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43 Cards in this Set
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1st Chief Justice
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John Jay
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1st Vice-President, 2nd President and a Federalist
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John Adams
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1st Secretary of the Treasury: also a leader of the Federalist party
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Alexander Hamilton
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1st Secretary of State, 2nd Vice-President, and 3rd President
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Thomas Jefferson
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chosen by M. Lewis to help lead the Corps of Discovery
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William Clark
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wrote poem that will become the national anthem
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Francis Scott Key
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led Americans to victory at the Battle of New Orleans
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Andrew Jackson
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leader of France who sold Louisiana to the U.S.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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3rd Vice-President; he shot Alexander Hamilton
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Aaron Burr
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Shosone woman who traveled with Lewis and Clark
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Sacagawea
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Shawnee chief who tried to unite the Native Americans
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Tecumseh
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chosen by Jefferson to lead the Corps of Discovery across the Louisiana Purchase
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Meriwether Lewis
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1st Attorney General of the U.S.
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Edmund Randolph
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started a slave rebellion in Haiti (defeated the French)
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Toussaint L'Ouverture
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1st Secretary of War
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Henry Knox
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explored the southwest portion of the Louisiana Purchase
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Zebulon Pike
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2nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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John Marshall
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How did the rise of political parties affect the election of 1796?
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The nation elected a Federalist President and a Democratic-Republican Vice-President.
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The Democratic-Republican party was founded by
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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George Washington's view of political parties was that
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political parties would split the nation
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Why did Jefferson send the Corps of Discovery into Louisiana Territory?
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To find an all water route to the Pacific Ocean.
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The treaty that tended the War of 1812 was the
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Treaty of Ghent.
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What river did Lewis and Clark mostly travel on while they explored?
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Missouri River
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What problem troubled Jefferson about his purchase of Louisiana?
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The Constitution did not empower the President to buy land.
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Washington was inaugurated in the city of ______________.
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New York City
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The Whiskey Rebellion occurred in the state of _______________.
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Pennsylvania
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The Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 stated that there would be ___________ total justices on the Supreme Court.
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6
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What was the name of the group of Americans who wanted war with Great Britain?
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War Hawks
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Congress created ___________ (number) executive departments to help George Washington do his job as President.
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3
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The U.S. paid ___________ (amount) for the Louisiana Purchase.
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$15 million
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*Believed that U.S. should operate a National Bank
*Believed the U.S. economy should be based on trade and manufacturing |
Federalists
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* Supported the French Revolution
* Believed in a limited national government and a strict interpretation of the Constitution * Was supported by farmers and workers |
Democratic-Republicans
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3 precedents that Washington set as President of the U.S.
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1. cabinet
2. stay neutral 3. 2 terms as President |
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Reasons why Napoleon was willing to sell Louisiana to the U.S.
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1. Revolt against France in its colony.
2. France was in debt from war with Britain |
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3 jobs that Jefferson gave to Lewis and Clark.
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1. find all water route to Pacific Ocean
2. establish good relations with Native Americans 3. describe land, plants, and animals |
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3 of the positive results of the U.S. after the War of 1812.
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1. increased U.S. patriotism
2. growth of U.S. manufacturing 3. U.S. could defend itself |
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3 positive effects of exploration in Louisiana Territory
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1. accurate maps
2. growth of fur trade 3. scientific and geological information |
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3 reasons that the War Hawks wanted war with Great Britain
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1. stop British aid to Native Americans
2. conquer Canada 3. stop impressment (capture) of Americans at sea |
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True or False -- The Embargo Act of 1807 hurt the British and French more that it hurt Americans.
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FALSE
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True or False -- In 1800, the "west" in the U.S. was considered to be the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.
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TRUE
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True or False -- One British practice that hurt trade and angered the U.S. was the impressment of American sailors to work on British ships.
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TRUE
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The belief that the nation's future lay in manufacturing and trade instead of agriculture was a view held by
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Alexander Hamilton
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Described the U.S. military at the start of the War of 1812.
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The army was small, poorly trained, badly equiped, and led by inexperienced officers.
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