AP US History
Chapters 10-12
Key Terms, People, Events
XYZ Affair
Whiskey Rebellion
Judiciary Act of 1789 Convention of 1800
Northwest Ordinance
Alien and Sedition Acts
three-fifths Compromise
Bank of the United States
Neutrality Proclamation
George Washington
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
John Jay
Revolution of 1800
Midnight Judges
Marbury v. Madison
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Embargo Act
Non-Intercourse Act
Macon’s Bill No. 2
Lewis and Clark
Toussaint L’Ouverture John Marshall
Thomas Jefferson
Missouri Compromise
Supreme Court decisions
Treaty of Ghent
Hartford Convention American System
panic of 1819
Missouri Compromise
Adams-Onis Treaty
loose construction
Tallmadge Amendment Land Act of 1820
Unit Review Questions
1. Describe the various means that Alexander Hamilton used to put the federal government on
sound financial footing.
2. Explain the various causes that brought about the emergence of the first political parties in the
USA.
3. Explain why Washington negotiated the conciliatory Jay’s Treaty with the British and why it
provoked Jeffersonian outrage.
4. Describe the causes of the undeclared war with France and explain why Adam’s decision to
move toward peace rather than declare war.
5. Describe the contrasting membership and principles of the Hamiltonian Federalists and the
Jeffersonian Republicans.
6. What was the significance of the Jeffersonian “Revolution of 1800” in relation to the new
republican experiment and the fierce political battles of the 1790s?
7. Describe the basic conflicts between Federalists and Republicans over the judiciary and the
important legal precedents that developed from these conflicts.
8. Explain the causes and effects of the Louisiana Purchase.
9. Describe the original intentions and actual results of Jefferson’s embargo and explain why it
failed.
10. Explain the causes and the outcomes of the War of 1812. Discuss the terms of the Treaty of
Ghent.
11. Why is the era following the War of 1812 known as the “Era of Good Feelings”? Is this name an
accurate description of the time?
12. Describe the major economic developments that occurred in the years following the War of
1812, including the tariffs (American System), finances, and the Panic of 1819.
13. Explain the conflict that arose over slavery in 1819 and the terms of the Missouri Compromise.
14. The Judiciary branch was establishing precedents throughout the early 19th century. Briefly
describe these precedents.
15. Describe U.S. expansion during this time period. How does it lead to conflict?
16. What is the Monroe Doctrine? Explain its real and symbolic significance in American Foreign
Policy.