UNIT 6 DIRECT STUDY GUIDE - THE EARLY REPUBLIC

They believed that a national bank would make trade between the states more difficult.

They thought that a national bank would make it impossible for states to maintain their independence.

They argued that the Constitution did not directly give Congress the power to create a national bank.

They were concerned that a national bank would mainly benefit small shopkeepers and farmers.

He asked Congress to lower the whiskey tax.

He sent federal troops to stop the rebellion.

He met with angry farmers.

He let the governor of Pennsylvania deal with the situation.

seized settlers’ land and returned it to native peoples.

attempted to renegotiate some treaties.

used force against Native Americans to restore order.

raised taxes on settlers to punish them for violating treaties.

Many Southern states had already paid off their debt.

Few Southerners had fought in the American Revolution.

The Southern states were in the midst of a depression.

Southerners strongly resented Northern hostility toward slavery.

Americans to fight for France.

French warships in American ports.

Americans to fight for Britain.

diplomatic relations with both countries.

a federal court system

a national bank

political parties

income taxes

all white citizens

all educated citizens

educated white male citizens

white male citizens

appointing many judges to the nation’s courts.

hiring hundreds of people to work in the federal government.

finding funds to build up the nation’s military forces.

reducing the amount of taxes the federal government collected

Native Americans' demand of payment for lands in the Northwest Territory

citizens' anger over foreign attempts to influence the American government

armed mobs in Pennsylvania attacking tax collectors and burning buildings

President Adams's postponement of negotiations regarding a dispute with France

opposed the principle of states’ rights.

supported increased tariffs.

claimed states could nullify federal laws.

supported a strong national government

The Electoral College system needed changing

Americans supported Federalist ideals.

Direct campaigning is effective.

Personal attacks are improper in a campaign.

by asking the Supreme Court if presidential appointments to the courts were constitutional

by choosing hundreds of judges to replace those appointed by the Adams administration

by preventing people appointed as judges by the Adams administration from receiving their commissions

by making the secretary of state deliver commissions withheld by the Adams administration

In a secret agreement, Native Americans promised peace under French rule.

Native Americans there preferred French rule and helped France battle Spain.

In a secret agreement, the French acquired it as a transfer from Spain.

Napoleon Bonaparte sent troops to take the area from Spain by force.

freedom from oversees colonies

Saint-Domingue in exchange

alliance with the United States

needed funds

He met with French and American leaders to ensure that the sale of the land was properly authorized.

He claimed that the government’s treaty-making powers included the right to buy new land.

He claimed that negotiations with the French and with Native Americans gave the United States this right.

He met with British authorities and American leaders to seek authorization for the purchase.

explore and map the region.

search for gold and silver.

force Spanish settlers to leave.

buy the land from Native Americans.

the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and part of the Rio Grande.

the people, animals, and plants as far west as the Pacific Ocean.

Native American nations that lived in the Great Lakes region.

navigable water routes through the Ohio Valley.

cook

scientist

interpreter

travel guide

The U.S. paid too much for the land.

Settling the land will strengthen the nation.

It will make the United States richer.

The chance of settling the land is low.

the presence of Native Americans

the high cost of transportation

the lack of transportation routes

the scarcity of natural resources

prevented the United States from living up to its ideals.

was unfair to the region’s Native Americans.

gave average Americans a chance to own land.

allowed the United States to become a world power.

Jefferson should not have purchased the Louisiana Territory because the Constitution did not authorize him to do so.

French and Spanish settlers in Louisiana should not have been given U.S. citizenship.

The Louisiana Purchase placed too great of a financial strain on the young nation.

Settling the new territory helped the U.S. become more self-sufficient and thus stronger.

The United States interfered with the internal affairs of the government of Tripoli.

The United States refused to pay to keep pirates from seizing American merchant ships.

The United States refused to let merchant ships from Tripoli dock in American ports.

The United States continued to trade with Britain and France, who was fighting with Tripoli.

France demanded that the United States stop trading with Great Britain.

Barbary pirates imprisoned a crew of American sailors.

Great Britain refused to stop the impressment of American citizens.

Cheap imported goods were putting American manufacturers out of business.

Britain or France.

Britain or Spain.

Tripoli or Spain.

Spain or France.

the American victory in the Battle of Lake Champlain

the British attack on the Capitol and the president’s mansion in Washington, D.C.

the British defeat of French commander Napoleon

the American defense of Fort Henry and the city of Baltimore

It proved that the United States could achieve a quick victory over Britain.

It convinced Britain that the war with the United States was too costly to pursue.

It increased national pride and made Andrew Jackson a hero.

It led Britain to reconsider its alliance with Native Americans.

The U.S. Constitution was amended to stop further wars from being fought on American soil.

Canada threw off British rule and became a completely independent nation.

All lands west of the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast became part of the United States.

The United States gained international respect as a successful young nation.

brave and respectable

reliable and honest

greedy and ignorant

deceitful and violent

Native Americans have reason to fear that they will be treated harshly by white settlers.

White settlers and Native Americans should be willing to live together peacefully.

White settlers should be responsible for protecting Native Americans.

Native groups or individuals have the right to sell their land to white settlers.

argues that Native Americans are justifiably angry with white settlers.

claims that Native Americans will hurt whites whenever they can do so.

admits that whites have treated Native Americans unfairly.

urges the U.S. government to honor its treaties with Native Americans.

Native Americans will become less hostile as more white settlers move west.

Native Americans are a clear and present danger to white settlers in the West.

Native American safety should be the priority of the U.S. government.

Native American groups should be free to practice their cultures and religions.

Cotton was more plentiful there than elsewhere and most industries were based on it.

Rivers and streams in New England offered the waterpower needed to run factory machinery.

People in New England were generally better educated than people elsewhere in the nation.

New England laws favored establishing corporations more than elsewhere in the nation.

funding new businesses.

deciding who could own property.

assigning work to people.

limiting where people work.

It sparked increased industrialization in Southern states.

It made factory work even more dangerous for unskilled workers.

It paved the way for the growth of corporations in the Northeast.

It tied the Southern economy even more closely to agriculture.

The cities grew quickly as farmers shipped more products by river.

Urban growth was discouraged because farmland was considered more valuable.

Farmers’ increasing political power led to a shift toward Federalist policy in the cities.

The populations of these cities declined as people moved west to farm.

The population of New England states increased dramatically.

Prices increased for agricultural goods in the Northeast and South.

Economic ties between the industrial east and agricultural west were strengthened.

Railroads immediately reduced the rates they charged to ship goods.

National Highway

Wilderness Road

Santa Fe Trail

Cumberland Turnpike

lower tariffs to promote imported goods.

laws to prohibit child labor.

higher tariffs to promote U.S. goods.

a minimum wage for factory workers.

nullification

nationalism

imperialism

sectionalism

principles of judicial review of any law passed by Congress.

powers of the national government over individual state governments.

argument that congressional powers were limited to those enumerated in the Constitution.

right of states to overturn federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.

manufacturing in the South could catch up to Northern manufacturing.

innovators would promote improvements to American factories.

British businesses would rely more on raw materials from America.

American businesses could compete with British manufacturing.

gave control of Florida to the United States.

ended American claims to territory in Oregon.

established a firm border between Canada and the United States.

recognized French sovereignty over Texas.

Painters imitated techniques used by enslaved people to create works of art.

Architects blended classical building styles with traditional African styles.

Musicians blended European music with African instruments.

Writers wrote realistic tales based on the daily lives of enslaved people.

the people’s fears about recurring war

the frequent sightings of soldiers

the dangers of traveling at night

the beauty of the natural setting

the American War for Independence

the Louisiana Purchase

the War of 1812

the Missouri Compromise

are tough and practical.

must rely on help from Native Americans.

are ill-prepared to survive in the West.

are comical and pitiful.

Pioneers used whatever resources they could find to survive.

Pioneers rejected many Native American fashions and customs.

Pioneers preferred clothes made of deerskin to clothes made from cotton.

Pioneers were not as healthy as people living in cities.