
The Antebellum Era (1781-1860) Part One
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- Q1Washington's cabinet included men who helped him run the country. His cabinet included Thomas Jefferson (State), Alexander Hamilton (Treasury), and Henry Knox (War).Washington's Cabinet30s
- Q2This created the Supreme Court.The Judiciary Act of 178930s
- Q3This party wanted a strong central government that benefited the rich. John Adams was the only Federalist President.Federalist Party30s
- Q4This party wanted strong state governments and Thomas Jefferson was in this party.Democratic-Republicans30s
- Q5Alexander Hamilton placed a tax on whisky. In 1794, whiskey producers in western Pennsylvania attacked tax collectors and 13,000 troops were sent to force their rebellion to cease.Whiskey Rebellion30s
- Q6He was the 3rd president of the USA and made the Louisiana Purchase.Thomas Jefferson30s
- Q7He sold the Louisiana Purchase to the USA.Napoleon Bonaparte30s
- Q8This was a bank created by Alexander Hamilton.The Federal Bank of the USA30s
- Q9Chief Justice John Marshal met with French agents referred to as "X, Y, & Z" and they wanted money. The men tried to get the USA to bribe them to stop seizing ships. They asked for $250,000.00. This was the X,Y,Z Affair and angered America.The X, Y, Z Affair30s
- Q10In the ______________________________, The Federalists feared foreigners who supported the Democratic-Republicans, so they took steps to limit the power of immigrants. For instance, they raised the citizenship requirement to 14 years residency in the USA. They also gave the President power to deport or jail any foreigner considered "undesirable" to the USA.Alien and Sedition Acts30s
- Q11In 1832, asserting Jackson had too much power, the ____ party formed as a split from the Democrats.Whigs30s
- Q12Thomas Jefferson led the effort to purchase this region from Napoleon and France.Louisiana Purchase30s
- Q13This was the Supreme Court Case that established Judicial Review.Marbury vs. Madison30s
- Q14This was a conflict between the USA and Britain that occurred when Britain kept taking USA ships at sea.The War of 181230s
- Q15Madison had a strict interpretation of the constitution and was the president during the war of 1812James Madison30s