History Chapter 6
Who suggested that the nation's capital be moved from New York City to a new city in the South in order to help gain support for his national debt plan?
Alexander Hamilton
Why did the United States go to war against Britain in 1812?
Britain was interfering with U.S. foreign trade
For 15 million dollars, the United States was able to purchase the Louisiana Territory from
France
Most western point of the expedition
Ft. Clatsoe
A present day state that is located entirely within the Louisiana Purchase
Kansas
A present day state that is located partly within the Louisiana Purchase
New Mexico
The following did not occur during the War of 1812
New Orleans was lost to the British
Western boundary of the Louisiana Purchase
Rocky Mountains
Starting point of the expedition
St. Louis
Who attempted to unite Native Americans into a confederacy to protect their homeland against white intruders?
Tecumseh
During John Adam's presidency, why were Democratic-Republicans outraged by the Alien and Sedition Acts?
They believed the laws violated freedom of speech
Who was president when the United States acquired and begun to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Thomas Jefferson
Who secured a treaty with Spain giving the United States shipping rights on the Mississippi River?
Thomas Pinckney
In the 1790's, a Federalist would most likely have supported
a national bank
The outcome of the Whiskey Rebellion helped to establish the power of the federal government to
enforce federal laws within states
Thomas Jefferson was not a supporter of
large government
The Sedition Act allowed the national government to jail people for
making negative statements about the government
The Shawnee chief Tecumseh attempted to
organize a confederacy of Native American tribes
The XYZ Affair resulted in
strong anti-French feelings in the United States and fears of sedition
Which law created the Supreme Court with a Chief Justice and five associate justices?
the Judiciary Act of 1789
Which event was a response to an unpopular excise tax imposed by the federal government?
the Whiskey Rebellion
The Supreme Court's ruling in Marbury v. Madison affirmed that
the powers of the Supreme Court are set by the Constitution
What principle was affirmed in the Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison?
the right of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
Over which issue did the nation become divided in the 1790's?
whether the central government or state governments should be stronger
Hamilton proposed moving the nation's capital from New York City to a new site on the Potomac primarily to
win Southern support for his banking proposals
