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Review Questions for the New Republic Unit Quizzes and Pretest

  1. As the first Secretary of the Treasury, how did Alexander Hamilton want to strengthen the national government and reduce the national debt? Hamilton wanted to strengthen the national government by assuming the debts of the Northeast, and to raise money he would tax luxury items such as carriages and products such as whiskey.
  1. How did congressional members settle the dispute on how to reduce the government debt?Southern states had already paid of their war debts, so to win the South’s approval of Hamilton’s plan, he proposed that the nation’s capital be relocated to the South.
  1. What key precedents (examples) did Washington establish during his presidency?Use of presidential advisors, toe-term limit, farewell address, and “Mr. President”
  1. In Washington’s Farewell Address, he wanted America to do what?Stay neutral and avoid political parties
  1. Farmers did not have a lot of cash, so they used whiskey to barter for the goods they needed. When they rebelled against the Whiskey tax and the government sent in the military, what did that prove? The federal government proved that they had the power and the will to enforce its laws.
  1. There were two political parties: the Federalists and the Democratic Republicans. Which leaders are associated with each?Federalists – Hamilton/ Adams; DR’s – Thomas Jefferson
  1. The United States two –party system originated over conflicts about what? How much power the federal government should have
  1. An impact of Washington’s Farewell Address was that it did what?

It established a foreign policy of neutrality for the USA.

  1. What were the main issues of the Election of 1800?
  2. XYZ Affair (3 unnamed French officials ask the US to pay a bribe)
  3. Alien Act (14 years to become a citizen)
  4. Sedition Act (Can’t criticize government officials)
  5. Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (states’ rights – states don’t have to listen to national government if they don’t like the national law)
  1. What does “Millions for defense, not one cent for tribute!” mean?Americans would pay millions of dollars for defeneding the country, but nothing for bribes.
  1. An effect of the Alien and Sedition Acts was what?Arresting newspaper editors who criticized the government
  1. What geographic advantage did the United States gain by purchasing Louisiana from France? Full control of the Mississippi River
  1. A result of the Supreme Court decisions by Chief Justice John Marshall was that it strengthened the power of the what?

Federal Government – National/ Central/ Federal all mean the national government

  1. What were some of the causes of the War of 1812?
  2. Impressment of American sailors
  3. Trade embargos (restrictions on trade with Europe)
  4. Native American conflicts – England gave guns to NA’s to shoot American settlers
  1. Why was the Monroe Doctrine was important to the foreign policy of the United States?

The Monroe Doctrine reduced the US interest in participating in European affairs.

  1. Why did Jefferson offer to purchase New Orleans in 1803?

France was a dangerous threat to the economic interests of the US on the Mississippi River

  1. What is the last battle of the War of 1812 and who was the general?

Andrew Jackson defeats the British at the Battle of New Orleans

  1. What was the result of the Treaty of Ghent?

No change in US territory

  1. What was one of the important outcomes of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

The scientific discoveries of plants and animals

  1. What was the significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison?

The Supreme Court can declare that laws unconstitutional

  1. Name the first five presidents in order.
  • George Washington
  • John Adams
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Madison
  • James Monroe