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- 3. One immediate result of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan was the creation of a national __________________
- 7. The __________________ expedition (1803–1806) was important because it increased understanding of the area included in the Louisiana Purchase
- 8. President Thomas Jefferson decided to purchase the _______________ Territory in 1803 because it gave U.S. full control of the port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River
- 9. ____________________ Convention supported the movement for women’s rights.
- 10. Holding a cabinet meeting at the White House is an example of the use of the __________________ constitution
- 11. Because the __________________ Ocean provided a buffer from European interference United States was able to maintain a foreign policy of neutrality throughout most of the 19th century
- 16. A principle of government that is stated in the Preamble to the United States Constitution is that the power of government comes from the ___________________
- 19. President George Washington’s leadership during the __________________ Rebellion (1794) was important because it showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law
- 20. The United States government is creating memorials along the ____________________ because it was the location of injustices against many Native American Indians.
- 22. The system of __________________ was developed to prevent the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands
- 24. One reason President George Washington called for a policy of ______________ in the 1790s was to avoid United States participation in European wars
- 26. At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the ___________________ and the Three-fifths Compromise both involved the issue of how individual states would be represented in the national government
- 30. The main reason the ___________________ wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation was that the national government was too weak to solve the nation’s problems
- 31. the federal courts by establishing the principle of __________________
- 32. During the presidency of George Washington, disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over the interpretation of the Constitution contributed to the formation of __________________
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- 1. A major reason for the issuance of the ____________________ Doctrine (1823) was to limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere
- 2. During the 1840s, supporters of ____________________ favored acquiring Texas and California.
- 4. In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because white settlers desired the land on which ____________________ lived.
- 5. Secretary of the Treasury __________________ supported the creation of the Bank of the United States because it would help ensure the economic stability of the new nation
- 6. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798) held that states could __________________ the Alien and Sedition Acts because these laws violated the Constitution
- 9. A goal that was established at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was achieved in 1920 by the adoption of national woman’s ___________________.
- 12. On the issue of creating a national bank, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton differed on whether to apply a strict or loose interpretation of the __________________
- 13. The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power
- 14. President Andrew Jackson used the ____________________ system to reward supporters with United States government jobs.
- 15. The Supreme Court decision in __________________ (1803) strengthened the constitutional principle of separation of powers by establishing the Court’s right to review the constitutionality of federal laws
- 17. Purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France was in conflict with Jefferson’s belief in a _________________ interpretation of the Constitution
- 18. In his Farewell Address, President George Washington warned U.S. “to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world” because alliances could draw the United States into __________________
- 21. ___________________ is best defined as sharing of Power between the national government and the states
- 23. The War of 1812 has been called the “Second War for American Independence” primarily because the __________________ had never fully respected the United States as a free nation
- 25. ___________________ opposed ratification of the United States Constitution until they were assured that a bill of rights would be added to the original document
- 27. In the 1840s, President James K. Polk’s belief in Manifest Destiny led to a war with ____________________.
- 28. Lewis and Clark expedition used __________________ systems to help them on their journey
- 29. President Washington creating the first __________________ illustrates the use of the unwritten constitution