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Question
• What was the Monroe Doctrine?
Answer
• U.S. foreign policy under James Monroe:
• Europe: stay out of our business, we’ll stay out
of yours.
• No new European colonies in the New World
• Support American democracies
Question
• How did Monroe set the tone for how the USA
should deal with Europe for the next century?
Answer
• Monroe Doctrine
• Europe: Stay out of our business, we’ll stay
out of yours.
• We fought wars against Europe: FrenchIndian, Revolution, 1812 before. Now we are
going to fight wars against our neighbors to
get bigger.
Question
• Why did admitting Missouri as a Slave State
almost cause a civil war?
Answer
• It would have unbalanced the number of Free
and Slave States in Congress. When they were
balanced, they could keep each other under
control.
Question
• How did Congress solve this problem?
Answer
• Missouri Compromise:
• Missouri comes in as a Slave State and Maine
comes in as a free State to keep things even.
Question
• Was Washington, DC always the capital? Any
of our presidents never live there as
president?
Answer
• New York was the capital for many years after
the Revolution. Washington, DC became the
capital after a deal was struck between
Hamilton and Jefferson.
• Washington did not live in D.C. because it was
not built yet.
Question
• What was unusual about the 1800 election?
Who won? How did he win?
Answer
• Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in the
electoral college. Jefferson was supposed to
be President and Burr V-P.
• Burr refused to step aside. So, the House of
Representatives had to break the tie.
• Jefferson won, because his rival, Alexander
Hamilton, decided to throw Federalist support
behind him.
Question
• Overall, based on the events that President
Madison had to handle, do you think he was a
good president?
Answer
• No: He got us into the War of 1812 and we
almost lost it.
• Yes: Made the USA safe for business by
supporting contracts (Dartmouth vs.
Woodward)
• Yes/No: The USA government was allowed to
read the Constitution loosely (McCullouch vs.
Maryland)
Question
• Why was Andrew Jackson important during
the War of 1812? Why was he important
afterwards?
Answer
• War of 1812: Won the Battle of New Orleans,
the only significant U.S. victory of the war.
• After: Became a famous general, NativeAmerican fighter, and President.
Question
• What did Dolly Madison (President Madison’s
wife) take from the White House during the
War of 1812?
Answer
• She rescued a famous portrait of Washington
and other important papers.
Question
• What happened at Ft. McHenry?
Answer
• The British tried to gain Baltimore Harbor by
bombarding the fort.
• Francis Scott Key watched the battle and
wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
Question
• What important events happened during the
War of 1812?
Answer
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Invasions of Canada
Burning of Washington, DC
Battle of Ft. McHenry & Start Spangled Banner
Battle of New Orleans
Question
• How did the British hurt us economically
without stepping foot on American land?
Answer
• Raided US shipping by setting up a naval
blockade of the East Coast.
Question
• Why did some Americans (especially New
England) oppose the War of 1812? Why did
they still believe England was important to
them?
Answer
• Britain was our main trade partner. A war with
Britain would hurt U.S. business badly.
Question
• What were the causes to make Americans,
including Madison want war with England?
Answer
• British stealing U.S. ships, stuff, and sailors
• British arming Native Americans in the West
• Americans wanted Canada
Question
• Did Jefferson follow his policy or go against his
beliefs about the power of government by
paying $15 million for Louisiana and doubling
the side of the USA?
Answer
• Yes! Jefferson was as D-R. He believed that the
Constitution should be read strictly.
• It did not say specifically in the Constitution
that the President had the power the buy land
from other countries.
Question
• How did President Jefferson handle the
English attacking our ships and impressing our
sailors?
Answer
• He did not go to war. He had the Embargo Act
passed, which banned trade with all foreign
nations. This hurt the U.S. economy greatly.
Question
• What are impressments?
Answer
• This was when British warships stopped U.S.
ships and forced U.S. sailors in the British
navy.
Question
• How does the information that Lewis and
Clark bring back from their trip aide in the
westward expansion/movement of people in
the western parts of the United States?
Answer
• They brought back maps and knowledge of
what lie in the West. Now people knew where
to settle to farm and hunt. They knew what
Native Americans were friendly, etc.
Question
Who was Sacagawea? Describe the importance
of her on Lew and Clark’s mission?
Answer
• She was their Shoshone guide and translator.
She assisted them by helping them deal with
various Native American tribes along the
journey. This was crucial to the mission’s
survival.
Question
• What challenges did Lewis and Clark face on
their journey?
Answer
• Native Americans, wild animals, starvation,
winter, mountains, waterfalls, rapids, etc.
Question
• What did Lewis and Clark follow out to the
Pacific? What is the importance of what they
followed?
Answer
• They started from St. Louis, and followed the
Missouri River west to the Rocky Mountains.
Then, the followed the Columbia River to the
Pacific Ocean.
Question
• What was the purpose for sending Lewis and
Clark out into the Louisiana Territory?
Answer
• Explore the new Louisiana Territory
• Inform the Native Americans that the USA
now owned this land
• Figure out how to survive/make a living out
west
Question
• What are some of the disadvantages of the
Louisiana Purchase?
Answer
• USA has to go into debt to buy it
• A century of wars with the Native Americans
Question
• What are some of the advantages of the
Louisiana Purchase?
Answer
• Doubled the size of the USA!
• Cheap! Cheap! Cheap!
• Lots of new farmland!
Question
• Why were the French willing to sell the port of
New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory for
such a cheap price?
Answer
• The French were at war with the British. The
French Emperor, Napoleon wasn’t using the
territory and needed money fast to pay his
huge army.
Question
• How is Napoleon Bonaparte important to our
history?
Answer
• He was the French Emperor that sold the
Louisiana Territory to the USA.
Question
• What does each party think of paying off
debt?
Answer
• Democrat-Republicans: States should pay of
Revolutionary War debt
• Federalists: National government should pay
off state Revolutionary War debt
Question
• What are the 2 parties’ views toward the
British or do they dislike the Brikes?
Answer
• Democrat-Republicans: Hate British, Love
French
• Federalists: Hate French, Love British
Question
• How should we follow the Constitution
(loosely/strictly)?
Answer
• Democrat-Republicans: Follow the
Constitution strictly to limit the power of the
National government.
• Federalists: Follow the Constitution loosely to
empower the National government.
Question
• Based on the way he handled the events on
your sheet, how do you feel about President
Adams. Use specific examples to back up your
claims.
Answer
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Students can talk about…
XYZ Affair
Alien and Sedition Acts
Political Parties
Question
• What is the Sedition Act? Why did President
Adams approve of this act?
Answer
• It prevented people from criticizing the
national government.
• Adams approved of it, because he was the
president and people were criticizing him.
Question
• Why did Alexander Hamilton (Secretary of the
Treasury) want to pay off the Revolutionary
War debt?
Answer
• It would take the financial burden off of the
states and make it easier for them to rebuild
their economies and attract new businesses.
• It would also expand National power over how
the country spends its money.
Question
• What compromise did the southern states
make with Alexander Hamilton so that the
government could pay off state’s debts?
Answer
• Alexander Hamilton got his plan for the debt
approved.
• The new capital, Washington, DC, was built in
a southern state (Virginia).
Question
• What events did President Washington face?
How did his handling of these events make
him a great president?
Answer
• Whisky Rebellion: led troops and put it down.
• Britain and France go to war: stays out of it.
• Development of political parties: Stayed out of
it.
Question
• How many terms did Washington decide to
serve? How did this precedent help shape the
presidency?
Answer
• Two terms. This set a tradition for how many
terms a president should serve. We later
changed the Constitution to limit a president
to two terms.
Question
• Why did Washington stay neutral in the war
between England and Franch?
Answer
• He thought the USA was too weak to win
another war.