CHAPTER 10 STUDY GUIDE
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EXPLAIN WHY IT MATTERS
Put your reading into practice. Identify each term below, and then explain why it matters in U.S. history.
| TERM | WHO OR WHAT & WHEN | WHY IT MATTERS |
| Marbury v. Madison (p. 264) | ||
| Louisiana Purchase (p. 268) | ||
| Lewis and Clark expedition (p. 270) | ||
| impressment (p. 273) | ||
| Embargo Act of 1807 (p. 273) | ||
| battle of Tippecanoe (p. 276) | ||
| War Hawks (p. 276) | ||
| Creek War (p. 278) | ||
| battle of New Orleans (p. 278) | ||
| Hartford Convention (p. 279) | ||
| feme covert (p. 280) | ||
| Missouri Compromise (p. 286) |
MOVE BEYOND THE BASICS
To demonstrate a more advanced understanding, assess the positions and policies of the early-nineteenth-century presidents. What core assumptions and beliefs informed each president’s policies and positions? How did each successive president change the presidency?
| Aspects and developments | Jefferson | Madison | Monroe | J. Q. Adams |
| Power of the presidency | ||||
| Expansion of the nation | ||||
| Domestic affairs | ||||
| Foreign affairs | ||||
| Difficulties | ||||
| Successes |
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
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JEFFERSON AND REPUBLICANISM
- What steps did Jefferson take in the aftermath of the Louisiana Purchase to help facilitate western expansion of the United States?
- How did foreign policy issues shape the Jefferson presidency?
- MADISON AND THE WAR OF 1812
- Where was support for the War of 1812 strongest? Where was it weakest? Why?
- How did the status of women change in the early decades of the nineteenth century? In what ways did some women exert political influence?
- MONROE, ADAMS, AND PARTISANSHIP
- What forces led to the expansion of the voting rights in the early nineteenth century?
- In what ways did the election of 1824 mark a turning point in American politics?
- LOOKING BACKWARD, LOOKING AHEAD
- How did the partisanship of the 1820s differ from the partisanship of the 1790s? What explains the changes you note?
- What problems were solved by the Missouri Compromise? What tensions and conflicts were left unresolved?
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Imagine that you must give an oral report to the class answering the following question: What were the most important political, social, and cultural changes in the early decades of the nineteenth century? What would be the most important points to include and why?
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