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  • Francis Scott Key witnessed the battle and wrote a poem, which became the United States’ National Anthem.
    Fort McHenry
  • What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
    Establish US dominance in the Western hemisphere, tell UK not to colonize, stay out of European affairs
  • What are the 3 branches of government?
    Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
  • Allied with France
    Democratic Republicans
  • The main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
    limit European influence in the Americas
  • The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and -
    Great Britain
  • Why was the presidency of James Monroe referred to as the “Era of Good Feelings?”
    there was political unity and prosperity (success) and no fighting
  • Who was the second president?
    John Adams
  • Is the Cabinet is made up of elected officials?
    No
  • Who was our first president?
    Washington
  • Occurred after the Treaty of Ghent because word of the treaty had not yet reached the battle site
    Battle of New Orleans
  • Believed in a weak central government
    democratic-republicans
  • The new territory brought into the U.S. by the Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain was—
    Florida
  • Northern Bankers
    Federalists
  • The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803) is most closely associated with—
    judicial review
  • What president was involved with the XYZ Affair and the Alien and Sedition Acts?
    Adams
  • What event made the land of the Louisiana Purchase less valuable to France?
    The Haitian Revolution
  • Which treaty ended the War of 1812?
    Treaty of Ghent
  • Allied with Great Britain
    Federalists
  • Believed in strong central government
    federalist
  • What president watched Washington DC burn?
    Madison
  • All of the following were causes of the War of 1812 except:
    the French were taking over Florida
  • Southern Farmers
    Democratic Republicans
  • Important American victory; the British fort and town nearest the battle site were burned to the ground.
    Battle of York
  • The fundamental difference between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans revolved around -
    conflicting viewpoint on the power of the central government
  • Who was the third president?
    Thomas Jefferson
  • What is impressment?
    American sailors kidnapped and basically enslaved on British ships
  • Henry Clay’s “American System” for uniting the country following the War of 1812 included -
    Improvements to American infrastructure such as roads, canals, and railways.
  • What was a result of the War of 1812?
    It ended in a stalemate where neither side officially won
  • What was the name of the Native American women who led Lewis and Clark?
    Sacajawea
  • The primary goal of the Lewis & Clark Expedition was to—
    Find the northwest passage
  • The FIRST political parties in the United States emerged -
    in the late 1790s, at the close of George Washington's presidency
  • Why was the Embargo Act considered to be a disaster by most Americans?
    it hurt the American economy because it banned trade
  • What president purchased the Louisiana Purchase?
    Jefferson
  • Who was the fourth president?
    James Madison
  • Who was the fifth president?
    James Monroe
  • The concept of "Judicial Review" is the -
    check that allows the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional
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