APUSH Period 4 Part 1

During the presidency of George Washington disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over the interpretation of the Constitution contributed to the

• elimination of the commerce clause

• suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion

• impeachment of federal judges

• formation of political parties

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions held that states could nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts because the laws

• repealed the Northwest Ordinance

• placed an unfair tax on whiskey made by western farmers

• violated the citizens' protections under the First Amendment

• established limited suffrage

Which geographical consideration had the greatest influence on President Thomas Jefferson's decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

• Large gold reserves were located in the territory

• The size of the territory would create a barrier to French influence

• The Rocky Mountain region was an outlet for future population growth

• Full control of the port of New Orleans on the Mississippi River would be established

American success at the conclusion of the War of 1812 led to

• increased cooperation with England

• decreased sectionalism over the issue of slavery

• an emerging national identity

• anti-government sentiment

The Monroe Doctrine was important to American history because it

• expressed America's willingness to intervene in the internal conflicts of Europe

• directly opposed further European colonization anywhere in the world

• showed that the United States would not tolerate continued European colonization in the Western Hemisphere

• accepted Spanish and French expansion in the Americas in order to form an alliance