Unit 4.2 Review

Why did the United States want to purchase the Louisiana Territory

• To increase land mass of the Untied States for Westward Expansion

• To help the French conflict with Native Americans

• To gain access to the Mississippi River located in New Orleans

• To better relations with Native American tribes

What political party won the election of 1800?

• Federalists

• Tea Party

• Democratic-Republican

• Republican

What is impressment?

• The British practice of forcing American men into the British Navy once captured

• Remaining neutral when two other states are warring

• An act of making an impression or mark

• The British practice of recruiting new and willing members into the British Navy

What does Embargo mean?

• A change in trade practices that coincides with normal economic changes

• An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country

• A trade agreement with another country that focuses on maintaining commercial activity

• An economic theory that focuses on minimal government interaction in trade activity

What did the Corps of Discovery do?

• Spy on Native Americans

• Establish trade and government in the Louisiana Territory

• Explore and map the American Northwest

• Spy on the Spanish

Which person played an important role in the war of 1812?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Aaron Burr

• Andrew Jackson

What is checks and balances?

• The ability of each branch of government to take over the government

• The ability to mend the Constitution

• The ability to remove one branch of government

• The ability of each branch of government to "check" or balance out the powers of the other branches

Why are checks and balances important for government?

• It ensures one branch of government does not become too powerful and separates the powers of government

• It helps branches of government gain power over the others by combining the powers of government

What checks and balances power does the Judicial Branch of government have?

• Veto

• Impeachment

• Judicial Review

• Lawmaking

What political party held power prior to the election of 1800?

• Democratic-Republican

• Federalist

• Tea party

• Republican