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__