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| 67194385 | What foreign policy powers does the President have? | negotiate treaties, appoint ambassadors, meet with foreign heads of state | |
| 67194386 | How are treaties made? | President can negotiate treaties or direct others too and the treaties are ratified by 2/3 of the Senate | |
| 67194387 | What are the responsibilities of the Secretary of State? | Oversees the U.S State Department, the Foreign Service, participates in high level negotiations with other countries and can be used to promote the President's foreign policy | |
| 67194388 | Who is currently are Secretary of State? | Hillary Clinton | |
| 67194389 | How does the U.S Secretaries get their job? | Nominated by the President confirmed by the Senate | |
| 67194390 | Who is the U.S ambassador of the U.N? | Susan Rice | |
| 67194391 | Name the First Seven Presidents in Order! | George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson | |
| 67199671 | Who ran against Washington in the Election of 1788? | John Adams | |
| 67199672 | Who was Washington's Vice President? | John Adams | |
| 67199673 | What year did the Washington Administration begin? | 1789 | |
| 67199674 | What law, passed by Congress in 1789, set up the Federal Court system? | The Judiciary Act | |
| 67199675 | Who did Washington appoint to be the first Chief Justice? | John Jay along with the other 6 justices | |
| 67199676 | What political party was Washington a member of? | None (no political parties back then. he is the only president not a member of one) | |
| 67199677 | What were the first parties? | The Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists | |
| 67199678 | Who was the Secretary of Treasury back during Washingtons Administration? | Alexander Hamilton | |
| 67199679 | Who was the Secret. of State back during Washingtons Administration? | Thomas Jefferson | |
| 67199680 | Who was the Secret. of War back during Washington's Administration? | Henry Knox | |
| 67199681 | Who was the Attorney Gerneral of Washington's administration? | Edmund Randolph | |
| 67199682 | What precedents did Washington set? | One was being called "Mr President" (avoiding any appearance of royalty) another was the cabinet, serving two terms, and the annual State of the Union Address | |
| 67199683 | What was Alexander Hamilton'd plan for the economy? | To create bonds and the national dept. To have new tarriffs, create the Bank of the U.S, new taxes, and repay the national debt | |
| 67199684 | What is a tarriff? | a tax on foreign goods entering the country | |
| 67199685 | How did Alexander Hamilton win the South's support for his economic plan? | The Nation's Capital was put in the South | |
| 67199686 | What did Washington's handling of the Whiskey Rebellion demonstrate about the new government? | That the new national government was strong and had no toleration for dissagreements of the government with violence | |
| 67199687 | Who was the President during the war of 1812? | James Madison | |
| 67199688 | What two countries were at war in the War of 1812? | Britain and the U.S | |
| 67199689 | When was the War of 1812? | 1812-1814 | |
| 67199690 | What were the causes of the War of 1812? | American impressement of sailors and disruption of trade by British. Also the belief of War Hawks that Britain was inciting Native Amercican to fight against Americans | |
| 67199691 | What future President became a war hero in the war of 1812? and WHAT battle? | Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans | |
| 67199692 | What peace treaty ended the War of 1812? | The Treaty of Ghent | |
| 67199693 | What was the Louisiana Purchase? | Territory purchased by the U.S from France in 1803 for 15 million dollars | |
| 67199694 | How big is the Louisiana Territory? | 828,000 square miles | |
| 67199695 | What country sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States? | France | |
| 67199696 | What territory did the Louisiana Purchase gave the United States Control of? | The Mississippi River, the port of New Orleans and vast lands between the Mississippi River and the Rockies | |
| 67199697 | Who explored the Louisiana Territory? | The Lewis and Clark expedition | |
| 67850230 | What was the Monroe Doctrine? | a doctrine which stated that further efforts made by European powers made to colonize in the Americas or interfere with the independence of emerging Latin America the United States would meet them with military forces. In return, U.S will not colonize in Europe | |
| 67850231 | What president issued the Monroe Doctrine? | James Monroe | |
| 67850232 | What is impressment? | When the British kidnapped American soldiers and forced them into the British navy | |
| 67850233 | What are Bonds? | Bonds are a certificate that promises to repay the loaned money on a certain date. | |
| 67850234 | What is National Debt? | It is the total amount of money that a government owed to others. | |
| 67850235 | What is the Bank of the United States? | A bank that the government deposited money from taxes. The Bank encouraged economic growth. | |
| 67850236 | What are War Hawks? | They are members of Congress, mainly from the South and the West, who want to go to war to britain (War of 1812) | |
| 67850237 | What were the causes of the War of 1812? | The impressment of American soldiers, and the belief that Britain was inciting Native Americans to attack U.S on its frontier | |
| 67850238 | What are some things that happen during the War of 1812? | The U.S tries to invade Canada (again) and fail. And the British attack Washington D.C and burns the White House (luckily the portrait of G.W was saved | |
| 67850239 | Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? | Francis Scott Key | |
| 67850240 | The Star Spangled Banner was based on what famous battle in the War of 1812? | The Battle of Fort McHenry | |
| 67850241 | What did the War off 1812 prove about the U.S's navy? | That the U.S navy can hold its own against other navies | |
| 67850242 | What did the British or the U.S get out of the Treaty of Ghent? | Neither side gains territory, but the British stop impressing sailors and America gains confidence | |
| 67850243 | Why was the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans so important to the Americans? | They were vital to the U.S for shipping, navigation and trade. Without New Orleans, U.S would go into an economic downfall due to the loss of trade by western farmers | |
| 67850244 | What plans did Napoleon have for the Louisiana Territory? | Napolean wanted Louisiana to be a place to grow food for the people in Haiti, for Haiti who was growing sugar cane | |
| 67850245 | Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Purchase? | Because the people of Haiti won the Haitian Revolution in which they gained freedom from France who tried to get slavery back into their country. Without a place to grow sugar cane, Louisiana was not neccessary | |
| 67850246 | How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory? | $15,000,000 | |
| 67850247 | Who was President of the United States during the Louisiana Purchase? | Thomas Jefferson | |
| 67850248 | What French leader did the U.S. negotiate with to buy the Louisiana Territory? and who were the people who negotiated it? | Napoleon while Robert Livingston and James Monroe negotiated it well with Thomas Jefferson | |
| 67850249 | What was Jefferson's dilemma in making the Louisiana Purchase? | Jefferson's dilema was that the constitution didn't give the president authority for land acquisition, but buying Louisiana would mean better national security and more territory to farm | |
| 67850250 | Who opposed the Louisiana Purchase, and why? | The Federalists really opposed the Louisiana Purchase because it wasn't in the constitution to have the president buy land. But truely, they didn't want to be outnumbered in Congress so they didn't want more Western and Southern states | |
| 67850251 | How did the U.S. acquire Florida? | We made a treaty with Spain [The Adams Onis Treaty] saying that if we get Florida and let go claims of Texas, that they can have 5 million dollars and a wee bit of the Louisiana Territory | |
| 67850252 | What did the U.S. gain as a result of the Treaty of 1819? What did Spain gain? | The U.S gained Florida while the Spanish gained 5 million dollars, a wee bit of Louisiana, and Texas | |
| 67850253 | Who owned Texas BEFORE the U.S annexed it and AFTER the Texas Revolution? | The Lone Star Republic of Texas | |
| 67850254 | Why did Americans settle in Texas? | The Americans settled in Texas because Moses Austin made a deal with Spain which was if they granted them land, they would live in Texas in that land (Moses Austin died so the treaty was transfered to Stephen Austin his son) | |
| 67850255 | Why did Spain agree to Americans settling into Texas? | Because they needed more people in Texas to have better national security | |
| 67850256 | What tensions developed between the Texans and the Mexican Government? (What does Santa Ana do?) | Well Santa Anna stopped immigration from the U.S, gave new taxes and tariffs, out lawed slavery, made all religions be catholic, and abolishes the constitution | |
| 67850257 | Why didn't the U.S. annex Texas as soon as they had declared independence from Mexico? | Because Northerners didn't want another slave holding state into the union and Andrew Jackson doesn't want to risk a war with Mexico | |
| 67853108 | When did the U.S. finally annex Texas? | The U.S annexes Texas 1845 in once James Polk takes office | |
| 67853109 | Who was President when Texas was annexed it? | James Polk | |
| 67853110 | Who was the president of Texas before Texas was annexed? | Sam Houston | |
| 67853111 | What is the Alamo? | a 13 day siege of Texas soldiers garrisoned at the Alamo (an old spanish mission) All of the Texans died. (Including Jum Boey and Davy Crockett) | |
| 67853112 | What was the Battle of San Jacinto's catch phrase? | "Remember the Alamo?" | |
| 67853113 | How does Texas win the Texas Revolution? | Sam Houston and the Texas army wins the Battle of San Jacinto and captures Santa Anna | |
| 67853114 | What is MANIFEST DESTINY? | It is the belief that the U.S should be a bicostal nation (from the pacific to the atlantic ocean) | |
| 67853115 | What were the causes of the Mexican War? | The main causes of the Mexican War was that they were upset with the U.S for annexing Texas and had arguements about the boundaries of Texas | |
| 67856026 | Who had territorial claims to Oregon country before it became part of the U.S.? | Parts of Oregon was claimed by U.S while others were claimed by British | |
| 67856027 | What did "54/40 or Fight" mean? | It means that, since 54/40 is Oregons latitude and longitude, they want all of Oregon or they will fight Britain to get it | |
| 67856028 | What compromise was made with the British to acquire Oregon? | Since there was a threat of war with Mexico, U.S compromises with britain to split the oregon country at 49th parallel | |
| 67856029 | Who was President of the United States when Oregon became part of the U.S.? | James Polk | |
| 67856030 | Who was President of the U.S. when the U.S. made the Gadsden Purchase? | Franklin Pierce | |
| 67856031 | How did the U.S. acquire Alaska? | We purchased it from Russia for $7,200,000 | |
| 67856032 | How did the U.S. acquire Hawaii? | The U.S annexes the Republic of Hawaii in 1898 but doesn't really become a u.s territory tell 1900 | |
| 68069564 | What do the Federalists believe in? | Industrialization, a strong national government, Britain, broad interpretation of the constitution (wants the bank of U.S), the north | |
| 68069565 | What do the Democratic Republicans believe in? | Agriculture, limited national government, France, Strict interpretation of the Constitution, the south | |
| 68069566 | Who was the Federalists Leader? | Alexander Hamilton | |
| 68069567 | Who was he Democratic Republicans Leader? | Thomas Jefferson | |
| 68069568 | What was the ADAMS-ONIS TREATY? | Was the treaty that gave the United States Florida | |
| 68070548 | Why was Spain willing to negotiate the transfer of Florida to the U.S.? | They were fighting rebels in Latin America and didn't want to risk war with the U.S. | |
| 68070549 | What is ANNEXATION? | Annexation means adding a new territory to a country | |
| 68072010 | What was the Treaty that ended the Mexican-American War? | TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO | |
| 68072011 | Why did the U.S. need the territory acquired as a result of the Gadsden Purchase? | Because they wanted to construct a Transcontinental Railroad | |
| 68072012 | What was the Gadsden Purchase? | It was where the U.S purchased a part of the Mexican Cession for 10 million dollars to build a transcontinental rail road |
