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Chapter 11 & 12 Study Guide

This is due on ______. Test on ______.

1) Define the following words:

A. Neutral

B. Inauguration

C. Party

D. Aliens

E. Sedition

F. Nullify

G. Foreign Policy

2) Be prepared to answer the following questions in short answers on your test. 3 short answers

1. Develop a logical argument on whose political views were best for America – Hamilton or Jefferson. Defend your reasoning. 5 sentences. 2. Why was the Sedition Act seen as unconstitutional to some?1-2 sentences

3. Develop a logical argument on which President had the best foreign policy and why? 5 Sentences

3) Why did George Washington ask Congress to create a Cabinet?

4) What three departments did Congress approve under Washington?

5) Who was the first President and Vice President?

6) How can you best describe the cause of Whiskey Rebellion?

7) How can you best describe the outcome of the Whiskey rebellion?

8) What two things did Washington warn the nation of in his farewell address? 9) Why did Political Parties begin in America?

10) For each of the following write F on the line if it was favored by Hamilton and the Federalist party, or write DR on the line if it was favored by Jefferson and the Democratic Republican party.

______pro-British for trading

_____favored strong state govts

_____favored the national govt

_____wanted agriculture for the economy

_____wanted manufacturing, shipping and trade for the economy.

_____wanted a strict interpretation of the Constitution.

11. Describe the Alien Acts.

12. Where did the permanent capital of the United States move to in 1800?

13. Why were the results of the election of 1796 unexpected?

14. Who decided who won the election of 1800 because it was a tie?

15. What was Washington’s plan for Foreign Policy and what did it state?

16. Because the French viewed as a Jay Treaty as a betrayal what did they do?

17. During the XYZ affair, how did Americans feel? What did President Adams do?

18. Why did Napoleon Bonaparte sign a treaty agreeing not to capture anymore American ships?

19. Why did the Federalist Party split?

20. Best explain why Congress declared war on the British in 1812. 21. What was the greatest American victory during the war of 1812?

22. The war of 1812 made who a national hero?

23. What ended the war of 1812?

24. Why were Americans happy with the new Latin American nations?

25. What does the Monroe Doctrine establish for the United States?

27. What did each president do for their foreign policy?

Washington: Adams:

Madison: Monroe:

28. Why did Southerners and Westerners see the War of 1812 as an opportunity?