Unit 4

Question 1

What was Hamilton’s Financial Plan?

Answer 1

It was a way to handle the economy. He wanted to establish a National Bank, pay off war debt, pass a whiskey tax, and pass a protective tariff.

Question 2

What was the Farewell Address?

Answer 2

A farewell address is a letter written by someone leaving. In Washington’s Farewell Address he warned people against having permanent foreign alliances and creating political parties.

Question 3

What did Marbury V. Madison do?

Answer 3

A court case that established judicial review. It gave the Supreme Court the ability to declare laws as unconstitutional.

Question 4

What did Gibbons V. Ogden do?

Answer 4

It established federal rule over interstate trade.

Question 5

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

Answer 5

Land the U.S. acquired from France that doubled the size of their land. It gave them access to the Mississippi River.

Question 6

What caused the War of 1812?

Answer 6

British impressment of American sailors.

Question 7

What did the Monroe Doctrine do?

Answer 7

It prevented European colonization of land in the Western Hemisphere.