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DIRECTIONS: Outlining Read the section and complete the outline below. Refer to your textbook to fill in the blanks.
I. Creating a New Government
A. Washington and Congress’s task was to take the words of the Constitution and turn
them into
B.
.
was chosen as the first secretary of state.
C. The
states that the people have other rights that are not listed in
the Bill of Rights.
D. James Madison suggested that the federal government raise most of its money by
taxing
from other countries.
E. The
required all importers to pay five percent of the value of
their cargo when they landed it in the United States.
F. Alexander Hamilton believed the government needed the ability to
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G. Southerners believed that moving the nation’s capital from
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H. Enumerated powers are specifically mentioned in the
the
.
to
would help to offset the strength of the Northern states in
Congress.
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worried many people.
II. The Rise of Political Parties
A. By the mid-term elections of 1794, the factions within
had
become the nation’s first political parties.
B. Hamilton’s supporters called themselves
of Madison and Jefferson took the name
C. Hamilton believed that
, while the supporters
.
was dangerous to liberty.
D. Jefferson believed that the strength of the United States was its independent
.
E. Jefferson also believed that the wealthy would corrupt the government and threaten
the rights and liberties of
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I. The federal government’s willingness to use troops against its own
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DIRECTIONS: Recording Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How Read the section and
answer the questions below. Refer to your textbook to write the answers.
1. Why did Republicans support the French Revolution?
2. Where were the French colonies that the United States was required to defend through
the Treaty of 1778?
3. How did Washington attempt to avoid war with Great Britain in 1793?
4. Why was the British grant of most-favored nation status important for American
merchants?
5. What benefit for the Americans came out of Pinckney’s Treaty?
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6. Where was the most rapidly growing region in the United States in the 1780s?
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7. What were the general elements of the Treaty of Greenville?
8. Who were the two candidates in the first openly contested election for president?
9. What was the French response to Jay’s Treaty?
10. What were the terms of the Convention of 1800?
11. What was taken away from citizens by the Alien and Sedition Acts?
12. What made the presidential election of 1800 an important turning point in American
history?
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★ Guided Reading Activity 4-3
DIRECTIONS: Identifying Supporting Details Read each main idea. Use your textbook to
supply the details that support or explain each main idea.
Main Idea: Thomas Jefferson, believing that Washington and Adams had acted too much
like royalty, tried to create a less formal style for the presidency.
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1. Detail: Instead of overturning all of the
policies, Jefferson sought
to integrate them with his own Republican ideas.
2. Detail: A strong believer in
, Jefferson hoped to limit the scope of
federal power.
Main Idea: The Supreme Court’s power was strengthened during Jefferson’s administration.
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3. Detail: One of the first acts of Congress after Jefferson took office was to repeal the
, thereby doing away with President Adams’s new judges.
4. Detail: The impeachment of Justice Chase established that judges could only be
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removed for
, not simply because Congress disagreed with their
decisions.
5. Detail: The
decision strengthened the Supreme
Main Idea: Jefferson believed that a republic could survive only if most of the people
owned their own land. This belief led him to support the idea of expanding the country
farther west.
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6. Detail: In 1803, Napoleon offered to sell all of the
to the
United States.
7. Detail: In 1806, Zebulon Pike gave Americans their first detailed description of
as well as
8. Detail: The
.
not only increased American knowledge of the
Louisiana Territory, it also gave the United States a claim to the Oregon Territory.
Main Idea: During his second term in office, the president was concerned with keeping
the United States out of the war between Britain and France.
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9. Detail: British regulations known as the
declared that all ships
going to Europe needed British licenses and would be searched for contraband.
10. Detail: The British practice of stopping American ships to seize sailors was known as
.
11. Detail: Following an attack which left three Americans dead, Congress passed the
, which halted all trade between the United States and Europe.
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Court because it asserted the Court’s right of judicial review.
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DIRECTIONS: Using Headings and Subheadings Locate each heading below in your textbook. Then use the information under the correct subheading to help you write each answer.
I. The Decision for War
A. What was the leading concern facing Madison when he became president?
B. What was the effect of the non-importation act passed by Congress in 1811?
C. Why did Americans in the South and West want war?
D. What sparked Native American resistance in the West?
E. How was the vote in Congress split when President Madison asked for a declaration
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of war in 1812?
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II. The Invasion of Canada
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A. What problems faced the United States when war was declared on Britain in 1812?
B. What were the three places where the United States attacked Canada?
C. What was the result of Commodore Oliver Perry’s victory over the British fleet in
1813?
III. The War Ends
A. What event allowed the British to send more troops to fight against the United States?
B. Why did the British abandon their plan to continue their attack at Lake Champlain?
C. How did the Federalist Party come to an end?
D. What was the greatest result of the War of 1812 for the United States?
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