APUSH Unit 3 Test

Washington’s Cabinet

• Alexander Hamilton - sec. of treasury

• Thomas Jefferson - sec. of state

• Henry Knox - sec. of war

Whiskey Rebellion

• Farmers upset

• Washington sends troops

• Rebellion smashed

Jefferson - “too strong of a response”

Washington - “we now have constitution means of addressing grievances”

Jay’s Treaty

(not much bargaining power for Jay)

• England agrees to evacuate on US soil

• NO mention of future seizures impressment or Native Americans

Opinion on treaty:

• Jefferson - horrible

• Washington/Hamilton - okay

Pickney’s Treaty

__Spain__ thinks the US and England have healed their rift, __eager to deal__

* US __gains free rights to Mississippi River__ and the __land north of Florida__

XYZ Affair

Adams sends three envoys

• Want to speak to the French Foreign Minister Talleyrand

• 3 French officials intervene (X, Y, Z)

• US must pay to speak Talleyrand

The US is incensed

• “Millions for defense, not one cent for tribute”

• There is now an undeclared war between US & France

Alien Act

• Many immigrants joined the DR party

• Change residence requirements from 5 to 14 years

• President could deport foreigners who were considered dangerous

Sedition Act

• Feds want to silence DR press

• Prohibit defaming of officials

• Federalists SC looks the other way

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

• Jefferson and Madison

• DRs upset with the A&S Acts

• “nullification” (the refusal of states to accept and follow federal law)

• huge issue later

Revolution of 1800

Jefferson defeats Adams

• Change in party leadership

• “We are all Federalists, we are all Republicans”

• Gets rid of A&S Acts

• Gets rid of excise tax

• Keeps the bank

“Midnight Judges”

New __judge positions__ created by the Feds in the __Judiciary Act of 1801__

* An attempt by Feds to __keep power__

Lewis and Clark

• 1804

• St. Louis to the Pacific Coast

• Sacajawea

• Over two years, overland trail

War Hawks

a group of new, young Democratic-Republicans mostly from the frontier states

• Known as War Hawks because of their eagerness for war against Britain; quickly gained significant influence in the House of Representatives

• Argued that war with Britain would be the only way to defend American honor, gain Canada, and destroy American Indian resistance on the frontier

Hartford Convention

• Feds attempt to get their way

• Single term presidency

• No consecutive presidents from same state

• No 3/5 comp.

• End of political influence for the Feds. party

Hamilton’s Financial Program

to get the new country on its feet financially, Hamilton needed:

• Support of the wealthy

• Find ways to generate income

• Support all areas of the country

Differences between the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

Feds:

• Hamilton/Adams

• Strongest in the Northeast

• Believed in the power of the Federal Gov.

• Love the Brits

• French Revolution horrible

DCs:

• Jefferson/Madison

• Strong in the South

• State’s Rights

• Love France

• French Revolution wonderful

Measurement Jefferson took when becoming president to unify the country

__“We are all Federalists, we are all Republicans”__

* kept the __bank__ (sign of a good leader)

Marbury v. Madison and significance

John Marshall deciding on __judicial review__

* The __supreme court__ has the power to __declare an act of Congress unconstitutional__

McCulloch v. Maryland and significance

MD was taxing a branch of the national bank

Marshall Rules:

1. The bank is constitutional

2. A state (MD) may not tax the federal gov.

MvM establishes federal power over state power

Gibbons v. Ogden and significance

• NY steamboat rights

• Congress controls interstate commerce, not the states

How the US acquired Louisiana

Louisiana Purchase, 1803

• Jefferson sends James Monroe and Livingston to get New Orleans and as much land as possible for $10 million

• Napoleon, needing money for European wars, offers all of Louisiana for $15 million

Jefferson’s dilemma

• Jefferson had always been a “strict-interpretationist” of the Constitution

• He realized the purchase was the correct thing to do for the US

Attempts by Washington, Adams, and Jefferson to stay out of war

• Washington: Proclamation of Neutrality 1793

• Adams: XYZ Affair

• Jefferson: Embargo Act 1807

Reasons for the war of 1812

• War Hawks want Canada

• Impressment (neutral rights)

• Native American threat in West (deters adding more territory)

• Show England a democracy is superior to a monarchy

Outcomes for the war of 1812

• Real US Independence

• Respect

• Sectionalism hurts (Feds gone)

• War heroes

• Manufacturing

Terms of Missouri Compromise

• Missouri, slave state; Maine, free state

• No slavery allowed north of the 36’30 line

Monroe Doctrine

• European Monarchies threaten young Latin American nations

• US sympathetic to revolution

• Colonization in the Americas is over

• European countries must stay away from the Americas

• US will stay out of European affairs

The MD will only have as much power as the English navy supplying it

10th Amendment

the Federal Government only has those __powers delegated in the Constitution__

* If it __isn't listed__, it __belongs to the states__ or to the people

Jefferson says the bank is unconstitutional

1st time the __issue of constitutionality__ comes up

Proclamation of Neutrality __1793__

sets precedent for __US isolation__

Farewell Address 1796

avoid permanent alliances

Embargo Act 1807

US will not export goods (ships will not leave US ports)

• Disaster, illegal trade rampant

• Helps US manufacturing (north benefits)

Despite flourishing cities

about __90% of the population__ of the colonies during this time __lived in rural areas__