Quiz 3 Review
Early American Politics and Expansion
• As Secretary of Treasury, how did Alexander Hamilton plan to handle debt?
• He supported having the federal government take on the states’ debts.
• Know that unlike the Federalists, Jeffersonian Republicans objected to the interference of the national government in the economy.
• Give me an example!
• What controversial legislation did John Adams support as president?
• The Alien & Sedition Acts• What did those entail?
• What did the election of 1800 (Adams -> Jefferson) demonstrate?
• That the country could peacefully transfer power from one party to another.
• What is John Marshall remembered for?
• Judicial review• serving as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
for 34 years.
• What is judicial review?
• It allows the Supreme Court to decide if state and federal laws are constitutional.
• What was the goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
• gather information about natural resources west of the Mississippi (Louisiana Territory)
• What was the outcome of the War of 1812?
• a return to the prewar boundaries between United States and British territories.
• Patriotism
• What was the greatest accomplishment of Thomas Jefferson’s administration?
• making the Louisiana Purchase
• Why was the Louisiana Purchase important?
• greatly increased the size of the United States.
• Why did the U.S. declare war on Great Britain in the War of 1812?
• Because of continued British harassment (impressment)
• What did the British do when they invaded the U.S. in the War of 1812?
• They burned the United States capital (Washington, D.C.)
• What did the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 result in?
• Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
• How did Native American migration differ from that of white Americans?
• Most Native Americans migrated after being forced from their land.
• What did Native American migrations result in?
• lost land and population.
• Who did settlers in Texas fight for independence from?
• How did most settlers move west after 1843?
• The Oregon Trail
• Describe Henry Clay’s American System
• It was designed to improve the nation’s economy and infrastructure following the War of 1812
• What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
• It was meant to protect US interests in the Americas from European threats