Study Guide
Republican Revolution
1. In the early to mid-1800s, which group supported high protective tariffs to raise the price of imported
manufactured goods?
2. What did Missouri’s admission to the Union spark a debate over?
3. How did the ruling in the 1819 Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland set a precedent for the relationship
between the states and the federal government?
4. What piece of land did the Jefferson administration acquire from France in 1803?
5. Which invention was responsible for the settlement of frontier land in the Deep South?
6. How did the slavery issue make admitting new states into the Union difficult during the first half of the
nineteenth century?
7. What was the major difference between the economy in the North and the economy in the South during the
mid-nineteenth century?
8. List the characteristics of the Democratic-Republicans.
9.
How was Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana Territory a representation of a vast DEPARTURE from his
philosophy of strict interpretation of the Constitution?
10. From which country did the US purchase Florida?
11. What was the significance of the Battle of New Orleans? Who was the big hero?
12. European countries were warned not to interfere with the affairs of the Western Hemisphere in what is known
as the ______________________
13. What was included in the Monroe Doctrine?
14. How did the Missouri Compromise deal with the issue of slavery as new states entered the Union?
15. Which Supreme Court ruling of John Marshall asserted the supremacy of federal law over state law?
16. Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” during which war?
17. Define impressments.
18. Who won the Election of 1800, referred to as the Revolution of 1800, as it was the first election where power
was peacefully transferred from one political party to another?
19. What is Judicial Review?
20. Why was Marbury v. Madison significant?
21. Which Supreme Court decisions established the principle of judicial review?
22. What does it mean to follow a strict interpretation of the Constitution?
23. Who was responsible for leading an expedition through the Louisiana Territory?
24. Lewis and Clark were assisted in their expedition by which Native American woman?
25. Describe the Southern Economy
26. Describe the Northern Economy
27. What was the purpose of the American System?
28. What was the goal of the Tariff of 1816?
29. The Erie Canal connected which two physical features?
30. The 1820’s was an era of rapid expansion of a system of canals in the United States. What was the primary
reason for building these canals?
31. What was the general trend in Supreme Court decisions while John Marshall was Chief Justice?
32. “The power to tax is the power to destroy.” This quote comes from the John Marshall Supreme Court decision of
which case?
33. The basis for federal control over interstate commerce was affirmed by the Supreme Court in which court case?
34. Which politician was known as "the Great Compromiser"?
35. Which Supreme Court Chief Justice was responsible for strengthening the powers of the federal government?
36. Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun were members of Congress who wanted to fight the War of 1812 against Great
Britain, which earned them what nickname?
37. What was included in the Missouri Compromise?
38. Historical Significance:
Louisiana Purchase
John Marshall
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine
War of 1812