Topic 5: The Early Republic (1789-1825)

He warned against the dangers of political parties and foreign alliances in his farewell address.

• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson

Led by Thomas Jefferson, this party believed people should have political power, favored strong STATE governments, emphasized agriculture, strict interpretation of the Constitution, pro-French, opposed National Bank.

• Green Party
• Whig Party
• Democratic-Republican Party
• Federalist Party

Mostly from the Northeast, this party was led by Adams and Hamilton. Supporters of a strong national (central) government.

• Federalist Party
• Libertarian Party
• Whig Party
• Democratic-Republican Party

Passed by Federalists, signed by President Adams; increased waiting period for an immigrant to become a citizen from 5 to 14 years, empowered president to arrest and deport dangerous aliens, & made it illegal to publish defamatory statements about the federal government or its officials.

• Patriot Act
• Homestead Act
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Alien and Sedition Acts

This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review.

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Jefferson v. Adams
• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Marbury v. Madison

Practice of taking American sailors and forcing them into military service.

• Impressment
• Conscription
• Forced enlistment
• Drafting

American traders could not receive goods from European traders, and American traders could not ship their goods to Europe.

• Embargo Act of 1807
• Navigation Act of 1793
• Commerce Act of 1810
• Trade Agreement of 1805

"Father of the Constitution," Democratic-Republican, and fourth President of the United States.

• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• Alexander Hamilton
• James Madison

US v Britain: fought over trade restrictions caused by British-French war; the impressment of American sailors, British support of American Indian tribes against American expansion.

• Mexican-American War

• Civil War

• War of 1812

• Revolutionary War

US foreign policy regarding Latin American countries stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention.

• Monroe Doctrine
• Washington Doctrine
• Jefferson Doctrine
• Adams Doctrine