Review for Exam 3: Constitution to War of 1812

 

  • How does Kennedy describe the American Revolution?
  • Virginia Plan?  New Jersey Plan?  Great Compromise?  Three-Fifths Compromise?
  • What did the Constitution include and exclude?
  • How was the Constitution constructed – was every delegate 100% pleased with the outcome?
  • What did the Federalist papers describe?  What did they state about majorities and minorities?  What about checks and balances?
  • What was the main argument of the Anti-Federalists?
  • Why was the Bill of Rights adopted?
  • Aspects of Hamilton’s financial programs / groups favored
  • What caused the Whiskey Rebellion (1794)?  (or, why did they rebel?)
  • Emergence of political parties (and why it was not expected)
  • Why did Washington issue his Neutrality Proclamation in 1793?
  • What did the British agree to in Jay’s Treaty?  What did it not cover?
  • What did Pinckney’s Treaty do for the United States?
  • Washington’s Farewell Address
  • XYZ Affair
  • Undeclared war with France
  • Thomas Jefferson as President
  • Louisiana Purchase – details!
  • Marbury v. Madison
  • Problems in the Jefferson administration: foreign and domestic
  • What was Thomas Jefferson’s final foreign relations reaction to problems with the British and French?  Which group of Americans opposed this action?  What happened?
  • Macon’s Bill No. 2 and significance
  • Who were the War Hawks?  Regions represented?
  • Know the major aspects of the War of 1812, especially the Canadian campaign, the Battles of Tippecanoe, Horseshoe Bend, Washington, and New Orleans.  How was the war fought?  Was the nation united?  Who was William Henry Harrison?  Who was Andrew Jackson?
  • What was the Hartford Convention?
  • Know all aspects of the Treaty of Ghent.
  • Know any major social history topics