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Federalists
Jeffersonians
War of 1812
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Foreign Pol.
Alexander Hamilton believed the US
Government had the right to create a
National Bank. This became known as a
___________ interpretation of the
Constitution.
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What is a strict interpretation.
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Just before John Adams left the Presidency, he ensured Federalist legacy in
the US government by appointing…
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What are Midnight Judges.
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Federalists supported the use of this tax to
strengthen American industries and
business.
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What is the protective tariff.
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These acts, on the surface, seemed to
protect America from French terrorists. In
reality, however, they were designed by
Federalists to limit Jeffersonian criticism.
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What are the Alien and Sedition
Acts.
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He became President after John
Adams.
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Who is Thomas Jefferson.
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Jefferson’s main goal was to limit
the size of the federal government. What
is one example of how he accomplished
this?
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a) reduced amount of taxes paid by the
public
b) cut the size of the bureaucracy, the
departments and workers of the
government
c) Slashed the size of the military
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Jefferson believed the US government did
not have a right to create the National
Bank. Therefore, he believed in a
_________ interpretation of the
Constitution.
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Strict.
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How did Jefferson contradict his own strict
interpretation of the Constitution?
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He purchased Louisiana from
France. Nowhere in the
Constitution did it say a President
could purchase land, but he did it
anyway- therefore endorsing a
loose interpretation.
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In an attempt to avoid war, Adams sent US
officials to France to discuss peace.
French officials demanded a bribe of $10
million for peace. This “outrage” led to
undeclared war between France and the
US and was called…
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The XYZ affair.
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Napoleon was willing to sell Louisiana to
the US because his ambitions to create a
French Empire in the New World fell apart
when he lost control of this “slave” island…
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Haiti.
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In the 1790s Britain and France were at war. Although the US tried to stay
neutral, Federalists believed it would be economically beneficial if the US
sided with Britain. This became official when what treaty was ratified?
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What is Jay’s Treaty
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Jefferson refused to pay “pirates” a tribute
(bribe) to trade in the Mediterranean Sea.
These pirates were from the…
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Barbary States.
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The British navy was kidnapping US sailors
and forcing them to serve, for life, in the
British navy. This policy was called…
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Impressment.
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The British encouraged Native Americans
to fight colonists in the Ohio Valley. This
came to a head at the Battle of…
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Tippecanoe.
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The Americans, under the command of
Oliver Hazard Perry, surprisingly won a
number of naval battles during the War of
1812. Perhaps the most significant was
this battle, as the Americans secured a vital
stretch of their northern border.
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Battle of Lake Erie
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This battle was a clear US victory, as
General Andrew Jackson’s “battle
planning” enabled his much smaller army
to completely wipe out the British. The
only problem was that it didn’t have to
happen because the Treaty of Ghent was
“en route”.
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Battle of New Orleans
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Unlike Shay’s
Rebellion, this rebellion demonstrated the
strength of the US Government.
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The Whiskey Rebellion.
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Federalists and Jeffersonian Republicans
were the first ___________ __________ in
US history.
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Political Parties.
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Under these, Jefferson and Madison
suggested a state should have the ability to
nullify a federal law. (In this case, to nullify
the Alien and Sedition Acts)
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Virginia and
Kentucky Resolutions.
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The Embargo Act negatively affected New
Englanders so much they proposed leaving
the US and starting their own country. This
meeting was known as the…
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Hartford Convention
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Battles
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Ronald Reagan
Muckrakers
The 1920’s
The Cold War
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Battles
200.
This Pennsylvania Battlefield is considered
to be the turning point of the Civil War.
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200
What is Gettysburg?
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400.
This battle encouraged the French to support the
colonists during the American Revolution.
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400
What is Saratoga?
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600.
This battle turned public opinion against
American involvement in Viet Nam.
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600
What is the TET Offensive?
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800.
“We have met the enemy and they are ours”
was said in reference to this battle
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800.
What is the Battle of Lake Erie.
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200. He wrote The Jungle
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200
Who is Upton Sinclair?
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Muckrakers 400.
This cartoonists is credited with bringing
down Boss Tweed.
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400
Who is Thomas Nast ?
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Muckrakers 600.
She wrote about John D.
Rockefellers Company.
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600
Who is Ida Tarbell?
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Muckrakers 800
He wrote The Shame of the
Cities.
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800
Who is Lincoln Steffens?
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1920’s
200.
He is considered to be the leading figure in
the Harlem Renaissance.
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200
Who is Langston Hughes?
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400.
Because of prohibition, these drinking
establishments had to keep quiet.
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400
What are speakeasies?
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600.
This President was known for the
Teapot dome affair.
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600
Who is Warren Harding?
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800.
These independent women knew
how to dance.
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800
Who are Flappers?
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200.
This satellite scared many Americans into
believing that the United States was falling
behind the USSR.
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200
What is Sputnik?
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400.
America’s policy of stopping the
spread of communism.
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400
What is containment?
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600
This Secretary of State helped develop both the
policy of brinksmanship and the domino Theory
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600
Who is John Foster Dulles?
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800
This plan provided billions of dollars to
Europe after World War II.
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800
What is the Marshall Plan?
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200.
Reagan’s nickname denoted one of his
greatest strengths.
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200
What is the Great Communicator?
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400.
Reagan supported research for this Sci-Fi
defense system.
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400.
What is Star Wars?
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600.
Reagonomics also went by this more
descriptive name.
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600
What is supply side economics or
Trickledown economics.
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800.
Oliver North took the blame for this,
Reagan’s biggest scandal.
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800
What is the Iran Contra affair?
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Final Jeopardy
Presidents
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He was the only President of
the United States who was
never elected as either
President or Vice President
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Who is Gerald Ford?