Int History: Unit 4: New Nation

The executive (George Washington) enforced the law.

What was important about the Whiskey Rebellion?

Alexander Hamilton.

Secretary of Treasury:

Thomas Jefferson

Secretary of State:

Henry Knox

Secretary of War:

The wealthy, closer to the coast and city, involved in business, trade, and banking or merchants(northern)

Who were more likely to be a Federalists?

Southern and western farmers who were not as wealthy

Who were more likely to be Democratic Republicans?

The Democratic-Republicans came in after Federalists had been in office twice, and it was a peaceful transition.

What was the importance of the Election of 1800?

It established judicial review

Significance of the Case: Marbury v. Madison

The implied powers and determining who was supreme

Significance of the Case: McCulloch v. Maryland:

Federal government controls interstate commerce

Significance of the case: Gibbons v. Ogden:

The federal government became stronger

What was the trend of the Supreme Court while Chief Justice John Marshall was on the Supreme Court?

British practice of impressment, where British naval forces forcibly boarded American ships and seized sailors, forcing them into service in the British Navy.

What was the major cause of the War of 1812?

Land expansion and trade

Why did the U.S. wish to acquire Louisiana?

It doubled in size

What occurred to the U.S. following the acquisition of the Louisiana purchase?

He wanted to establish credit, and he wanted to show that the United States could borrow money and pay it back.

Why did Hamilton favor assumptions of State debts?

• Alexander Hamilton: Federalist Party

• Thomas Jefferson: Democratic Republicans

Who were the 2 individuals who established political parties?

The Financial/Banking System:

What issue started the political parties?

Established during George Washington's presidency were two different political parties:

• The Democratic-Republicans by Thomas Jefferson

• Federalist, by Hamilton.

Who established the tradition of a two-party system?

Napoleon/France

Who did the U.S. acquire the Louisiana Purchase from?

The Treaty of Ghent

What treaty ended the war of 1812?

Andrew Jackson on January of 1815.

Who became a war hero at the battle of New Orleans?

It's stated that European power should not interfere with the united states.

Main reason:

• Europe = monarchy

• U.S. = democracy

What was the Monroe Doctrine?

The National Road.

Transportation route from Cumberland, Maryland Illinois?

the 19th-century belief that the United States was destined by God to expand its dominion across the North American continent.

What was Manifest Destiny?

a device invented to quickly and easily separate cotton fibers from their seeds.

What was the Cotton Gin?

faster production of cotton, which led to a massive increase in cotton farming and, consequently, a greater demand for enslaved labor.

What was the result of and impact of the Cotton Gin?