1) Discuss the significance of Thomas Jefferson's quote: "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing...God forbid that we should ever be twenty year without such a rebellion...The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
• He saw the importance of keeping the government from taking too much power. Because the people in power are scared of making everyone else angry and starting a rebellion.
2) Why did Shay's Rebellion happen?
• Happened because the new government was taking away he rights of the farmers. They were being sent to court and jail and they were getting their land taken away
3) The constitution is "a political creation, hammered together in a series of artfully negotiated compromises. Discuss these compromises.
• Two house legislature
• Three-fifths compromise – a slave counted as three-fifths of a person
• Slave trade – they band the slave trade and the northerners agreed that they the congress could not interfere with the southern slave trade until 1808
• George Mason proposed the bill of rights to be included in the constitution.
4) What was the Virginia Plan?
• Drafted by James Madison. Becomes the Constitution but there were compromises for it.
5) "No person held in service" was a euphemism for what?
• slaves
6) List the basic Powers and Checks of the three branches of the government.
Executive Powers
· Approves or vetoes federal bills
· Carries out federal laws
· Appoints judges and other high officials
· Makes foreign treaties
· Can grant pardons and reprieves to federal offenders
· Acts as commander-in-chief of armed forces
Legislative Powers
· Passes federal laws
· Establishes lower federal courts and the number of federal judges
· Can override the president’s veto with two-thirds vote
Judicial Powers
· Interprets and applies the law by trying federal cases
· Can declare laws passed by congress and executive actions unconstitutional.
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Checks on Executive Powers
· Congress can override vetoes by two-thirds vote
· Senate can refuse to confirm appointments or ratify treaties
· Congress can impeach and remove the President
· Congress can declare war
· Supreme court can declare executive acts unconstitutional
Checks on Legislative Powers
· Presidential veto of federal bills
· Supreme court can rule laws unconstitutional
· Both houses of congress must vote to pass laws checking power with legislature
Checks on Judicial Powers
· Congress can propose constitutional amendments to overturn judicial decisions
· Congress can impeach and remove federal judges
· President appoints judges
7) Who wrote the Federalist Papers and why did they write them?
• James Madison
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Jay
They wrote them to state there side about wanting a central government. They were backing up the ratification of the constitution. It was a debate
8) Briefly outline the first ten amendments.
• Freedom of Speech, press, religion and petition
• Right to keep and bear arms
• Conditions for quarters of soldiers
• Right of search and seizure regulated
• Provisions concerning prosecution
• Right to a speedy trial, witnesses, etc.
• Right to a trial by jury
• Excessive bail, cruel punishment
• Rule of construction of Constitution
• Rights of the states under Constitution
9) Who could vote in the first election (what parts of the population)?
• White men with land
10) How did Washington D.C. come be located on the banks of the Potomac?
• Because Virginia wanted it there. It is a secret dinner decision between Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton.
11) What did Jay's Treaty do?
• The Jay Treaty increased trade between the countries, and it averted another war —until 1812. It eliminated British control in western posts.
12) What was the "Whiskey Rebellion" and how was it put down?
• The farmers rebelled because
13) Describe the election of 1800? How was it finally resolved?
• It was a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr and it finally went to the House of Representatives.
14) Who was John Marshall?
• Was there for 35 years, he made the supreme court what it is today
15) Why did France sell its North America possessions (the Louisiana territory) to the U.S.?
• After losing Hati, Napolean realizes he needs to worry about affairs in Europe rather than creating colonies and fighting in America
16) What did Lewis and Clark do? Describe their journey?
• They explored the west as ordered by Jefferson and then they left present day Indiana then they headed up Missouri then they went to North Dakota for the winter then they explored the area a little more then when home.
17) How did Hamilton incur the wrath of Aaron Burr? Was he right in what he did? How did the ordeal end?
We made Burr lose his spot as president and as governor, causing a successful political destruction of Burr. Well yes in a sense, challegning Hamilition should have been expected by what he did to burr but burr betraying the United States was not right. Hamiltion was killed and Burr's take over and creat a new empire failed.
18) What was Jefferson's Embargo Act? Why was it unpopular and what was it suppose to do?
the Embargo act prohibited all exports into America as economic retaliation for the British impressment policy and as a means to keep America out of the war. It was very unpopular.
19) What did Tecumseh try and do?
Tried to unite the native groups because he envisioned a vast Indian confederacy strong enouogh to keep the Ohio River as a border between Indians and Whites ( prevent further westward expansion)
20) Describe the Battle of Tippecanoe?
Occured at the junction of the Tippecanoe and Wabash Rivers. The Prophet ordered poorly calculated attack on Harrisons 1000 men. The indians inflicted heavy losses but were eventually pushed back and all of their food stores, their village were destroyed and the prophets claim of invincible magic was shattered
21) Most historians call the War of 1812 a draw. Why?
Both agreed on a truce and neither side lost or gained anything
22) Describe the Battle of New Orleans.
It was a very lopsided war. British suffered more than 2000 dead, while the US casualties were 8 dead and a small number wounded
23) What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
it declared that the United States would not tolerate interventions in the Americas by European nations. or that the US would not interfere with already established colonies or with government sin Europe.
24) What was the Missouri Compromise?
Missiouri would be considered a slave state even though it was north of the slave non slave seperation boundries.
25) How was the election of 1824 decided? Why was it called a "corrupt bargain"?
It went to the house of representatives. it was between andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay. Lots of mudslinging. When John Quincy Adams was elected, Clay was given a position of power which looked like clay dropped to let Adams win so long as he got a position of power. recieved a spot on the presidents cabinet so it looked like a bargon
26) List some of the labels attached to Andrew Jackson.
Trail of Tears, Jacksonian Democracy, Andrew jackson embodied the new American spirit and became the idol of the ambitious jingoistic younger men who called themsleves Democrats ( of the American common man)
27) Was Andrew Jackson an Indian hater? What did the natives call him? What "Indian Wars" did he fight in and what was the outcome? What was his native "policy" as President?
Yes he was, They called him Long Knife. Creek War, which is where he got his reputation as a ruthless indian fighter, first Seminole war, 1812. Unless they adapt the American Culture, we ill kill you our you need to move.
28) How did Jackson come to symbolize the common people?
Andrew jackson embodied the new American spirit and became the idol of the ambitious jingoistic younger men who called themsleves Democrats. Cam from porverty, fought in the revolution, first president from the west.
