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U.S. History – Mr. Trimarco
Unit 4: The Early Republic
Study Guide
Use the following reading, questions, and key terms to help you focus your studying for the exam. The
test will consist of multiple-choice questions, a map, and several extended response questions.
Required Reading
-Brinkley, Chapter 6, pp. 168-178 (Washington and Adams administrations).
-Brinkley, Chapter 7, pp. 180-181 (Intro to the chapter and chronology, for your reference).
-Brinkley, Chapter 7, pp. 194-214, (Jefferson administration and the War of 1812).
-Course Packet on the New Republic
-Founding Brothers, Preface (The Generation) and Chapter 2 (The Dinner)
Maps
-Study the maps on page 201 and A-2, A-4, A-8 in the Brinkley.
-You should be familiar with the area of the Louisiana Purchase and the route that Lewis and Clark took
to get from St. Louis to the Pacific and back.
-You should be able to locate the following:
 New York City
 Missouri River
 Washington, DC
 Columbia River
 St. Louis
 Snake River
 Louisiana Purchase
 New Orleans
 Ohio River
 The five Great Lakes
 Mississippi River
 Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Questions to consider
-Why were so many precedents set by the Washington administration? Provide examples.
-What were the key components of Hamilton’s economic plan and why were they controversial?
(Brinkley, pp. 168 – 170).
-Why did political parties emerge in the early United States? How did their vision of America differ?
What were the key issues on which the political parties differed? Why?
-What were some of the early domestic and foreign policy challenges faced by the United States? How
did the United States address these challenges?
- How did the U.S. end up in a quasi war with France?
- To what extent did Jefferson’s Republican views affect his policies as president?
-Who were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark? Explain the goals and results of their journey?
-Explain the causes and results of the War of 1812?
-What led to the decline of the Federalist Party? (Brinkley, pp. 174-175 & p. 212)
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Key Terms: You should be familiar with the following terms from the reading. (Note: This list is
not exhaustive. You are responsible for the reading, above.)
People
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Aaron Burr
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Sacajawea
William Henry Harrison
Tecumseh
Prophet (Tenskwatawa)
Terms
Federalists
Republicans (or Democratic-Republicans)
Funding the debt
Assuming the state debt
Report on Manufactures
National Bank
Strict versus broad constructionist
Elastic Clause
Implied powers
Whiskey Rebellion
Proclamation of Neutrality (1793)
Jay’s Treaty
Pinckney’s Treaty
Washington’s Farewell Address
XYZ Affair
Alien and Sedition Acts
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Louisiana Purchase
Corps of Discovery
Impressment
Embargo Act
Non-Intercourse Act
Macon’s Bill No. 2
War Hawks
Battle of New Orleans
Hartford Convention
Treaty of Ghent
Second Bank of the United States
Geographic places listed above
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