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Week 4 - Early Presidencies Pt. I


 * Neutrality Proclamation || privateers || Jay's Treaty ||
 * Pinkney's Treaty || Battle of Fallen Timbers || Treaty of Greenville ||
 * Whiskey Rebellion ||  ||   ||


 * What diplomatic problems did the French Revolution and the war between France and Great Britain pose for the United States? How did Washington and Congress deal with this problem?
 * What were the circumstances that sent John Jay to England? What were the results of his mission? How did Jay's Treaty affect American relations with Spain?
 * Explain how the conflict in the Northwest Territory was settled. How would this outcome affect settlers and Native American groups differently?
 * What were the reasons for the Whiskey Rebellion? Who was it aimed at particularly?
 * How did Washington's reaction to the Whiskey Rebellion compare to how the government reacted to Shay's rebellion? How does this underscore the difference between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation?

Week 5 - Early Presidencies Pt. II


 * Federalist Party || Democratic-Republican Party || XYZ Affair || Alien and Sedition Acts || Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions || Louisiana Purchase ||
 * Meriwether Lewis & William Clark Expedition || Sacagawea ||  ||   ||   ||   ||


 * What diplomatic problems did President Adams run into when attempting to improve foreign relations between the United States and France? How did President Adam's deal with this problem?
 * How did the Federalists attempt to silence those who opposed going to war with France, and what groups did these attempts most affect?
 * What idea regarding states' rights did the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions support?
 * What actions did Thomas Jefferson take once he entered office as President? How did these actions reflect the Democratic-Republican views?
 * What chain of events led to the Louisiana Purchase? Why was the Louisiana Purchase important to the future of the U.S.?

Week 6 - The War of 1812


 * impressment || Embargo Act || Non-Intercourse Act || Tecumseh || Battle of Tippecanoe || War Hawks ||
 * James Madison || Andrew Jackson || Hartford Convention || Treaty of Ghent ||  ||   ||


 * Why did the United States feel that is neutrality rights were being violated by Britain in1807?
 * Identify how successful were the **Embargo Act** and the **Non-Intercourse Act**? How did this effect the U.S. financially and politically?
 * Analyze **Tecumseh's** agenda for Native Americans in the Northwest Territory. Was it achieved? Why or why not?
 * Describe the views of the opposing sides in the war debate. What did the **War Hawks** believe? What did opponents to the war believe?
 * Identify the immediate and long-term effects of the **War of 1812** on America.

=Essay Questions= = = 1. Under the Sedition Act (sedition means to stir up rebellion), a man named James Callender was fined and imprisoned for making the following statement about then-President John Adams:

//"He has never opened his lips, or lifted his pen, without threatening and scolding. The grand object of his administration has been to exasperate the rage of contending parties, to calumniate [make false statements] and destroy every man who differs from his opinions."//

Why should citizens of a democratic government be able to say such statements about their leaders? What is the danger in preventing these type of statements from being made?

2. In his inaugural address, President Thomas Jefferson remarked,

//"Peace, commerce, and honest friendship, with all nations--entangling [twisting together] alliances with none."//

What did Jefferson mean by "entangling alliances"? How might events of the past have caused him to think this way? Do you believe this was a wise policy for such a young nation? Explain.

3. When the United States defeated Britain in the War of 1812 (also known as the Second War of American Independence), the U.S. made a statement not only to Britain but also to the rest of the world. What do you think this statement was?

 4. In examining the presidencies of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison, which president's political group (Federalists or Democrat-Republicans) do you believe had a more profound effect on the formation of the United States?