LAST PERSON STANDING – EARLY REPUBLIC

What is the Whiskey Rebellion?

Tax on whiskey, rebellion in Pennsylvania, Washington brings out troops

What was Jefferson’s view of the Whiskey Rebellion?

Washington is being monarchical, a little rebellion is a good thing

What Supreme Court case established judicial review?

Marbury v. Madison

What is assumption?

Hamilton’s financial plan to assume state debts to create on federal debt

What deal was made to pass Hamilton’s financial plan?

Capital in D.C.

What is the Kentucky Resolution?

Jefferson nullification (when the states determine that a law is unconstitutional, nullification by the states is the proper remedy) (response to the alien and sedition acts)

What did Washington do that would cause problems with both Britain and France?

Proclamation of Neutrality

Which political party believed in a centralized federal government?

Federalist

Who was Jefferson’s vice president?

Aaron Burr

What did the 12th Amendment establish?

Separate ballots for president and vice-president

What were the 2 points of advice in Washington’s Farewell Address?

No political parties and isolationism

Why is the Louisiana Purchase a violation of Jefferson’s beliefs?

Strict Constructionist

Name the first seven presidents in order.

Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson

Between 1810 and 1812 what did Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun have in common?

War Hawks

During Adams’s presidency, the U.S. conflicted with which country?

France

Why was Jay’s Treaty controversial?

It was a trade alliance with Britain (they were supposed to support the French)

What was a positive outcome of Jay’s Treaty?

No war as it removed troops from Western frontier and promoted trade with Britain

What is the XYZ Affair?

Three agents in France demand bribe and loan to see the foreign minister, Jefferson refuses to believe it

What did the Monroe Doctrine say that European countries could not do?

Colonize in Western Hemisphere

What did Pinckney’s Treaty give to the U.S.?

Access to the Port of New Orleans, Mississippi River

What was the unpopular legislation of Jefferson’s second term?

The Embargo Act of 1807

Who was the Liberator of the South in Latin America?

San Martin

What is the term for a person residing in Latin America, but born in Europe?

Peninsular

Who was the Liberator of the North in Latin America?

Simon Bolivar

What event in 1808 caused the Independence movements in Latin America?

Napoleon taking over Spain and Portugal

Which Latin American revolutionary leader came to believe that there was no hope for an independent government and went into self-imposed exile?

San Martin

What did San Martin and Bolivar believe was necessary for Latin American independence?

All countries in Spanish America must achieve independence

What act increased the residency requirements of immigrants for citizenship?

Alien and Sedition Acts

What action did Adams take that denied him the possibility of reelection?

Made peace with France rather than go to war

According to the Missouri Compromise, slavery is not allowed where?

North of 36”30’ parallel

Under the Missouri Compromise, is Missouri a free or slave state?

Slave

What were the two main causes of the War of 1812?

Violation of U.S. neutral rights at sea, troubles with British on frontier

Did Jackson favor nullification?

No

Why is the election of 1800 noteworthy?

Peaceful transition of power or Burr voting (John Adams won)

What is the corrupt bargain?

Ask Ms. Ponti

What is the Hartford Convention?

Federalist convention, proposed changing the constitution during the War of 1812, ends Federalist party

What is unusual about the Battle of New Orleans?

The battle happened after the Treaty of Ghent was signed

Who wrote the Monroe Doctrine?

John Quincy Adams

What did the Treaty of Ghent provide?

Status quo (territorial boundaries would go back to the way they were before the war)

List 2 positive outcomes of the War of 1812.

U.S. gains international respect, factories built, growing feeling of nationalism

Washington Presidential Term

1789-1797

Jefferson Presidential Term

1801-1809

Monroe Presidential Term

1817-1825

Adams Presidential Term

1797-1801

Madison Presidential Term

1809-1817

Which happened first – the Monroe Doctrine or the Alien and Sedition Act?

The Alien and Sedition Act

Which happened first - Jay’s Treaty or the XYZ Affair?

Jay’s Treaty

Which happened first - the Missouri Compromise or the War of 1812?

War of 1812

Caste System

Penninsular ~ European

Creole ~ American-born European

Mullatos~ Half-european and half slave

Meztizos ~ Half-european and half native american

African Slaves and Native Americans