The War of 1812 and more

Alexander Hamilton's economic plan was designed to

• help build the national economy

• encourage British imports

• prevent Congressional control of interstate commerce

• strengthen the powers of state governments

Why did President George Washington caution Americans against forming alliances with foreign nations in the Farewell Address?

• He feared trade with Latin America would be harmed.

• He was troubled that France might establish colonies in America

• He worried that the nation might later be dragged into a foreign war

• He sought to protect Americas Western frontier

Which statement is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

• It extended the nations boundary to the Pacific Ocean

• It removed the Spanish from North America

• It doubled the size of the United States

• It banned the expansion of slavery in the western territories

Eli Whitney and Samuel Slater were important to the spread of the Industrial Revolution to the U.S. because they

• created new method of production

• devised new forms of transportation

• increased steel production

• built steam powered machines

A major reason President Thomas Jefferson supported the purchase of the Louisiana territory in 1803 was that it

• gave the U.S. ownership of Florida

• allowed the U.S. to gain control of California

• gave the U.S. control of Mississippi River

• removed the Spanish from North America

Which areas were added to the United States by the Louisiana Purchase?

• Territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Appalachian

• territory from the Appalachian to the Mississippi River

• territory from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean

• Territory from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains

Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality and Jefferson Embargo Act of 1807 were all effort to

• avoid Political conflicts with European nations

• directly support European revolutions

• aid Great Britain in its war against France

• promote military alliances

The Embargo Act of 1807 and the War of 1812 were similar in that both events dealt with a conflict involving the

• British kidnapping of American Sailors

• emergence of manufacturing in the Northeast

• launch of a protective tariff on British imports

• decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

Why did Jefferson and Madison oppose Hamilton Financial Plan?

• The feared the plan favored the rich only

• they wanted to see a strong federal government

• Hamilton was from New York

• They wanted to help Southern manufacturers.

Which power did the U.S. Supreme Court establish in Marbury v. Madison?

• Judicial review

• hearing appeals from lower federal courts

• deciding cases involving 2 or more states

• judicial independence through lifetime tenure