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Creating a New Government
• In 1789 Congress created the
Department of State, the Department
of the Treasury, the Department of War,
and the Office of the Attorney General. 
• President George Washington chose
______________ as secretary of
state. 
•
became head of the
Treasury Department.
______________ ___________
• Jefferson and Hamilton had totally
______________ ____ views about government.
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Creating a New Government
• Jefferson vs. Hamilton. 
• Thomas Jefferson supported a
______________ ___________ national government
and rule by common people. 
• Alexander Hamilton favored a
______________ _______ national government
and rule by the educated elite.
• Their differences would lead to
______________ _______ in the George
Washington administration.
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Creating a New Government (cont.)
• General Henry Knox served as secretary
of war, and Edmund Randolph became
the first ______________ _______. 
• This group of department heads who
advised the president became known
as the ______________ _______. 
• The ______________ _______ _____ as well as the
first federal judges were established. 
•
______________ _______ ______________ _______
became the first chief justice of the
United States.
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Creating a New Government (cont.)
• In 1791, 10 amendments to the ______________
_______ went into effect. 
• These amendments are known as
the ______________ _______. 
• The first ______________ __ amendments
offered safeguards for individual rights
against actions of the federal
government. 
• The ______________ _______ Amendment
states that people have rights other
than the ones listed.
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Creating a New Government (cont.)
• The ______________ _______ Amendment states
that any powers not specifically listed
to the federal government would be
reserved for the states.
(pages 210–211)
Financing the Government
• By the end of 1789, the government
needed additional ______________ _______ to
continue
to operate. 
• James Madison and Alexander
Hamilton came up with two very
different plans to help the government
with its ______________ _______ 
• James Madison felt the government
should raise money by ______________ _______
from other countries.
(pages 211–213)
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Financing the Government (cont.)
• The ______________ _______ made all importers
pay five percent of the value of their cargo
when they landed in the United States. 
• Shippers were also required to pay a
tax depending on how much their ships
______________ _______. 
• This ______________ _______ many Southern
planters. 
• They began feeling the ______________ _______
did not have their best interests in mind.
(pages 211–213)
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Financing the Government (cont.)
• Alexander Hamilton supported the tariff,
but he felt the government also needed
the ability to ______________ _______ money. 
• To finance the Revolutionary War, the
Confederation Congress had issued
______________ _______, or paper notes
promising to repay money within a
certain amount of time with interest.
(pages 211–213)
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Financing the Government (cont.)
• Hamilton wanted to accept these debts
at full value, believing the bond owners
would then have a stake in the success
of the government and be willing to lend
______________ _______ in the future. 
• The opposition, led by Madison, felt
that Hamilton’s plan was unfair to
farmers and war veterans who had
sold their bonds to ______________ _______–
people willing to take a risk with the
hope of future financial gain.
(pages 211–213)
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Financing the Government (cont.)
• Southerners were upset because
Northerners owned the ______________ _______
while most of the tax money used to pay
off the debt would come from the South. 
• In 1790 Southerners were convinced
to vote for Hamilton’s plan in return for
the relocation of the United States
capital to a southern location called the
______________ _______ ______________ _______.
(pages 211–213)
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Financing the Government (cont.)
• Hamilton asked Congress to create a
______________ _______ ______________ _______ so that
the government could manage its debts
and interest payments. 
• The bank would also give loans to the
government and individuals and issue
______________ _______ ______________ _______. 
• The paper money would in turn
encourage trade and investments
and ______________ _______ economic growth.
(pages 211–213)
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Financing the Government (cont.)
•
to the bank came from
Southerners, who felt only the Northerners
could afford the bank’s stock. 
______________ _______
• Madison felt Congress could not establish
a bank because it was not within the
federal government’s ______________ _______
______________ _______, or powers specifically
mentioned in the Constitution.
(pages 211–213)
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Financing the Government (cont.)
Strict versus Loose. 
–
government can only do what the
Constitution specifically says it can do
(nothing more).
•
______________ _______ ______________ _______
•
______________ _______ ______________ __
– government
can do anything that the Constitution does
not specifically say it cannot do.
EXAMPLE: creating a bank
Strict – No, Constitution doesn’t say you can.
Loose – Yes, Constitution doesn’t say you can’t.
(pages 211–213)
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Financing the Government (cont.)
• The Bank of the United States was
passed after Hamilton argued that the
“______________ _______ ______________ _______” clause
in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution
created ______________ _______, or powers not
specifically listed in the Constitution but
necessary for the government to do its
job.
(pages 211–213)
Financing the Government (cont.)
• In 1791 Hamilton’s proposed tax on the
manufacture of American whiskey passed
in Congress. 
• Western farmers were outraged by the
tax, and in 1794 the “______________ _______
began. 
• Washington sent in “______________ _______
troops to stop the rebellion.
• Significance of this is that the national
government flexed its new “______________
_______ – made Hamilton very happy.
(pages 211–213)
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The Rise of Political Parties
The Federalists. 
• Led by “______________ _______
and “______________ _______.
• Supported a “______________ __ national
government.
• Mainly supported by “______________ _______ .
• Most were “______________ _______ army officers.
• Believed “______________ _______ and trade was the
main basis of wealth and power.
• Supported a “______________ _______ “______________ _ to
help American businesses flourish.
• Were very “______________ _______ .
(pages 213–214)
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The Rise of Political Parties
The Democratic-Republicans. 
• Led by “______________ _______
and “______________ _______.
• Supported “______________ _______ “______________ ____.
• Mostly supported by “______________ _______ and
westerners.
• Mostly supported by “______________ _______ , a class
of people who typically did not vote.
•
a high tariff because they felt
it would hurt Southern plantations.
“______________ _______
• Were very “______________ _______ .
(pages 213–214)
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Checking for Understanding
Define Match the terms on the right with their definitions on
the left.
__ 1. person who risks money in
hopes of a financial profit
A. bond
__ 2. a note issued by the
government which promises
to pay off a loan with interest
C. enumerated
powers
__ 3. powers listed in the
Constitution as belonging to
the federal government
__ 4. philosophy that agriculture
and owning land is the
backbone of the economy
__ 5. powers not specifically listed
in the Constitution but claimed
by the federal government
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B. speculator
D. implied
powers
E. agrarianism
Washington’s Foreign Policy
• The civil war in France, known as the
______________ _______ ______________ _______ , began
shortly after George Washington was
inaugurated in 1789. Americans were
divided over the French Revolution. 
• Federalists opposed it because of the
______________ _______ . 
• Republicans supported it because of
the ______________ _______ ______________ _______ . 
• In 1793 France declared war on
______________ _______ .
(pages 215–217)
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Washington’s Foreign Policy (cont.)
• The war between Britain and France
forced Washington to issue a ______________
_______ stating that the United States would
remain friendly and impartial between the
two countries. 
• The British navy intercepted neutral
ships, including American ships,
carrying goods to ______________ _____ports. 
• Wanting to avoid war, Washington sent
______________ _______ ______________ _______ to
Britain to find a solution.
(pages 215–217)
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Washington’s Foreign Policy (cont.)
•
gave
Britain the right to seize American cargo
headed for French ports. 
______________ _______ ______________ _______
• In exchange, Britain agreed to give the
United States ______________ _______ ______________
_______ ______________ _______ status. 
• This meant that American merchants
would not be ______________ _______ against when
they traded with Britain.
(pages 215–217)
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Washington’s Foreign Policy (cont.)
• The treaty prevented war with ______________
_______ ______________ _______ and protected the
American economy. 
•
raised
concerns in Spain that the British and
Americans might join forces to take
over Spain’s North American holdings.
______________ _______ ______________ _______

• Thomas Pinckney negotiated with
Spain, resulting in ______________ _______
______________ _______ , signed by the
Spanish in 1795.
(pages 215–217)
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Washington’s Foreign Policy (cont.)
• The treaty gave the United States the
right to navigate the ______________ _______ and
to deposit goods at the port of New
Orleans. 
•
______________ _______
farmers supported the
treaty.
(pages 215–217)
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Westward Expansion
• Americans moved in large numbers to the
area between the Appalachian Mountains
and the ______________ _______ River because of
abundant land, fertile soil, wide rivers,
and a variety of fish and game. 
• The increase of white settlers led to
tension with ______________ ______Americans. 
•
, a chief
of the Miami people of the Northwest
Territory, formed a confederacy of
several Native American groups against
the white settlers.
(page 217)
______________ _______ ______________ _______
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Westward Expansion (cont.)
• After two battles in which American
troops were defeated, Native American
resistance was put down by American
troops under General ______________ _______ . 
• In 1795, 12 Native American nations
signed the ______________ _______ ______________ ___. 
• The Native Americans gave up parts of
what later became Ohio and Indiana in
exchange for a yearly payment of
____________ __ from the federal government. 
• As a result of the treaty, even more
settlers moved into the ______________ _______(page
. 217)
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Washington Leaves Office
• George Washington retired from office
after being irritated by party politics
and attacks on his ______________ _______ . 
• Washington’s Farewell Address
included advice to the American
people to avoid ______________ _______ , or the
dividing of the country into North
against South or East against West. 
• He also warned against political
parties and becoming too attached
to any foreign ______________ _______ .
(pages 217–218)
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Washington Leaves Office (cont.)
• In 1796 the country’s first openly
______________ _______ election was held. 
• The Federalists promoted John Adams,
while the ______________ _______ supported
Thomas Jefferson. 
• John Adams won the election ______________
_______ ______________ _______ .
(pages 217–218)
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The Quasi-War With France
• The French, angry over Jay’s Treaty,
stopped American ships and seized
goods while en route to ______________ _______ . 
•
______________ _______
France. 
called for war against
• Instead Adams sent ______________ _______ to
France. 
• Tension increased as France demanded
______________ _______ from the Americans
before they would negotiate, in what
became known as the ______________ _______ .
(page 218)
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The Quasi-War With France (cont.)
• In 1798 Congress suspended trade with
France and ordered the navy to capture
French ships. The undeclared war at sea
was called the ______________ _______ . 
• New ______________ _______ with France led to
an agreement in 1800. 
• The Convention of 1800 gave up all
United States claims against France for
damages to ______________ _______ shipping. 
• In return, France released ______________
_______ from the treaty of 1778. 
• The ______________ _______ ended.
(page 218)
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The War Between the Parties
• The Federalists pushed four laws through
Congress known as the ______________ _______
______________ _______ . 
• The first three laws were aimed at
______________ _______ –people living in the
country who are not citizens. 
• The laws stated that __________ _______
could not become citizens for 14
years. 
• This weakened Republican support
since most ______________ _______ from
France and Ireland tended to vote (pages 219–220)
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The War Between the Parties (cont.)
• The laws also gave the president the
power to deport without trial any alien that
seemed dangerous to the ______________ _______
• The fourth law prevented ______________ _______
, or incitement to rebellion. 
• It made it unlawful to say or print
anything false or ______________ _______ against
the government or its officers. 
• In 1798 and 1799, the Republican
legislatures of Kentucky and Virginia
passed resolutions criticizing the Alien
and ______________ _______ Acts.
(pages 219–220)
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The War Between the Parties (cont.)
• Written secretly by Jefferson and
Madison, the resolutions stated that
because states created the Constitution,
they had the power to judge whether a
federal law was ______________ _______ . 
• The Virginia Resolutions introduced
______________ _______ , arguing that if the federal
government did something
unconstitutional, the state could interpose
between the ______________ _______ ______________
and the people and stop the illegal action.
(pages 219–220)
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The War Between the Parties (cont.)
• The Kentucky Resolutions advanced the
theory of ______________ _______ . 
• This theory states that if the federal
government passed an unconstitutional
law, the states had the right to ______________
_______ the law or declare it invalid. 
(pages 219–220)
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The War Between the Parties (cont.)
• The ______________ _______ ______________ _______
• The election of 1800 was closely
contested and revealed a flaw in the
system for selecting a ______________ _______ .
• Federalist Candidates: President Adams
and ______________ _______ ______________ _______ .
• Democratic-Republicans Candidates:
Vice President Jefferson and ______________ __.
• The race was very nasty with ______________
_______ in all directions.
(pages 219–220)
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The War Between the Parties (cont.)
The Election of 1800
• Jefferson compared Adams to a British
king and pointed out his ______________ _______ .
• Adams called Jefferson an atheist and
criticized his support for the ______________
_______ ______________ _______ .
• Even Alexander Hamilton jumped in by
publicly ______________ _______ Aaron Burr – this
will be significant later on.
(pages 219–220)
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The War Between the Parties (cont.)
The Election of 1800
• The Election ended in a tie between
______________ _______ ______________ _______ which sent
the election to the House of
Representatives.
• The House voted 35 times before
Jefferson was finally proclaimed the
winner ______________ _______ ______________ _______ .
• Hamilton ______________ _______ Federalists to
vote for Jefferson.
• Burr blamed ______________ _______ for his loss.
(pages 219–220)
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The War Between the Parties (cont.)
Hamilton vs. Burr
• While ______________ _______ ______________ _______ was
serving as vice president, he ran for
governor of New York.
• By this time, Burr had already been told he
would not be Jefferson’s ______________ _______
______________ _______ in 1804.
• Once again, Alexander Hamilton emerged
as a ______________ _______ _____________against Burr.
• When the votes were counted, ______________
_______ had lost again.
(pages 219–220)
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The War Between the Parties (cont.)
Hamilton vs. Burr
• Burr was ______________ _______ and once again
blamed Hamilton.
• The vice president ______________ _______
Hamilton to a duel.
• Hamilton did not agree with ______________
_______ , but he reluctantly accepted.
• Hamilton did not actually think there would
be any ______________ _______ .
• When the two came ______________ _______ , they
stood back to back…
(pages 219–220)
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The War Between the Parties (cont.)
Hamilton vs. Burr
• The two men ______________ _______ several
paces before spinning around…
• Hamilton ______________ __his gun into the air…
• Burr pointed his gun directly at Hamilton
and ______________ _______ him dead.
• The vice president, charged with murder,
fled back to Washington and actually
presiding over the ______________ _______
______________ _______ .
(pages 219–220)
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The War Between the Parties (cont.)
The Burr Conspiracy
• Burr later attempted to conspire with
Louisiana ______________ _______ James
Wilkinson to take the territory for a new
republic.
• Wilkinson agreed, but later turned
______________ _______ in for the plot.
• Burr was arrested but all ______________ _______
were eventually dropped on some type of
technicality.
• Jefferson wanted him ______________ _______ for
treason, but it didn’t happen.
(pages 219–220)
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The War Between the Parties (cont.)
• The Transfer of Power 
• The ______________ _______ ______________ _______
proved that despite disagreements
between political parties, power in the
United States could be peacefully
transferred.
• As a result of this election, the
______________ _______ was passed which
allows for separate ballots for president
and vice president.
(pages 219–220)
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Checking for Understanding
Define Match the terms on the right with their definitions on
the left.
__ 1. theory that states have the
right to declare a federal law
invalid
__ 2. a person living in a country
who is not a citizen of that
country
__ 3. a policy between countries
ensuring fair trading practices
__ 4. theory that a state should be
able to intervene between the
federal government and the
people to stop an illegal
action
__ 5. incitement to rebellion
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A. most-favored
nation
B. alien
C. sedition
D. interposition
E. nullification
Thomas Jefferson Takes Office
• Thomas Jefferson had a less formal style
of ______________ _______ . 
• Instead of overturning all of the ______________
_______ policies, he tried to integrate
Republican ideas into policies that the
Federalists had already put in place. 
• He began paying off the ______________ _______ ,
cut government spending, and did away
with the whiskey tax. 
• He planned to use local ______________ _______
instead of a standing army.
(pages 221–222)
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The Rise of the Supreme Court
• The Judiciary Act of 1801, passed by
the ______________ _______ majority, created 16
new federal judges. 
• Before leaving office, Adams appointed
______________ _______ to these positions. 
• Jefferson and the Republicans were
______________ _______ that Federalists controlled
the courts. 
• After Jefferson took office, Congress
repealed the Judiciary Act of 1801, doing
away with the “______________ _______ ______________
_______ ” and their offices.
(pages 222–223)
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The Rise of the Supreme Court
(cont.)
• The ______________ _______ of Justice Samuel
Chase established clear guidelines that
judges could not be removed from office
simply because Congress disagreed with
their decisions. 
• John Adams had chosen ______________
_______ ______________ _______ as chief justice. 
• Marshall served for ______________ _______
and was responsible for making the
Supreme Court a powerful
independent branch of the federal
government.
(pages 222–223)
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The Rise of the Supreme Court
(cont.)
• The Supreme Court was a very minor
body until the 1803 case of ______________
_______ ______________ _______ . 
• The ruling strengthened the Supreme
Court because it asserted the Court’s
right of ______________ _______ - the power to
decide whether laws passed by
Congress were constitutional and to
strike down laws that were not.
(pages 222–223)
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The United States Expands West
•
supported the idea of
expanding the country farther west,
believing that a republic could survive
only if most people owned their own
land. 
______________ _______
• In 1800 French leader ______________ _______
______________ _______ convinced Spain to
give Louisiana back to France in
exchange for helping Spain take
control of part of Italy.
(pages 223–224)
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The United States Expands West
(cont.)
• Jefferson ordered Robert Livingston, his
ambassador to ______________ _______ , to block
the deal or at least gain concessions for
the United States. 
• By 1803 Napoleon began plans to
______________ _______ Europe. 
• Short on funds, Napoleon agreed to
sell the ______________ _______ ______________ _______
as well as New Orleans to the United
States.
(pages 223–224)
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The United States Expands West
(cont.)
• On April 30, 1803, the United States
purchased Louisiana from France for $15
million. 
• The ______________ _______ _____________ doubled
the size of the United States. 
• Jefferson had secretly funded an
expedition into the Louisiana Territory
led by Meriwether ______________ _______
and William ______________ _______ . 
• ______________ _______, a Shoshone woman,
joined them and became their guide
and interpreter.
(pages 223–224)
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The United States Expands West
(cont.)
• The trip increased American knowledge
of the Louisiana Territory and gave the
United States a claim to the ______________
_______ territory along the coast. 
• In 1805 ______________ _______ ______________
_______ explored much of the upper
Mississippi, the Arkansas River, and
Colorado. 
• The trip provided Americans with their
first detailed description of the Great
Plains and the ______________ _______ __________.
(pages 223–224)
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The United States Expands West
(cont.)
• While the South and West gained
______________ _______ strength through the new
states, many New England Federalists
felt their region was losing influence. 
• A small group of Federalists, known as
the ______________ _______ ______________ _______ ,
wrote a plan to take New England out
of the Union. 
• Wanting to add New York to the
movement, the Essex Junto asked
______________ _______ ______________ _______ to run
for governor of New York.
(pages 223–224)
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Rising International Tensions
• During his second term in office,
______________ _______ focused on keeping the
United States out of the war between
Britain and France. 
• At first, the war benefited Americans
as merchants began trading with
French colonies in the ______________ ____. 
• The British left the American ships
alone because the United States had
proclaimed ______________ _______ .
(pages 224–225)
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Rising International Tensions (cont.)
• Americans were caught in the middle,
however, when Britain declared that ships
going to Europe needed British licenses
and when ______________ _______ declared
merchants who obeyed this would have
their goods confiscated when they
reached Europe. 
•
, a legalized form of
kidnapping, was the solution Britain
came up with to stop sailors from
deserting and going on American ships.
______________ _______
(pages 224–225)
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Rising International Tensions (cont.)
• In 1807 tensions mounted when the
British warship ______________ _______ stopped
the American warship Chesapeake to
search for British deserters. 
• The ______________ _______ refused, and three
Americans were killed. 
• The _____________ _______ angered the American
public. Anti-British mobs rioted. 
• To avoid war, Jefferson asked Congress
to pass an ______________ _______ , or a
government ban on trade with other
countries.
(pages 224–225)
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Rising International Tensions (cont.)
• This ended up ______________ _______ the United
States more than France or Britain. 
• The ______________ _______ was repealed in
1809.
(pages 224–225)
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Checking for Understanding
Define Match the terms on the right with their definitions on
the left.
__ 1. a kind of legalized kidnapping
in which people are forced
into military service
__ 2. a government ban on trade
with other countries
__ 3. power of the Supreme Court
to determine whether laws of
Congress are constitutional
and to strike down those that
are not
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A. judicial review
B. impressment
C. embargo
The Decision for War
• In 1808 ______________ _______ easily defeated
Charles Pinckney to become the next
president. 
• He took office in the midst of an ______________
_______ ______________ _______ that threatened
the United States.
(pages 228–230)
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The Decision for War (cont.)
• Madison hoped to avoid ______________ _____. 
• To get the British to stop seizing American
ships, Madison asked Congress to pass
the ______________ _______ ______________ _______ , which
banned trade with France and England
while authorizing the president to reopen
trade with whichever country removed its
restrictions first. 
• This plan to play France against England
______________ _______ .
(pages 228–230)
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The Decision for War (cont.)
• The plan known as Macon’s Bill Number
Two ______________ _______ trade with both
Britain and France, but if either country
dropped restrictions on trade, the United
States would stop importing goods from
the other nation. 
• Napoleon announced that France
would no longer ______________ _______
American trade, but it would still seize
American ships.
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The Decision for War (cont.)
•
hoped this would force
the British into dropping their trade
restrictions. 
______________ _______
• Britain refused, forcing Congress to
pass a ______________ _______ act against
Britain. 
• In 1812 Britain finally ended all
______________ _______ on American trade. 
• Two days later, however, the United
States Congress ______________ _______
______________ _______ on Great Britain.
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The Decision for War (cont.)
• Most members of ___________ _______ that voted
for war were from the South and West. 
• They were nicknamed the ______________
_______ ______________ _______ by their
opponents. 
• The Americans in the South and West
favored war because British trade
______________ _______ had hurt Southern
planters and Western farmers. 
• They also felt the British were to blame
for the clashes with Native Americans.
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The Decision for War (cont.)
• The increasing demands of speculators
and settlers ______________ _______ Native
American resistance. 
• ______________ _______, a Shawnee leader,
wanted the Native Americans to unite to
protect their lands. 
• ______________ _______ ______________ _______, governor
of the Indiana territory, prepared to stop
Tecumseh’s movement. 
• The Battle of ______________ _______ had no clear
winner, but it shattered Native American
confidence in their leadership.
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The Decision for War (cont.)
•
______________ _______
and others fled to British-
held Canada. 
• This added to the belief that the British
were ______________ _______ and arming the
Native Americans. 
• In June 1812, ______________ _______ gave in
to pressure and asked Congress to
declare war. 
• The vote ______________ _______ with the
South and West generally voting for
war, while the Northeast was against
the war.
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The Invasion of Canada
• The Republican-led Congress declared
war, but the country was not ready to
______________ _______ . 
•
troops and equipment,
a division over the war itself, and
financial concerns all added to the
problems. 
______________ _______
• Madison ordered the ______________ _______ to
invade Canada anyway. 
• All three ______________ _______ attacks
against Canada failed.
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The Invasion of Canada (cont.)
• The next year, Commodore ______________ ___
secretly arranged for the construction of a
fleet on the coast of Lake Erie. 
• On ______________ _______ 10, 1813, the fleet
attacked the British fleet on Lake Erie.
Britain surrendered. 
• Later, the ______________ _______ militia stopped
an American attack from the east at the
Battle of Stony Creek. 
• By the end of 1813, the United States
had not ______________ _______ any territory in
Canada.
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The War Ends
• With the collapse of ______________ _______
empire in 1814 and the end of the war
against France, the British sent troops to
deal with the United States. 
• The British had a ______________ _______ they
hoped would force the United States
into peace. 
• In 1814 a British fleet landed troops
near Washington, D.C. The ______________
_______ was seized, and Madison and
other officials fled. The White House
and the Capitol were both set on fire.
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The War Ends (cont.)
• The next British ______________ _______ was on
Baltimore. Baltimore was ready, and the
British abandoned their attack. 
• That same month, British soldiers
moved into ______________ _______ . American
naval forces defeated the British fleet.
The British retreated to ______________ _______ .
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The War Ends (cont.)
• New England’s opposition to the war
increased. 
• The ______________ _______ ______________ _______ called
for several constitutional amendments
that would increase New England’s
political power.
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The War Ends (cont.)
• In 1815 a British fleet landed near New
Orleans. 
• The American commander, General
______________ _______ ______________ _______ , had
troops use cotton bales to absorb British
bullets. 
• The result was an American victory. 
• The ______________ _______ ______________ _______ made
Andrew Jackson a hero and destroyed
the Federalist Party.
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The War Ends (cont.)
•
, the feeling of strong
patriotism, was strong in the United
States. 
______________ _______
• On December 24, 1814, in the European
city of Ghent, negotiators signed the
______________ _______ ______________ _______ , ending
the War of 1812.
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The War Ends (cont.)
• The treaty ______________ _______ prewar
boundaries but did not mention neutral
rights, and
no territory changed hands. 
• The War of 1812 increased American
prestige overseas and created a new
feeling of ______________ _______ and national
unity.
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__ 1. members of Congress during
Madison’s presidency who
pressed for war with Britain
__ 2. loyalty and devotion to a
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B. nationalism
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__ 1. powers listed in the
Constitution as belonging to
the federal government
__ 2. loyalty and devotion to a
nation
__ 3. philosophy that agriculture
and owning land is the
backbone of the economy
__ 4. incitement to rebellion
__ 5. a policy between countries
ensuring fair trading practices
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__ 6. person who risks money in
hopes of a financial profit
__ 7. a person living in a country
who is not a citizen of that
country
__ 8. a note issued by the
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__ 9. powers not specifically listed
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