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What was the name of our first Constitution, and why did it fail?
What happened at the Constitutional Convention, and who presided over this meeting?
Compare and Contrast the Federalist Party with the Democratic-Republican Party concerning what their stances were /
how they felt about the following topics.
a. Power of National Government
b. How to interpret the Constitution
c. Bill of Rights
d. Types of Supporters
e. What foreign country to favor
f. Bank of the United States
g. What area of the country were they from?
How were Federalists and Democratic-Republicans able to compromise? Who were the leaders of each political party?
What two major things did Congress establish as soon as Washington became president?
What did James Madison suggest doing to get funds for the federal government, and what was the bad result of it?
What were the main components of Alexander Hamilton’s Financial Plan?
What caused the Whiskey Rebellion and why was Washington’s response to the rebellion so significant?
Explain what disagreements arose as a result of the establishment of a National Bank?
What one word sums up Washington’s foreign policy, and what does it mean?
What did Jay’s Treaty say, and what was the popular reaction?
What did Pinckney’s Treaty establish?
What were the major messages portrayed in Washington’s Farewell Address?
Who was elected President after Washington, and what party did he belong to?
What was the XYZ affair and why did it happen?
What was the quasi-war, and why wasn’t it a “real” war?
Describe the Alien and Sedition Acts and identify the political party that passed them? Who did they target? Were
they constitutional?
What did the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions do?
Who won the election of 1800, and what made it significant?
Why did Burr challenge Hamilton to a duel, and what was the result?
What did the Louisiana Purchase do?
Why did Jefferson commission the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
What was impressment, and what was Britain’s reason for enforcing this?
Why did Britain need to take Americans, and what was their justification?
What did the Embargo of 1807 do?
Why was the embargo a bad idea?
Who was Tecumseh and his brother, “the Prophet”?
Who was Tecumseh, where did he go after the Battle of Tippecanoe, and why did it rouse American suspicions?
What are the three causes of the War of 1812?
What major place was burned and nearly destroyed in the War of 1812?
What battle of the War of 1812 was a turning point which inspired the song, “Star Spangled Banner?”
Describe the meaning of the Treaty of Ghent?
What happened at the Battle of New Orleans; who was made a hero?
What is nationalism?