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• What was the Monroe Doctrine?

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• U.S. foreign policy under James Monroe:• Europe: stay out of our business, we’ll stay out

of yours.• No new European colonies in the New World• Support American democracies

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• How did Monroe set the tone for how the USA should deal with Europe for the next century?

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• Monroe Doctrine• Europe: Stay out of our business, we’ll stay out

of yours.• We fought wars against Europe: French-

Indian, Revolution, 1812 before. Now we are going to fight wars against our neighbors to get bigger.

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• Why did admitting Missouri as a Slave State almost cause a civil war?

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• It would have unbalanced the number of Free and Slave States in Congress. When they were balanced, they could keep each other under control.

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• How did Congress solve this problem?

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• Missouri Compromise:• Missouri comes in as a Slave State and Maine

comes in as a free State to keep things even.

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• Was Washington, DC always the capital? Any of our presidents never live there as president?

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• New York was the capital for many years after the Revolution. Washington, DC became the capital after a deal was struck between Hamilton and Jefferson.

• Washington did not live in D.C. because it was not built yet.

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• What was unusual about the 1800 election? Who won? How did he win?

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• Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in the electoral college. Jefferson was supposed to be President and Burr V-P.

• Burr refused to step aside. So, the House of Representatives had to break the tie.

• Jefferson won, because his rival, Alexander Hamilton, decided to throw Federalist support behind him.

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• Overall, based on the events that President Madison had to handle, do you think he was a good president?

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• No: He got us into the War of 1812 and we almost lost it.

• Yes: Made the USA safe for business by supporting contracts (Dartmouth vs. Woodward)

• Yes/No: The USA government was allowed to read the Constitution loosely (McCullouch vs. Maryland)

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• Why was Andrew Jackson important during the War of 1812? Why was he important afterwards?

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• War of 1812: Won the Battle of New Orleans, the only significant U.S. victory of the war.

• After: Became a famous general, Native-American fighter, and President.

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• What did Dolly Madison (President Madison’s wife) take from the White House during the War of 1812?

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• She rescued a famous portrait of Washington and other important papers.

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• What happened at Ft. McHenry?

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• The British tried to gain Baltimore Harbor by bombarding the fort.

• Francis Scott Key watched the battle and wrote the Star Spangled Banner.

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• What important events happened during the War of 1812?

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• Invasions of Canada• Burning of Washington, DC• Battle of Ft. McHenry & Start Spangled Banner• Battle of New Orleans

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• How did the British hurt us economically without stepping foot on American land?

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• Raided US shipping by setting up a naval blockade of the East Coast.

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• Why did some Americans (especially New England) oppose the War of 1812? Why did they still believe England was important to them?

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• Britain was our main trade partner. A war with Britain would hurt U.S. business badly.

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• What were the causes to make Americans, including Madison want war with England?

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• British stealing U.S. ships, stuff, and sailors• British arming Native Americans in the West• Americans wanted Canada

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• Did Jefferson follow his policy or go against his beliefs about the power of government by paying $15 million for Louisiana and doubling the side of the USA?

Answer

• Yes! Jefferson was as D-R. He believed that the Constitution should be read strictly.

• It did not say specifically in the Constitution that the President had the power the buy land from other countries.

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• How did President Jefferson handle the English attacking our ships and impressing our sailors?

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• He did not go to war. He had the Embargo Act passed, which banned trade with all foreign nations. This hurt the U.S. economy greatly.

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• What are impressments?

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• This was when British warships stopped U.S. ships and forced U.S. sailors in the British navy.

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• How does the information that Lewis and Clark bring back from their trip aide in the westward expansion/movement of people in the western parts of the United States?

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• They brought back maps and knowledge of what lie in the West. Now people knew where to settle to farm and hunt. They knew what Native Americans were friendly, etc.

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Who was Sacagawea? Describe the importance of her on Lew and Clark’s mission?

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• She was their Shoshone guide and translator. She assisted them by helping them deal with various Native American tribes along the journey. This was crucial to the mission’s survival.

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• What challenges did Lewis and Clark face on their journey?

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• Native Americans, wild animals, starvation, winter, mountains, waterfalls, rapids, etc.

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• What did Lewis and Clark follow out to the Pacific? What is the importance of what they followed?

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• They started from St. Louis, and followed the Missouri River west to the Rocky Mountains. Then, the followed the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean.

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• What was the purpose for sending Lewis and Clark out into the Louisiana Territory?

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• Explore the new Louisiana Territory• Inform the Native Americans that the USA

now owned this land• Figure out how to survive/make a living out

west

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• What are some of the disadvantages of the Louisiana Purchase?

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• USA has to go into debt to buy it• A century of wars with the Native Americans

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• What are some of the advantages of the Louisiana Purchase?

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• Doubled the size of the USA!• Cheap! Cheap! Cheap!• Lots of new farmland!

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• Why were the French willing to sell the port of New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory for such a cheap price?

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• The French were at war with the British. The French Emperor, Napoleon wasn’t using the territory and needed money fast to pay his huge army.

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• How is Napoleon Bonaparte important to our history?

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• He was the French Emperor that sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA.

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• What does each party think of paying off debt?

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• Democrat-Republicans: States should pay of Revolutionary War debt

• Federalists: National government should pay off state Revolutionary War debt

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• What are the 2 parties’ views toward the British or do they dislike the Brikes?

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• Democrat-Republicans: Hate British, Love French

• Federalists: Hate French, Love British

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• How should we follow the Constitution (loosely/strictly)?

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• Democrat-Republicans: Follow the Constitution strictly to limit the power of the National government.

• Federalists: Follow the Constitution loosely to empower the National government.

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• Based on the way he handled the events on your sheet, how do you feel about President Adams. Use specific examples to back up your claims.

Answer

• Students can talk about…• XYZ Affair• Alien and Sedition Acts• Political Parties

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• What is the Sedition Act? Why did President Adams approve of this act?

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• It prevented people from criticizing the national government.

• Adams approved of it, because he was the president and people were criticizing him.

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• Why did Alexander Hamilton (Secretary of the Treasury) want to pay off the Revolutionary War debt?

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• It would take the financial burden off of the states and make it easier for them to rebuild their economies and attract new businesses.

• It would also expand National power over how the country spends its money.

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• What compromise did the southern states make with Alexander Hamilton so that the government could pay off state’s debts?

Answer

• Alexander Hamilton got his plan for the debt approved.

• The new capital, Washington, DC, was built in a southern state (Virginia).

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• What events did President Washington face? How did his handling of these events make him a great president?

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• Whisky Rebellion: led troops and put it down.• Britain and France go to war: stays out of it.• Development of political parties: Stayed out of

it.

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• How many terms did Washington decide to serve? How did this precedent help shape the presidency?

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• Two terms. This set a tradition for how many terms a president should serve. We later changed the Constitution to limit a president to two terms.

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• Why did Washington stay neutral in the war between England and Franch?

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• He thought the USA was too weak to win another war.