AP US History
Study Sheet – Unit 3
Chapter 8
Mingo Creek/Whiskey Rebellion: causes
Nationalists: who were they?
Great Compromise: guarantees & provisions
3/5 Compromise: provisions
The Federalists Papers: purpose
Ratification debate: federalist rationale (think factions)
Anti-Federalist criticisms: Bill of Rights
Hamilton & the National Bank: justification regarding interpretation of Constitution
Ware v. Hylton, Hylton v. US: significance regarding Supreme Court & Congress
Washington Admin. & the debate upon French alliance: basis of disagreement
Citizen Genet: significance
Indian Intercourse Act of 1790: precedent regarding US/Indian relations
Pinckney’s Treaty: relation to Jay’s Treaty
Washington’s Farewell Address: key points, warnings
Federalists and the passage of Alien and Sedition Acts: primary purpose
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions: purpose/significance regarding States
Jefferson’s political philosophy: key beliefs
Chapter 9
Jefferson’s political philosophy: key beliefs
Marshall Supreme Court: agenda/significance of rulings
Marbury v. Madison: precedent
The Louisiana Purchase: Jefferson’s dilemma
Embargo Act: regional impact upon United States
Handsome Lake & Tenskwatawa: message
War of 1812: pro-war sectionalism
War Hawks: who were they?
Hartford Convention: assertion
Henry Clay’s American System: three elements
Stay Laws: purpose
Panic of 1819: significance regarding changes in the national economy
Missouri Compromise: major issues behind compromise
Adams-Onis Treaty: provisions
Monroe Doctrine: provisions
Chapter 10
Extension of Suffrage: geographic trends
Extension of Suffrage: percent of white males eligible by 1840
Corrupt bargain
Spoils system
Jackson’s view on the presidency
Leading sectional politicians: North & South
John Calhoun’s Exposition and Protest & the Tariff of 1828: cause for protest
Force Act
Maysville Road Bill veto: Jackson’s rationale
Transportation revolution: effects
Gibbons v. Ogden, Dartmouth College v. Woodward: significance regarding Commerce
Tariff debate, Virginia & Kentucky Resolves, Hartford Convention: common theme
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, Worcester v. Georgia: ruling of court
Trail of Tears
Bank War: impact on political party system
Second Bank of the United States: argument of those opposed
Jackson’s veto of the renewal of the Bank of the United States: explanation
Whig Party: ultimate cause of death
Essays:
1. Compare and contrast the social, political, and economic philosophies of Thomas Jefferson
and Alexander Hamilton.
2. How successful was the Missouri Compromise at resolving the issues that precipitated that
crisis in 1820?
3. The Jacksonian Period (1824-1848) has been celebrated as the era of the “common man.”
To what extent did the period live up to its characterization? Consider two of the following
in your response.
 Economic development
 Politics
 Reform movements