UNIT III APUSH STUDY GUIDE
Virginia and Kentucky resolution
Written anonymously by Jefferson and Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states considered unconstitutional. (1798)
Virginia Plan
Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population
The Whiskey Rebellion
In 1791, the rebellion that many people took part in to refuse to give the government taxes for Whiskey. For many western farmers, it was much too expensive to have a tax on Whiskey. Eventually, Washington led 13,000 militia to silence the rebels.
XYZ Affair and the Quasi war with France
3 men go to France and are met by 3 secret agents who demand bribes before the Americans are allowed to meet with the minister. These secret agents are known as X, Y, and Z. This led the Americans to declare the Quasi War on France.
After the Chesapeake-Leopard affair, Britain renounced its policy of impressments.
False
America's strong navy made it unnecessary for the United States to pay tribute to the Barbary states, as weaker nations were doing.
False
American troops invaded Canada and held it for the entire War of 1812.
False
Americans agreed that the British should be free to search for deserters who might be serving in the American merchant marine.
False
Americans had little problem with the French violations of their neutral rights.
False
Apart from the British, the real losers in the War of 1812 were the
Indian tribes in the Southwest and the Great Lakes region.
The apparent goal of the "Burr conspiracy" was to invade Mexico and take it from the Spanish.
An argument for the education of women was that they could not be good "republican mothers" unless they were educated themselves.
True
As a result of the Battle of New Orleans, the United States was able to force Britain to sign the Treaty of Ghent.
False
At Jefferson's urging, Justice Samuel Chase
Written anonymously by Jefferson and Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states considered unconstitutional. (1798)
Virginia Plan
Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population
The Whiskey Rebellion
In 1791, the rebellion that many people took part in to refuse to give the government taxes for Whiskey. For many western farmers, it was much too expensive to have a tax on Whiskey. Eventually, Washington led 13,000 militia to silence the rebels.
XYZ Affair and the Quasi war with France
3 men go to France and are met by 3 secret agents who demand bribes before the Americans are allowed to meet with the minister. These secret agents are known as X, Y, and Z. This led the Americans to declare the Quasi War on France.
After the Chesapeake-Leopard affair, Britain renounced its policy of impressments.
False
America's strong navy made it unnecessary for the United States to pay tribute to the Barbary states, as weaker nations were doing.
False
American troops invaded Canada and held it for the entire War of 1812.
False
Americans agreed that the British should be free to search for deserters who might be serving in the American merchant marine.
False
Americans had little problem with the French violations of their neutral rights.
False
Apart from the British, the real losers in the War of 1812 were the
Indian tribes in the Southwest and the Great Lakes region.
The apparent goal of the "Burr conspiracy" was to invade Mexico and take it from the Spanish.
An argument for the education of women was that they could not be good "republican mothers" unless they were educated themselves.
True
As a result of the Battle of New Orleans, the United States was able to force Britain to sign the Treaty of Ghent.
False
At Jefferson's urging, Justice Samuel Chase