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Early Republic Era (Review)

  •  English    50     Public
    Review of key facts on the Early Republic.
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  • What impact did the Louisiana Purchase have on the U.S.?
    it doubled the size of the country
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  • What does judicial review mean?
    the power of the Supreme Court to delcare acts of Congress or the president unconstitutional
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  • What part of the Constitution allowed the creation of the national government?
    the Elastic clause or the "necessary and proper" clause
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  • What election ended in a tie before Thomas Jefferson was elected president?
    Election of 1800
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  • What was Jefferson's problem when it came to purchasing the Louisiana Territory?
    the issue that the Constitution didn't say the president had the power to purchase land from a foreign country
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  • What were the components of Hamilton's Financial Plan?
    1. create a national bank 2. taxes on whiskey 3. tariffs
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  • Which Supreme Court case ruling increased the power of the national government when it gave them control over interstate commerce?
    Gibbons vs. Ogden
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  • Who was president during the War of 1812?
    James Madison
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  • What foreign policy told European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere?
    Monroe Doctrine
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  • What time period is characterized by nationalism and patriotism?
    Era of Good Feelings
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  • What Supreme Court case dealt with the issue of whether or not a state could tax the national government?
    McCulloch vs. Maryland
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  • Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during which the power of the national government was increased?
    John Marshall
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  • What were some of the effects of the War of 1812?
    U.S. gained respect from Great Britain and other foreign nations, America industrialized, free trade for the U.S., sense of pride and nationalism
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  • How did the U.S. acquire Florida?
    with the Adams-Onis Treaty signed with Spain for $5 million dollars
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  • Who was president during the Era of Good Feelings?
    James Monroe
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  • What were some of the causes of the War of 1812?
    1. impressment 2. freedom of the seas 3. British supplied Native Americans with weapons
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