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3. List the three important court cases that the Marshall Court ruled on and the important long-range principle established by each one. |
Marbury v. Madison established the principle of judicial review. Gibbons v. Ogden protected the federal government’s constitutionally delegated powers from state interference. McCulloch v. Maryland protected the government’s right to enact laws that are “necessary and proper” to carry out its delegated powers. |
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1. What were Jefferson’s two greatest triumphs in foreign affairs? |
The war against the Barbary pirates and the Louisiana Purchase. |
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2. Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States? |
Since it would have been difficult for Napoleon to defend Louisiana if war broke out with Britain, he decided to sell the territory to the United States to raise funds for his war with Britain and to build favor with the United States. |
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3. Who were the three great explorers of the American West during Jefferson’s administration? |
Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Zebulon Pike |
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1. What battle opened the Northwest Territory to white settlement? |
The Battle of Fallen Timbers |
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2. Who were the single most important white and Indian leaders in the Northwest Territory? |
William Henry Harrison and Tecumseh |
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3. How did Harrison’s plea to the Indians to test The Prophet backfire? |
The Prophet used an eclipse of the sun to pretend that he had made the sun stand still and thereby made many more Indians to support him. |
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1. By what three pieces of legislation did the United States hope to use economic pressure to avoid war with Great Britain?
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The Embargo Act, The Non-Intercourse Act, Macon’s Bill Number Two
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2. Give at least two reasons the War Hawks offered for going to war with Britain. |
They feared that British trade restrictions would harm western trade down the Mississippi River, They believed the British were supporting the Indians under Tecumseh in the Northwest, They saw British acts such as impressment as insults to American honor, Some wanted to seize Canada. |
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3. What five reasons did President Madison give for going to war with Britain? |
The impressment of American sailors, Violations of American territorial waters, Plunderings of American goods, Refusal to revoke trade restrictions, Incitement of Indians to violence |
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4. What was the British threefold plan for winning the War of 1812? How did each stage of the plan fare in the actual fighting? |
An army would descend from Canada and separate New York and New England from the rest of the states, An amphibious force would raid major cities on the eastern coast, Another force would attack and capture New Orleans. |
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Why was Monroe’s time in office called the Era of Good Feelings? |
because of President Monroe’s personal popularity, the glow of postwar triumph, and the collapse of all political opposition to the Republicans |
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2. Whose campaign in Florida motivated Spain to sell that territory to the United States? |
General Andrew Jackson |
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3. What treaty settled the border dispute between the United States and Great Britain? What treaty enabled the U.S. to purchase Florida from Spain? |
The Rush-Bagot Treaty, The Adams-Onis Treaty |
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4. What are the two basic principles of the Monroe Doctrine? |
European nations could not interfere in the Western Hemisphere (Except where they already held colonies.), The United States would not meddle in European affairs. |
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1. What was the view of Thomas Jefferson and William Henry Harrison concerning American Indian policy? Why was their view unsatisfactory to the Indians? |
Harrison and Jefferson believed that Indians should receive the full help and protection of the government and that the Indians should be encouraged to give up hunting and take up farming. This view failed to please the Indians because it meant giving up their traditional way of life and opening their lands to white settlement. |
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2. Why were each of the following battles important to the overall course of the War of 1812?Lake ErieThe ThamesHorseshoe Bend |
Lake Erie Secured that lake for the Americans and allowed Harrison to move into Canada, The Thames, The Battle of the Thames destroyed Tecumseh’s confederation and secured the Northwest, Horseshoe Bend, Ended the Creek uprising in the South |
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3. Name at least three results of the War of 1812 and explain why each was important. |
Tecumseh’s confederation was destroyed, which allowed the Northwest to be opened to settlement, The British blockade damaged American foreign trade which unintentionally spurred the growth of American industry and manufacturing |
