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26 Cards in this Set
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Who started the tradition of the President onlyserving 2 years?
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George Washington |
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George Washington |
During who’s administration did problems a rise between two secretaries and they ended up forming their own political parties?
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Why was the Nation Bankformed under George Washington?
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To help the economy of the U.S.
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During the Whisky Rebellion why did farmers resist the tax? |
Farmers thought taxing whiskey was unfair
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Why did George Washington think it was important to put down the Whiskey Rebellion?
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He thought the rebellion threatened the authority of the government& the rights of the people.
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What Supreme Court Case established Judicial Review?
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Marbury v. Madison
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What was the effect of buying the Louisiana Purchasein 1803?
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It doubled the size of the U.S.
Made the U.S. borders harder to protect Gave people in the U.S. room to spread out. |
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Who funded Lewis & Clark’s expedition and why didhe fund it?
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Thomas Jefferson |
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What are the characteristics of President Jefferson’sDemocratic-Republican Party…
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Favored strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution
Believed in the political power of the people Favored strong state government Emphasized agriculture Encourages a pro-French foreign policy |
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What changes were brought by the Jacksonian Era?
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Growing sectionalism
Jackson supported the rights of everyday people. The common man acquired more power because of extending voting rights Native Americans were left out & denied basic rights Jackson believed banks favored the wealthy |
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spoils system
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The practice of rewarding government jobsto loyal supporters of the party that win an election
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How did the white settlers treat the Native Americansand the land they lived on?
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White settlers would settle on Native American lands
White settlers would buy the land that the Native Americans were not allowed to own. Native Americans were often relocated. |
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What is Manifest Destiny?
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Theright to expand the U.S. from coast to coast. (Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean)
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Examples of Manifest Destiny |
Louisiana Purchase
the annexation of Texas the Gadsden Purchase |
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How did theAnnexation of Texas effect the US and its people?
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It made the U.S. bigger
Expandedslavery |
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Explain the GadsdenPurchase and how it effected the US and it people
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It expanded the U.S.
Made it possible to build the southern transcontinental railroad |
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Explain the Adams-Onis Treaty and why was it negotiated?
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Also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, the FloridaPurchase Treaty, or the Florida Treaty, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and New Spain.This would help prevent further Native American attacks
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What happened in 1848?
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Gold was found in California at Sutter's Mill
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How did the Gold Rush effect the US?
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Many people left their homes and family to head west.
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Explain Presidents James K. Polk’s policy's and howit effected the US.
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He supported the Mexican-American War
He helped acquire California |
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What kinds of new transportation was introduced inthe 1800’s and how did it effect the US?
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Steam Ships & Steam Trains |
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Alien Act
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directed at immigrants. Increased the duration from 5 to 14 years that a person had to live in the US to become a citizen
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Sedition Act
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It limited free speech. Made it a crime for anyone to write or say anything insulting or anything false about the President, Congress, or the government in general.
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Nullify
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deprive of legal force a law passed by Congress
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States' Rights
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The idea that the union binding “these United States” is an agreement between the states & that they therefore can overrule federal law.
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annex
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To append or add as an extra or subordinate part.
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