HIS 108: History of the United States through 1865

Study Sheet

Learning Objectives

REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT, 1788-1800

1. Describe the differences in political philosophy between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.
2. Describe the major features of Hamilton's economic plan presented in the early 1790s, and the major objections to his plan raised by his opponents.
3. Describe the difficulties in foreign affairs faced by George Washington and John Adams.
4. Describe the Federalist program of the late 1790s to silence Republican opposition and explain why the Federalists felt moved to institute such a program.
5. Discuss the circumstances surrounding the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800.

THE AGE OF JEFFERSON

1. Describe the major goals, accomplishments, and failures of the Jefferson presidency.
2. Describe the difficulties Jefferson had with the judiciary, Aaron Burr, and the issue of the slave trade.
3. Describe the difficulties faced by Jefferson and Madison in foreign affairs, their efforts to resolve those problems, and the onset of the War of 1812.
4. Discuss the reasons James Monroe's presidency has been called the "Era of Good Feelings" and the accuracy of such a label.
5. Discuss the circumstances surrounding the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

Reading Assignments

Students are responsible for the following items as well as all material covered in class.

Chapter 8: A New Republic and the Rise of Parties, 1789-1800
Review Questions

• What challenges faced the Congress that assembled in New York between 1789 and 1791?

• How did the French Revolution shape the development of party politics in America?

• Why was Adams defeated in the election of 1800?

Chapter 9: The Triumph and Collapse of Jeffersonian Republicanism, 1800-1824
Review Questions

• Why was the expansion of the United States so important to Jefferson?

• What factors pushed Madison into a war with Britain?

• What were the consequences of the War of 1812?