooner or later, will humble her pride.” General Andrew Jackson’s presence in Florida convinced Spanish leaders to settle disputes over territory with the United States. Andrew Jackson won many votes at the 1828 presidential election because he was Harvard-educated and his father had been the second president of the United States. As president, Andrew Jackson rewarded those who supported him during the campaign with government jobs. As evidenced by its actions towards the Cherokee, the United States’ political leadership was in a hurry to uproot the American Indian population because their removal was politically popular at a time when citizens were migrating west. True False True False

50. Battle of Lake Erie • led the way for an American invasion of Canada